We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Missouri Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
78,580 91.73% $76,127 H-1B
5,186 6.05% $99,571 PERM
1,375 1.61% $32,499 H-2A
520 0.61% $92,769 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Missouri has seen a total of 85,661 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Missouri is the H-1B visa with 78,580 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 91.73% of Missouri's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,186 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.05% of Missouri's total visas.

Top Occupations in Missouri (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Economists 84 $72,841 81.55%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 84 $53,312 85.71%
Instructional Coordinators 83 $46,721 89.25%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 83 $116,796 89.25%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 80 $42,960 86.96%
Marketing Managers 80 $99,589 87.91%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 76 $61,462 83.52%
Physicists 74 $61,143 82.22%
Sales Engineers 73 $84,686 81.11%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 73 $41,754 82.02%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooks, Restaurant 9 $25,182 75.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 9 $82,710 75.00%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $47,277 75.00%
Dentists, General 8 $91,962 66.67%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 8 $52,317 66.67%
Logisticians 8 $62,954 66.67%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $41,454 72.73%
Financial Managers 8 $103,984 72.73%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 8 $42,635 72.73%
Occupational Therapists 7 $16,914,058 63.64%
Missouri Employees Over Time
Missouri has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 3,103 employees were hired. Missouri peaked in 2018 with 7,573 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 945 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Missouri From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,867 $156,348 49.44%
Mexico 486 $32,985 30.17%
China 164 $68,327 43.16%
Nepal 125 $33,565 38.11%
South Korea 124 $30,709 38.04%
Brazil 70 $53,419 32.86%
Canada 68 $106,119 38.86%
Pakistan 64 $97,506 38.32%
Philippines 56 $49,261 36.84%
Bangladesh 30 $50,503 21.13%

Top Hiring Companies in Missouri (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hexaware Technologies Inc 19 $66,465 90.48%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 19 $32,942 90.48%
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc 19 $69,270 90.48%
Realsoft Technologies Llc 19 $72,854 90.48%
Vedicsoft Solutions Llc 19 $67,316 90.48%
Globaltek Systems Llc 19 $60,967 90.48%
Bluescope Buildings North America Inc 19 $78,559 90.48%
Egen Solutions Inc 19 $69,165 90.48%
Genome International Corporation 19 $54,994 90.48%
Schnuck Markets Inc 19 $84,284 90.48%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gastinger And Walker Architects Inc 1 $56,805 33.33%
Accent Controls Inc 1 $82,035 33.33%
Palm Integrative Medicine Pc 1 $128,482 33.33%
C Y Global Inc 1 $61,838 33.33%
Sai Aarna 1 $20,155 33.33%
Roto Die Company Inc 1 $99,195 33.33%
Prison Brews Llc 1 $24,960 33.33%
Northpoint Development Llc 1 $40,310 33.33%
Ncm Associates Inc 1 $119,954 33.33%
Avadel Legacy Pharmaceuticals 1 $75,150 33.33%

Top Industries in Missouri (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Management Consulting Services 100 $80,104 81.30%
Passenger Car Rental 100 $95,990 87.72%
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 98 $128,484 87.50%
Educational Support Services 95 $46,145 87.96%
Hog And Pig Farming 90 $36,848 90.00%
Offices Of Dentists 87 $112,370 87.88%
Commercial And Institutional Building Construction 87 $70,501 89.69%
Electric Power Generation Transmission And Distribution 85 $85,518 87.63%
Health And Welfare Funds 84 $104,889 86.60%
Marketing Consulting Services 83 $65,807 88.30%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Animal Production 3 $37,301 100.00%
Hay Farming 3 $36,830 100.00%
Tree Nut Farming 2 $36,743 66.67%
Chicken Egg Production 2 $27,602 66.67%
Aquaculture 2 $33,405 66.67%
Floriculture Production 2 $37,003 66.67%
All Other Grain Farming 2 $35,079 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 2 $32,822 100.00%
Rice Farming 2 $32,146 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 2 $36,743 100.00%

Missouri Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Missouri to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Missouri over all years is $76,127. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage