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This represents an approval rate of 98%, which is on par with the nationwide average.
In 2024, the average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the U.S. also stood at 98%, slightly higher than the 97.3% recorded in 2023.
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring specialized knowledge and at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. It is designed to address skill gaps in the U.S. workforce while ensuring wage standards to protect both U.S. and H-1B workers. Employers must certify that they will pay H-1B workers wages equal to or greater than those of similarly qualified U.S. employees or the prevailing local wage.
The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led H-1B petition approvals in Missouri during 2024, filing a total of 1,548 petitions (35.8% of all submissions) and receiving 1,503 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 97.1%. The Finance and Insurance industry followed, with 812 petitions (18.8% of all submissions), receiving 809 approvals and an approval rate of 99.6%.
Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.
The Missouri employers with the most approvals during 2024 included Washington University in St. Louis, filing a total of 334 petitions and receiving 331 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 99.1%, and Cigna Evernorth Services, Inc., which filed 332 petitions and received 330 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 99.4%.
Compared to 2023, Missouri saw a 3.9% increase in the number of H-1B petitions during 2024.
The United States admits around 1 million legal immigrants annually, most of whom receive permanent residence (green cards) through family sponsorship or employment-based visas. In 2023, about 1.2 million immigrants were granted green cards, a return to pre-pandemic levels. Temporary visa programs, such as the H-1B for highly skilled workers and H-2A for seasonal agricultural workers, also play a critical role in filling workforce needs.
Public opinion on immigration varies, with 46% of Americans favoring maintaining current legal immigration levels, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey. Additionally, 42% believe that highly skilled workers, such as scientists, doctors, and programmers, should be prioritized for legal immigration, compared to 25% who prioritize workers filling labor shortages and 19% who emphasize family sponsorship. Despite this, family sponsorship remains the most common path to permanent residency, accounting for 63% of green cards issued in 2023.
The data in this article comes from the H-1B Employer Data Hub provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). While USCIS strives for accuracy, manual data entry and errors on paper forms submitted by applicants or petitioners may result in discrepancies in employer names, tax IDs, locations, or other details.
| Rank | Industry | Total Petitions | % of All Submissions | Approved Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1,548 | 35.8% | 1,503 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 2 | Finance and Insurance | 812 | 18.8% | 809 | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| 3 | Educational Services | 751 | 17.4% | 736 | 98% | 2% |
| 4 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 373 | 8.6% | 362 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 5 | Information | 359 | 8.3% | 354 | 98.6% | 1.4% |
| 6 | Manufacturing | 210 | 4.9% | 206 | 98.1% | 1.9% |
| 7 | Construction | 59 | 1.4% | 59 | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Wholesale Trade | 33 | 0.8% | 33 | 100% | 0% |
| 9 | Retail Trade | 28 | 0.6% | 28 | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 17 | 0.4% | 17 | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Transportation and Warehousing | 14 | 0.3% | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 13 | 0.3% | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Accommodation and Food Services | 13 | 0.3% | 12 | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| 14 | Utilities | 11 | 0.3% | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| 15 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 10 | 0.2% | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 8 | 0.2% | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| 17 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 17 | Public Administration | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 19 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 1 | ~0% | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Rank | Company Name | Industry(ies) | Total Petitions | Approved Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington University in St. Louis | Manufacturing; Educational Services | 334 | 331 | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| 2 | Cigna Evernorth Services, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 332 | 330 | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| 3 | Charter Communications, Inc. | Information | 327 | 323 | 98.8% | 1.2% |
| 4 | Mastercard Technologies, LLC | Information; Finance and Insurance; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 250 | 249 | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| 5 | The Curators of the University of Missouri | Educational Services | 219 | 215 | 98.2% | 1.8% |
| 6 | Perficient, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 125 | 124 | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 7 | Centene Management Company, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 117 | 116 | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| 8 | Burns and Mcdonnell Engineering Company, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 86 | 86 | 100% | 0% |
| 9 | Amdocs, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 66 | 65 | 98.5% | 1.5% |
| 10 | Bayer Research and Development Services, LLC | Manufacturing; Information; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 62 | 62 | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | World Wide Technology Holding Company, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 51 | 51 | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Devoir Software Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 49 | 46 | 93.9% | 6.1% |
| 13 | RGA Enterprise Services Company | Finance and Insurance | 45 | 45 | 100% | 0% |
| 14 | Saint Louis University | Educational Services | 46 | 44 | 95.7% | 4.3% |
| 15 | Geminisoft Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 41 | 41 | 100% | 0% |
| 15 | Hellmuth Obata and Kassabaum, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 43 | 41 | 95.3% | 4.7% |
| 17 | The Childrens Mercy Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 40 | 40 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | SSM Health Care Group | Health Care and Social Assistance | 37 | 37 | 100% | 0% |
| 19 | HNTB Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | 34 | 100% | 0% |
| 20 | Vitesse Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | 33 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 21 | Telecom Technology Services, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 33 | 32 | 97% | 3% |
| 22 | Pro It, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 30 | 29 | 96.7% | 3.3% |
| 23 | Blueribbon Global Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 30 | 28 | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| 24 | Bayer U S, LLC | Manufacturing | 28 | 27 | 96.4% | 3.6% |
| 24 | Clayco, Inc. | Construction; Manufacturing | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| 26 | HRB Professional Resources, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 28 | 26 | 92.9% | 7.1% |
| 26 | Sovereign Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 26 | 26 | 100% | 0% |
| 28 | Vintech Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 25 | 92.6% | 7.4% |
| 29 | Ascension Health Is, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services; Health Care and Social Assistance | 26 | 24 | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| 30 | Climate, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 19 | 19 | 100% | 0% |
| 30 | Barnes Jewish Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 19 | 19 | 100% | 0% |
| 32 | Bayer Cropscience LP | Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 18 | 18 | 100% | 0% |
| 33 | Lester E Cox Medical Centers | Health Care and Social Assistance | 17 | 17 | 100% | 0% |
| 33 | Tek Global, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 21 | 17 | 81% | 19% |
| 33 | Mercy Clinic East Communities | Health Care and Social Assistance | 18 | 17 | 94.4% | 5.6% |
| 33 | Inspirix Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 22 | 17 | 77.3% | 22.7% |
| 37 | Lumeris Group Holdings Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| 37 | Stowers Institute for Medical Research | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| 37 | Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities | Health Care and Social Assistance | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0% |
| 40 | Tetrasoft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| 40 | High Quartile, LLC | Information; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| 40 | MHM Support Services | Health Care and Social Assistance | 15 | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| 40 | I3globaltech, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| 40 | Transystems Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Missouri State University | Educational Services | 14 | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | UMB Bank, NA | Finance and Insurance | 14 | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Prospect Infosystem, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 14 | 93.3% | 6.7% |
| 48 | Ki Infosystems, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| 48 | Gemini Consulting and Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 13 | 92.9% | 7.1% |
| 48 | Ascension Health Alliance | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services; Health Care and Social Assistance | 13 | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| 48 | Skill Voice, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| 48 | St. Luke S Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 13 | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| 48 | Motive It Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| 54 | Colaberry, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 12 | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| 54 | A T Still University of Health Sciences | Educational Services | 13 | 12 | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| 54 | Satya Soft Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 12 | 80% | 20% |
| 54 | Pi Labs, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 12 | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| 54 | Seven Seas Technologies D B a, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 12 | 100% | 0% |
| 59 | Saint Luke S Health System | Educational Services; Health Care and Social Assistance | 11 | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| 59 | Securenet Systems Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 11 | 73.3% | 26.7% |
| 59 | SSM Health Care St. Louis | Health Care and Social Assistance | 11 | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| 59 | Frontier Schools, Inc. | Educational Services | 12 | 11 | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| 59 | Southeast Missouri State University | Educational Services | 11 | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| 59 | Hannibal Regional Healthcare System, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 11 | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Mccarthy Building Companies, Inc. | Construction | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Populous Group, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Nidec Motor Corporation | Manufacturing | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Ibrain Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Hussmann Corporation | Manufacturing | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Unikpros, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Neteffects, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Nestle Regional Globe Office North America, Inc. | Manufacturing | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Softdata, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Gerbera Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | DST Health Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | St. Louis Children S Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 10 | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Hanuhigh Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 9 | 81.8% | 18.2% |
| 77 | DST Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Technician Talent Connect, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | St. Louis Language Immersion Schools, Inc. | Educational Services | 9 | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Veterans United Home Loans | Finance and Insurance | 9 | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Arco Murray National Construction Company, Inc. | Construction | 9 | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Anheuser Busch, LLC | Manufacturing | 10 | 9 | 90% | 10% |
| 77 | Aryan It and Financial Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Academic Lafayette | Educational Services | 9 | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Aclara Technologies, LLC | Manufacturing | 9 | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc. | Manufacturing | 9 | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| 88 | Novo Proso, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| 88 | N2 Cloud Technician, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| 88 | Kansas City Southern Railway Company | Transportation and Warehousing | 8 | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| 88 | Northwest Missouri State University | Educational Services | 8 | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| 88 | Jack Henry and Associates, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 8 | 88.9% | 11.1% |
| 93 | Gateway Science Academy St. Louis | Educational Services | 7 | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| 93 | Compass Health, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 7 | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| 93 | Ameren Services Company | Utilities | 7 | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| 93 | Brewer Science, Inc. | Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| 93 | Emerson Electric Company | Manufacturing | 7 | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| 93 | Resource America Information Techn | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| 93 | Lincoln University of Missouri | Educational Services | 7 | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| 93 | Bunzl Distribution USA, LLC | Wholesale Trade | 7 | 7 | 100% | 0% |