Show-Me State Times

Employers classified under the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry based in Missouri submitted 1,548 H-1B petitions during 2024, according to data provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services via the H-1B Employer Data Hub.

Of these, 1,503 were approved (97.1%), while 45 were denied (2.9%).

Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.

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 average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the United States in 2024 stood at 98%, higher than 2023's 97.3%. Statewide, Missouri employers across all industries submitted 4,266 petitions during the same period, achieving an approval rate of 98%.

The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led the H-1B filings in Missouri during 2024, with 1,548 petitions (36.3% of all submissions), and an approval rate of 97.1%. Meanwhile, the Finance and Insurance industry was the second largest contributor, filing 812 petitions (19% of the total), with an approval rate of 99.6%.

The Missouri employers which made the most petitions in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector during 2024 included Perficient, Inc. with 125 petitions, Burns and Mcdonnell Engineering Company with 84 petitions, and Amdocs, Inc. with 62 petitions.

Compared to 2023, the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector in Missouri saw an 11.7% 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	% Denied
1	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	1,548	36.3%	97.1%	2.9%
2	Finance and Insurance	812	19%	99.6%	0.4%
3	Educational Services	751	17.6%	98%	2%
4	Health Care and Social Assistance	373	8.7%	97.1%	3%
5	Information	359	8.4%	98.6%	1.4%
6	Manufacturing	210	4.9%	98.1%	1.9%
7	Construction	59	1.4%	100%	0%
8	Wholesale Trade	33	0.8%	100%	0%
9	Retail Trade	28	0.7%	100%	0%
10	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	17	0.4%	100%	0%
11	Transportation and Warehousing	14	0.3%	100%	0%
12	Other Services (except Public Administration)	13	0.3%	100%	0%
12	Accommodation and Food Services	13	0.3%	92.3%	7.7%
14	Utilities	11	0.3%	100%	0%
15	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	10	0.2%	100%	0%
16	Management of Companies and Enterprises	8	0.2%	100%	0%
17	Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	3	0.1%	100%	0%
17	Public Administration	3	0.1%	100%	0%
19	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	1	0%	100%	0%

Rank	Company Name	Total Petitions	% Approved	% Denied
1	Perficient, Inc.	125	99.2%	0.8%
2	Burns and Mcdonnell Engineering Company	84	100%	0%
3	Amdocs, Inc.	62	98.4%	1.6%
4	Bayer Research and Development Service	50	100%	0%
5	Devoir Software Solutions, LLC	47	93.6%	6.4%
6	World Wide Technology Holding Company L	45	100%	0%
7	Geminisoft Solutions, Inc.	40	100%	0%
8	Hellmuth Obata and Kassabaum, Inc.	35	94.3%	5.7%
9	HNTB Corporation	34	100%	0%
9	Vitesse Group, Inc.	34	97.1%	2.9%
11	Telecom Technology Services, Inc.	30	96.7%	3.3%
11	Blueribbon Global Technologies, LLC	30	93.3%	6.7%
11	Pro It, Inc.	30	96.7%	3.3%
14	HRB Professional Resources, LLC	28	92.9%	7.1%
15	Vintech Solutions, Inc.	27	92.6%	7.4%
16	Sovereign Technologies, LLC	26	100%	0%
17	Inspirix Technologies, LLC	22	77.3%	22.7%
18	Tekglobal, LLC	21	81%	19.1%
19	Mastercard Technologies, LLC	20	95%	5%
20	Climate, LLC	18	100%	0%
21	Lumeris Group Holdings Corporation	16	100%	0%
21	Stowers Institute for Medical Rese	16	100%	0%
23	Tetrasoft, Inc.	15	100%	0%
23	Transystems Corporation	15	100%	0%
23	I3globaltech, Inc.	15	100%	0%
23	Satya Soft Solutions, LLC	15	80%	20%
23	Securenet Systems Corporation	15	73.3%	26.7%
28	High Quartile, LLC	14	100%	0%
29	Motive It Services, LLC	13	100%	0%
29	Ki Infosystems, LLC	13	100%	0%
29	Skill Voice, Inc.	13	100%	0%
29	Colaberry, Inc.	13	92.3%	7.7%
29	Pi Labs, Inc.	13	92.3%	7.7%
34	Bayer Cropscience LP	12	100%	0%
35	Ibrain Technologies, Inc.	10	100%	0%
35	Gerbera Technologies, Inc.	10	100%	0%
35	Populous Group, LLC	10	100%	0%
35	Softdata, Inc.	10	100%	0%
35	Unikpros, Inc.	10	100%	0%
35	Gemini Consulting and Services, LLC	10	100%	0%
35	DST Health Solutions, LLC	10	100%	0%
35	Neteffects, Inc.	10	100%	0%
43	Hanuhigh Technologies, Inc.	9	100%	0%
43	DST Technologies, Inc.	9	100%	0%
43	Technician Talent Connect, LLC	9	100%	0%
46	Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, Inc.	8	100%	0%
46	Novo Proso, Inc.	8	100%	0%
46	Prospect Infosystems, Inc.	8	100%	0%
46	Jack Henry and Associates, Inc.	8	87.5%	12.5%
46	N2 Cloud Technician, LLC	8	100%	0%
51	Seven Seas Technologies D B a, Inc.	7	100%	0%
51	Prospect Infosystem, Inc.	7	85.7%	14.3%
53	Omniskope, Inc.	6	100%	0%
53	Valorem, LLC	6	100%	0%
53	Snow Technician Solutions, LLC	6	100%	0%
53	Comfortliv, LLC	6	83.3%	16.7%
53	HPS Software Solutions, Inc.	6	100%	0%
53	Vizva Technician Solutions, LLC	6	100%	0%
59	Electric Power Systems International, Inc.	5	100%	0%
59	Donald Danforth Plant Science Center	5	100%	0%
59	Seven Seas Technologies D B a S2tech, Inc.	5	100%	0%
59	Ocelot Consulting, LLC	5	80%	20%
59	Aryan It and Financial Solutions, LLC	5	100%	0%
59	Resource America Info Technician, Inc.	5	100%	0%
59	Procom Consulting, Inc.	5	100%	0%
59	Technology Partners, Inc.	5	100%	0%
59	Information Resource Group, Inc.	5	100%	0%
59	Dclimate, Inc.	5	100%	0%
59	Nubes Opus, LLC	5	100%	0%
59	Sigma It, Corp.	5	100%	0%
71	Dotec, Corp.	4	100%	0%
71	Alpha Synopsys, Inc.	4	100%	0%
71	Ansira Partners II, LLC	4	100%	0%
71	Uhy Advisors Midwest, Inc.	4	100%	0%
71	Adaptive Technology Insights, LLC	4	100%	0%
71	Aryan It and Financial Solutions L	4	100%	0%
71	World Wide Technology Holding Company D B a World Wide Technology LLC, LLC	4	100%	0%
71	Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing	4	100%	0%
71	Technograph, Inc.	4	100%	0%
71	Nextgen Information Services, Inc.	4	75%	25%
71	Brewer Science, Inc.	4	100%	0%
71	Datasoft Global, LLC	4	100%	0%
83	Ros Technology Services, Inc.	3	100%	0%
83	Exegy Incorporated	3	100%	0%
83	Wiztech, Inc.	3	100%	0%
83	Datamonk Solutions, Inc.	3	100%	0%
83	Ungerboeck Systems International I	3	100%	0%
83	HCM Square, LLC	3	100%	0%
83	Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc.	3	100%	0%
83	Advantage Sales and Marketing, LLC	3	100%	0%
83	Object Computing, Inc.	3	100%	0%
83	Digital Plus Solutions, LLC	3	100%	0%
83	Pollux Consultancy Services, LLC	3	100%	0%
83	Express Scripts Services Company	3	100%	0%
83	Navvis and Company, LLC	3	100%	0%
83	Abna Engineering, Inc.	3	100%	0%
83	Learfield Communications, LLC	3	100%	0%
83	On Line Taxes, Inc.	3	100%	0%
83	Gemini Consulting & Services, LLC	3	66.7%	33.3%
100	Alphainfosys, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Millsap & Singer Law Firm, LLC	2	50%	50%
100	Christner, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	KPFF, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Programmer Resources International DPA PRI Global, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Penta Engineering Company, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	It Looking Glass, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Netarch America, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Zetta Data Systems, LLC	2	50%	50%
100	Globex Digital, Corp.	2	100%	0%
100	Bayer Research and Development Services, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Mortgage Neks, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Programmer Resources International, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Fusion Solutions, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Nestle Purina Petcare Global Resou	2	100%	0%
100	Dataleads Technology Services, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Resource America Information Techn	2	100%	0%
100	Vandeventer Research Foundation, PL	2	100%	0%
100	Proenergy Services, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Pacifica Consulting Services, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Neo Software Technologies, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Burns & Mcdonnell Engineering Company, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Dyocense, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	RS Solutions, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Amitech Solutions, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Lindt & Sprungli North America, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Cube Infosys, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Pieriandx, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	North, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	American Radiolabeled Chemicals in	2	100%	0%
100	Mintsoft Technologies, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	The Herjavec Group, Corp.	2	100%	0%
100	Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Openmethods, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Crowdplum Global Services, LLC	2	100%	0%
100	Express Scripts, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Multistudio, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Aspyretech, Inc.	2	100%	0%
100	Ungerboek Systems International, Inc.	2	100%	0%
139	Hok Group, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Elnet, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Nstarx, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Greensfelder Hemker & Gale, P C	1	100%	0%
139	Premier Strategy Consulting, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Sovereighn Technologies, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Benjamin an and Company, PC	1	100%	0%
139	Idea Architects, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Se3, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Arbolope Studio, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Counsilman Hunsaker Associates, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Luzco Technologies, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Brado Cuneo Nollau, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Swg-Sks, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Gateway Scripts, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Shook Hardy and Bacon, LLP	1	100%	0%
139	Ascension Health-Is D B a Asce, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Hoefer Welker, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Roeslein and Associates, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Midwest Veterans Biomedical Resear	1	100%	0%
139	Carevet TMS, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Novus International, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Vetcare Partners, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Preferred Family Healthcare, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Solutions Aec, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Evicore Healthcare MSI, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Omnigo Software, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Savion, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Application Engineering Group, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Computer Engineering, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Tiger Analytics, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Bordo Ai, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Success Brands, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Object Source, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	West County Cleaning Service, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Introba, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Ascension Health Resource and Supply Management Group, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Uhy Advisors MO, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Metajungle, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Telcobuy Com D B a TBX, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Ya Engineering Services, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	EDM Incorporated	1	100%	0%
139	KDK Technology, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Everymarket, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Husch Blackwell, LLP	1	100%	0%
139	Monsanto Technology, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Command Commissioning, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Thru-Put Partners, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Logicgridz, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Bluspire Technologies, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Wenova, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Foursevens, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Intervision Systems, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	D2 Pharma Consulting, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Megapro Corporation	1	100%	0%
139	Ya Employee Services, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Hire Soft Solutions, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Geotechnology, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Jupiter Consulting Services, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Nostrum Laboratories, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Mitek, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	The Poppins Group, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Eurofins Panlabs, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Stanton Barton, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Nurturenergy, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	VSM Engineering, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Guardis Ai, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Spro Tehnologies, Inc.	1	0%	100%
139	Overland Solutions, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Service Management Group, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Ucovy Connects, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Burkhart Elliott Creative, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Dynamic Consultants Group, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Axis Telesolutions, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Roseland Broadcasting, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Bio-Kinetic Clinical Applications, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Numerof and Associates, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Development Strategies, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Guardian Labs, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Spogen Blotech, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Ariel Premium Supply, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Turing Medical Technology, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Marketing Com, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP	1	100%	0%
139	Herjavec Group, Corp.	1	100%	0%
139	Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Simplerose, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Awot Global Logistics USA, Corp.	1	100%	0%
139	Unigroup C a	1	100%	0%
139	Homewav, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Rose International, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Millstone Weber, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	The Context Network	1	100%	0%
139	Engineering Software Research and Development, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Deveiq, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	GS Advisors Plus Cpas, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Premium Consulting Corporation D B a Next Level Solutions	1	100%	0%
139	Language Access Multicultural People, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh Mcdowe	1	100%	0%
139	Industrial Ally, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Se38 Solutions, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Arcturis, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	CRB Builders, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Trivers Associates, Inc.	1	0%	100%
139	Maritz Motivation, Inc.	1	100%	0%
139	Woodruff Communications STL D, LLC	1	100%	0%
139	Prologue Technology	1	100%	0%
139	Ivani, LLC	1	100%	0%