State trend · MO

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filing Trends in Missouri

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ (green-card) labor-certification filing volume and median offered wage for worksites in Missouri, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filings
15,659
Employers (2026)
383
Median Wage (2026)
$63,158

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of Missouri-worksite PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record. A factual count of public filings — no rating or score is implied.

  1. 1. CERNER CORPORATION 1,079 PERM
  2. 2. MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL 591 PERM
  3. 3. GEORGE'S PROCESSING INC. 397 PERM
  4. 4. PERFICIENT 395 PERM
  5. 5. The Curators of the University of Missouri 383 PERM
  6. 6. Loyet Landscape Maintenance 348 PERM
  7. 7. CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 243 PERM
  8. 8. Washington University in St. Louis 231 PERM
  9. 9. MONSANTO COMPANY 218 PERM
  10. 10. Full Care, Inc 130 PERM
  11. 11. Seven Seas Technologies, Inc. 123 PERM
  12. 12. P P RESTAURANTS, INC 120 PERM
  13. 13. LAWN GROOMERS INC 120 PERM
  14. 14. Christian Foods II, LC 116 PERM
  15. 15. Mercy Clinic Springfield Communities 116 PERM
  16. 16. EQUIFAX 107 PERM
  17. 17. TetraSoft, Inc 106 PERM
  18. 18. B and R Food Service, Inc 105 PERM
  19. 19. HRB PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES LLC 94 PERM
  20. 20. ARTUR EXPRESS, INC 92 PERM

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