H1B Report
State comparison

New Jersey vs Missouri

H-1B filing geography compared side-by-side. Volume, national share, top sponsoring employers and most-filed occupations. Built from the same DOL LCA data that drives every page on H1B Report.

State A
New Jersey
NJRank #4
State B
Missouri
MORank #19

Key metrics

National share is each state’s portion of total US H-1B filings.

MetricNew JerseyMissouri
Total filings534,212▲103,341
National share %5.72%▲1.11%
Rank nationally#4▲#19
Top sponsorCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPCerner Technologies LLC
Top sponsor share3.3%5.8%
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand in each state.

New Jersey
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201022,533
FY201123,613
FY201227,861
FY201329,795
FY201436,783
FY201547,664
FY201648,372
FY201742,571
FY201840,743
FY20194,478
FY202031,318
FY202141,952
FY202233,547
FY202334,837
FY202429,700
FY202529,182
FY20269,263
Missouri
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20103,906
FY20113,756
FY20124,716
FY20134,988
FY20146,200
FY20157,182
FY20167,973
FY20178,136
FY20188,794
FY20191,125
FY20208,228
FY202110,167
FY20227,082
FY20236,867
FY20245,759
FY20256,378
FY20262,084

Top 5 sponsors — New Jersey

Top 5 sponsors — Missouri

Top 5 occupations — New Jersey

Top 5 occupations — Missouri

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