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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Iowa Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
30,242 87.94% $72,345 H-1B
2,120 6.16% $156,045 PERM
1,867 5.43% $30,991 H-2A
160 0.47% $66,347 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Iowa has seen a total of 34,389 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Iowa is the H-1B visa with 30,242 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 87.94% of Iowa's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,120 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.16% of Iowa's total visas.

Top Occupations in Iowa (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Marriage and Family Therapists 4 $35,225 80.00%
Landscape Architects 4 $36,310 80.00%
Compliance Officers 4 $45,963 80.00%
Geographers 4 $54,252 80.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 4 $42,770 80.00%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 4 $57,897 80.00%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 4 $64,350 80.00%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School 4 $54,563 100.00%
Sociologists 4 $59,483 100.00%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4 $54,210 100.00%
Iowa Employees Over Time
Iowa has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,804 employees were hired. Iowa peaked in 2018 with 2,883 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,025 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ethiopia 2 $71,240 40.00%
Zimbabwe 2 $41,371 50.00%
Iraq 2 $60,582 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 2 $79,820 50.00%
Sudan 2 $114,529 50.00%
El Salvador 2 $135,533 50.00%
Argentina 2 $105,331 50.00%
Costa Rica 1 $86,160 25.00%
Barbados 1 $38,854 33.33%
Trinidad And Tobago 1 $97,753 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Iowa (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Intelligence Systems Inc 4 $52,816 100.00%
American Group Of Companies Inc Dba Iapps24 4 $61,262 100.00%
Ptc Inc 4 $68,729 100.00%
Rf Micro Devices Inc 4 $75,827 100.00%
Dell Marketing Lp 4 $75,364 100.00%
Dots Technologies Inc 4 $68,260 100.00%
Script2it Inc 4 $72,488 100.00%
Key Rehabilitation Inc 4 $68,640 100.00%
Ab Health Corp Llc 4 $66,217 100.00%
Infotree Global Solutions Corp 4 $68,405 100.00%

Top Industries in Iowa (All Years)

Iowa Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Iowa to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Iowa over all years is $72,345. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage