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 %
Database Administrators 376 $70,226 90.17%
Internists, General 368 $153,075 88.67%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 356 $53,792 88.12%
Industrial Engineers 330 $66,762 84.40%
Management Analysts 305 $61,377 93.56%
Accountants and Auditors 276 $50,435 91.69%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 236 $61,524 90.42%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 236 $67,640 91.47%
Electrical Engineers 227 $77,163 89.72%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 217 $66,540 91.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 40 $45,953 68.97%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 40 $30,077 71.43%
Computer Occupations, All Other 36 $77,552 66.67%
Industrial Engineers 36 $72,622 69.23%
Electrical Engineers 33 $4,982,465 106.45%
Actuaries 29 $85,237 103.57%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 24 $20,613 85.71%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 23 $25,077 85.19%
Statisticians 22 $54,125 88.00%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $48,214 84.00%
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 %
India 586 $367,956 43.54%
China 85 $64,207 45.70%
Philippines 54 $58,269 32.53%
Mexico 50 $54,355 38.76%
Canada 45 $88,038 43.69%
Nepal 36 $63,625 35.64%
Brazil 34 $63,426 36.96%
Bangladesh 34 $30,263 42.50%
Vietnam 29 $34,463 36.71%
Pakistan 27 $114,720 35.06%

Top Hiring Companies in Iowa (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Washington County Hospital And Clinics 3 $39,132 100.00%
Bovard Studio Inc 3 $41,773 100.00%
El Rio Dorado Inc 3 $41,870 100.00%
Human Factors International Inc 3 $45,905 100.00%
Novartis Animal Health Us Inc 3 $53,802 100.00%
Iroc Web Design Services 3 $44,130 100.00%
Apotheca Inc 3 $39,583 100.00%
Decatur County Hospital 3 $41,454 100.00%
Chi Health Mercy Corning 3 $43,257 100.00%
Mount Ayr Community Schools 3 $42,268 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Iowa (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lawn And Garden Equipment And Supplies Retailers 2 $33,675 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 2 $35,079 100.00%
Transportation Equipment And Supplies Except Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 2 $24,609 100.00%
Poultry And Egg Production 2 $32,198 100.00%
General Freight Trucking 1 $30,326 100.00%
Beverage Manufacturing 1 $28,080 100.00%
Specialized Freight Trucking 1 $33,675 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $27,747 100.00%
Chicken Egg Production 1 $27,290 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 1 $36,483 100.00%

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