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
32,441 86.90% $73,425 H-1B
2,413 6.46% $32,990 H-2A
2,305 6.17% $148,442 PERM
172 0.46% $68,350 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Iowa has seen a total of 37,331 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Iowa is the H-1B visa with 32,441 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 86.90% of Iowa's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 2,413 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 6.46% of Iowa's total visas.

Top Occupations in Iowa (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 404 $53,428 87.83%
Database Administrators 376 $70,226 83.93%
Internists, General 368 $153,075 87.62%
Industrial Engineers 357 $67,726 86.02%
Management Analysts 313 $62,005 93.71%
Accountants and Auditors 293 $50,930 92.14%
Electrical Engineers 257 $79,796 87.41%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 236 $67,640 90.42%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 236 $61,524 93.28%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 217 $66,540 87.85%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Workers, All Other 9 $28,276 14.75%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 8 $46,301 13.11%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 6 $36,917 10.34%
Farm Labor Contractors 6 $31,848 12.50%
Animal Breeders 5 $26,990 11.11%
Helpers--Carpenters 5 $37,831 13.51%
Carpenters 5 $47,590 14.71%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 5 $32,993 14.71%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 4 $34,783 12.90%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 4 $33,951 13.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 44 $45,570 62.86%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 43 $33,592 74.14%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 40 $30,077 71.43%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 39 $39,607 72.22%
Computer Occupations, All Other 36 $77,552 69.23%
Industrial Engineers 36 $72,622 102.86%
Electrical Engineers 33 $4,982,465 103.13%
Actuaries 31 $88,064 100.00%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 24 $20,613 80.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 24 $25,074 85.71%
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 370 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 622 $352,451 42.78%
China 92 $66,084 36.08%
Mexico 89 $48,511 45.18%
Philippines 63 $55,714 48.84%
Canada 47 $89,415 37.30%
Brazil 37 $64,297 31.90%
Nepal 37 $63,930 33.94%
Bangladesh 34 $30,263 33.66%
South Africa 32 $44,978 35.96%
Pakistan 31 $115,622 36.90%

Top Hiring Companies in Iowa (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mary Greeley Medical Center 11 $45,508 84.62%
Hy Vee Inc 11 $89,011 84.62%
Data S Solutions Llc 11 $64,062 84.62%
Openbox Solutions Inc 11 $52,185 84.62%
Take Enterprise Services Inc 11 $49,256 84.62%
Synchronisys Inc 11 $62,077 84.62%
Infotech Enterprises America Inc 11 $58,091 91.67%
Intone Networks Inc 11 $57,794 91.67%
Svs Technologies Limited 11 $61,713 91.67%
Integrated Dna Technologies 11 $72,200 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Btrco Llc 1 $33,675 100.00%
Gehrke Inc 1 $30,326 100.00%
Quirk Concrete Inc 1 $44,741 100.00%
Dornbier Inc 1 $37,003 100.00%
Simonsen Rendering Llc 1 $37,003 100.00%
Rodriguez Citrus Harvesting Inc Ia 7 1 $36,483 100.00%
Center Grove Orchard 1 $36,483 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc Ia 1 $33,675 100.00%
4l Construction 1 $26,250 100.00%
Fehr Custom Enterprises Inc 1 $37,003 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Iowa (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Convention And Trade Show Organizers 4 $51,548 100.00%
All Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing 4 $72,166 100.00%
Offices Of Other Health Practitioners 4 $70,507 100.00%
Travel Agencies 4 $48,547 100.00%
Petrochemical Manufacturing 4 $72,868 100.00%
Graphic Design Services 4 $31,554 100.00%
Professional Employer Organizations 4 $177,705 100.00%
Paperboard Container Manufacturing 3 $76,974 75.00%
Veterinary Services 3 $47,306 75.00%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books 3 $55,120 75.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $73,425. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage