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 %
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 2 $26,146 66.67%
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 2 $29,547 66.67%
Insurance Sales Agents 2 $33,249 66.67%
Audio-Visual and Multimedia Collections Specialists 2 $32,074 66.67%
Producers and Directors 2 $28,683 66.67%
Musicians and Singers 2 $32,344 66.67%
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 2 $37,419 100.00%
Lodging Managers 2 $38,584 100.00%
Judicial Law Clerks 2 $35,110 100.00%
Chiropractors 2 $59,363 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Benin 1 $81,610 100.00%
Grenada 1 $187,199 100.00%
Netherlands 1 $62,629 100.00%
Uruguay 1 $94,650 100.00%
Armenia 1 $51,240 100.00%
St Vincent 1 $48,568 100.00%
Austria 1 $55,680 100.00%
Tajikistan 1 $81,099 100.00%
Mauritius 1 $80,960 100.00%
Tunisia 1 $63,670 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Iowa (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cerebral Infotech Llc 59 $63,762 90.77%
Siri Consultancy Service Inc 58 $85,114 89.23%
Kemin Industries Inc 55 $68,216 84.62%
Softcorp International Inc 53 $87,367 84.13%
Mercy Health Services Iowa Corp 53 $75,307 84.13%
Employers Mutual Casualty Company 53 $79,393 86.89%
Infotree Service Inc 53 $60,241 89.83%
Schneider Electric Usa Inc 52 $73,077 89.66%
Midamerican Energy Company 50 $76,893 86.21%
Adamas Inc 50 $65,912 86.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center 3 $117,742 30.00%
June E Nylen Cancer Center 3 $208,000 30.00%
General Dynamics Information Technology Inc 3 $101,095 30.00%
Floyd Valley Healthcare 3 $40,622 30.00%
Koch Fertilizer Ft Dodge Llc 3 $67,385 33.33%
Continuous Control Solutions 3 $70,803 33.33%
Loras College 3 $59,763 33.33%
Dhi Group Inc 3 $90,341 33.33%
Keokuk County Health Center 3 $37,398 33.33%
Trimark Physicians Group 3 $117,076 33.33%

Top Industries in Iowa (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 1,001 $30,376 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 299 $34,235 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 163 $31,035 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 127 $31,859 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 66 $32,209 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 48 $32,046 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 39 $30,707 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 39 $34,129 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 35 $34,170 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 34 $28,946 100.00%

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