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 %
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 2 $53,607 100.00%
Epidemiologists 2 $54,756 100.00%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 2 $61,901 100.00%
Training and Development Managers 2 $72,758 100.00%
Budget Analysts 2 $79,591 100.00%
Radiologists 2 $82,784 100.00%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 2 $163,446 100.00%
Pathologists 2 $208,000 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 1 $16,765 50.00%
Craft Artists 1 $22,173 50.00%
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 %
South Korea 24 $58,050 32.88%
Malaysia 16 $65,279 29.09%
Mongolia 13 $32,003 32.50%
Jordan 13 $121,764 39.39%
Nigeria 12 $65,440 36.36%
Lebanon 12 $130,219 40.00%
Iran 12 $64,392 41.38%
Thailand 11 $95,718 44.00%
Japan 10 $104,827 41.67%
Taiwan 9 $60,378 40.91%

Top Hiring Companies in Iowa (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 38 $71,866 90.48%
Grapnel Tech Services Llc 37 $58,643 88.10%
Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids Iowa 37 $166,266 88.10%
Ntt Data Inc 37 $76,334 90.24%
Monsanto Company 36 $63,291 90.00%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 36 $93,104 90.00%
Ness Usa Inc 36 $64,598 90.00%
Einfochips Inc 36 $77,688 90.00%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 36 $56,763 92.31%
Community Cpa Associates Inc 36 $48,209 94.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Concat Systems Inc 2 $104,240 33.33%
Orange City Municipal Hospital 2 $46,675 33.33%
Mercy Medical Center Clinton Inc Dba Mercyone Cl 2 $56,222 33.33%
Chi Health Missouri Valley 2 $43,555 33.33%
Wright Service Corp 2 $67,912 33.33%
Siculus Inc 2 $86,372 33.33%
Simpson College 2 $53,675 33.33%
Bunnomatic Corporation 2 $75,733 33.33%
Wabtec Railway Electronics 2 $102,555 33.33%
Vgm Group Inc 2 $81,443 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