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 %
Statisticians 194 $60,719 87.00%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 187 $64,443 85.00%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 178 $75,996 82.03%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 177 $104,331 82.33%
Chemists 176 $56,624 85.02%
Financial Analysts 174 $62,073 85.29%
Materials Scientists 168 $47,156 87.96%
Actuaries 166 $75,182 87.83%
Operations Research Analysts 145 $64,040 84.30%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 137 $45,546 80.59%
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 %
Aption Llc 4 $67,803 100.00%
Itedge Systems Inc 4 $79,492 100.00%
Leepfrog Technologies Inc 4 $71,271 100.00%
Eficens Systems Llc 4 $86,388 100.00%
Lg Associates Inc 4 $72,467 100.00%
Veridic Solutions Llc 4 $80,694 100.00%
Syngenta Biotechnology Inc 4 $68,791 100.00%
Eurofins Nsc Us Inc 4 $69,862 100.00%
Keane Soft Inc 4 $69,966 100.00%
Symbioun Technologies Inc 4 $72,836 100.00%

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