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 %
Dentists, General 68 $103,258 89.47%
Food Scientists and Technologists 66 $53,479 89.19%
Business Intelligence Analysts 66 $69,087 91.67%
Psychiatrists 60 $155,763 88.24%
Hospitalists 59 $152,580 89.39%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 56 $44,275 86.15%
Financial Specialists, All Other 55 $58,744 85.94%
Surgeons 53 $200,622 84.13%
Chemical Engineers 52 $71,387 85.25%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 50 $112,942 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Managers 6 $88,483 60.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 6 $24,298 60.00%
Food Scientists and Technologists 5 $57,179 50.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $53,487 55.56%
Engineers, All Other 5 $61,422 55.56%
Civil Engineers 5 $85,950 55.56%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $63,029 55.56%
Marketing Managers 4 $89,455 44.44%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $46,463 44.44%
Sales Engineers 4 $70,361 44.44%
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 %
Mercy Clinics Inc 101 $166,734 91.82%
Talentlink Inc 97 $70,458 88.18%
Pella Corporation 95 $79,646 88.79%
Syntel Inc 94 $71,554 88.68%
Covenant Medical Center Inc 93 $162,688 89.42%
Pioneer Hi Bred International Inc 93 $72,448 90.29%
Skywalk Global Llc 92 $63,171 89.32%
Supreme Tech Solutions Llc 91 $62,689 88.35%
Deere And Company 89 $90,180 89.90%
Randstad Technologies Llc 89 $83,225 90.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ames It And Numeric Solutions 6 $72,759 27.27%
Iquest Solutions Corp 6 $79,938 27.27%
Ames It And Numeric Solutions Llc 6 $63,471 28.57%
Community Health Care Inc 6 $119,954 30.00%
Ernst Young Us Llp 6 $87,714 31.58%
Ei Dupont De Nemours And Company 6 $86,864 33.33%
Central Iowa Hospital Corporation 5 $158,565 29.41%
Aegon Usa Realty Advisors Llc 5 $100,169 31.25%
Aegon Global Services Llc 5 $109,541 31.25%
Principal Life Insurance Company 5 $63,290 33.33%

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