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 %
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $50,753 84.38%
Sales Engineers 27 $87,827 87.10%
Database Architects 27 $77,945 87.10%
Statistical Assistants 26 $49,798 83.87%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $49,115 83.87%
Industrial Production Managers 26 $98,898 86.67%
Computer Network Architects 26 $87,459 86.67%
Biomedical Engineers 25 $50,827 83.33%
Animal Scientists 25 $57,247 83.33%
Marketing Managers 25 $81,856 86.21%
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 %
Egypt 6 $101,933 40.00%
France 6 $91,137 42.86%
Romania 6 $104,709 42.86%
Indonesia 6 $80,077 46.15%
Venezuela 6 $95,112 46.15%
Sri Lanka 5 $57,915 38.46%
Kenya 5 $87,523 41.67%
Saudi Arabia 5 $109,678 41.67%
Peru 5 $77,311 45.45%
Italy 4 $94,431 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in Iowa (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Sciences Corporation 117 $65,763 87.97%
Tejase Technologies Inc 116 $57,212 91.34%
American Technology Consulting Llc 115 $65,233 92.00%
Syntel Consulting Inc 113 $67,477 92.62%
Nationwide Insurance 109 $75,635 89.34%
Epathusa Inc 106 $64,670 92.17%
Federal Home Loan Bank Of Des Moines 106 $67,523 92.17%
System Soft Technologies Llc 104 $66,734 90.43%
Seven Seas Technologies Inc 103 $65,724 92.79%
University Of Northern Iowa 101 $57,002 91.82%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Kemin Industries Inc 9 $83,179 28.13%
Advanced Technologies Group Llc 9 $74,602 29.03%
Source Allies Inc 8 $71,971 25.81%
Allen Memorial Hospital 8 $148,606 26.67%
Employers Mutual Casualty Company 7 $96,158 24.14%
Trinity Regional Medical Center 7 $105,523 24.14%
Engineered Plastic Components Inc 7 $62,870 25.93%
Poly Bag Planet Inc 7 $23,949 26.92%
Ssab Enterprises Llc 6 $65,912 24.00%
Fbl Financial Group Inc 6 $83,131 26.09%

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