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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	2	$36,670	28.57%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2	$75,255	28.57%
Biomedical Engineers	2	$58,719	28.57%
Economists	2	$66,675	28.57%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$50,380	28.57%
General and Operations Managers	2	$126,662	28.57%
Instructional Coordinators	2	$54,215	28.57%
Childcare Workers	2	$17,254	28.57%
Aerospace Engineers	2	$69,753	28.57%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	2	$51,074	33.33%

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 %
Guatemala	3	$87,824	42.86%
Palestine	3	$130,909	42.86%
Uganda	3	$148,859	50.00%
Ireland	2	$86,166	33.33%
Singapore	2	$60,655	33.33%
Ethiopia	2	$71,240	40.00%
Zimbabwe	2	$41,371	40.00%
Iraq	2	$60,582	40.00%
Burma (myanmar)	2	$79,820	40.00%
Sudan	2	$114,529	40.00%

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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services	10,925	$66,935	92.37%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	3,972	$62,588	79.65%
Computer Systems Design Services	2,507	$71,314	93.34%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	1,046	$104,987	90.48%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	795	$145,815	86.89%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	776	$67,133	90.76%
Engineering Services	621	$62,117	83.24%
Other Computer Related Services	618	$69,771	93.78%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	491	$70,745	95.34%
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing	432	$96,596	98.18%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	975	$69,805	100.00%
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing	98	$104,006	14.67%
Computer Systems Design Services	54	$75,564	16.93%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	46	$84,022	16.67%
Engineering Services	45	$71,410	18.83%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	31	$79,524	13.14%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	30	$66,019	20.00%
Wood Window And Door Manufacturing	25	$79,423	18.52%
Elementary And Secondary Schools	23	$48,684	18.70%
Medical Laboratories	19	$36,427	18.10%

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.