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 %
Software Developers, Applications 5,355 $77,169 90.98%
Computer Systems Analysts 3,889 $66,901 94.03%
Computer Programmers 2,382 $56,221 89.79%
Computer Occupations, All Other 1,410 $61,201 92.89%
Software Developers, Systems Software 974 $82,860 91.89%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 707 $162,049 83.57%
Mechanical Engineers 682 $67,579 90.33%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 407 $115,315 79.96%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 390 $50,432 76.92%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 383 $44,171 85.49%
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 %
Benin 1 $81,610 100.00%
Grenada 1 $187,199 100.00%
Netherlands 1 $62,629 100.00%
Uruguay 1 $94,650 100.00%
Armenia 1 $51,240 100.00%
St Vincent 1 $48,568 100.00%
Austria 1 $55,680 100.00%
Tajikistan 1 $81,099 100.00%
Mauritius 1 $80,960 100.00%
Tunisia 1 $63,670 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Iowa (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Franklin General Hospital 4 $45,188 100.00%
Valent Biosciences Llc 4 $51,511 100.00%
Innovative Injection Technologies 4 $44,008 100.00%
Seaboard Foods Llc 4 $43,061 100.00%
Diamond Oil Company 4 $45,599 100.00%
Ida County Iowa Community Hospital Dba Horn Memorial Hospital 4 $44,091 100.00%
Mount Mercy University 4 $44,995 100.00%
Anjaneyap Inc 4 $49,686 100.00%
Bank Of America Na 4 $58,443 100.00%
Conexus Medstaff Llc 4 $52,140 100.00%

Top Industries in Iowa (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Social Advocacy Organizations 1 $22,506 100.00%
Community Food Services 1 $72,779 100.00%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 1 $88,691 100.00%
Roofing Contractors 1 $72,322 100.00%
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings 1 $88,462 100.00%
Telephone Call Centers 1 $45,822 100.00%
Administration Of Public Health Programs 1 $85,467 100.00%
Rendering And Meat Byproduct Processing 1 $35,630 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 1 $157,414 100.00%
All Other Schools And Instruction 1 $132,746 100.00%

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