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
32,441 86.90% $73,425 H-1B
2,413 6.46% $32,990 H-2A
2,305 6.17% $148,442 PERM
172 0.46% $68,350 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Iowa has seen a total of 37,331 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Iowa is the H-1B visa with 32,441 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 86.90% of Iowa's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the H-2A visa with 2,413 H-2A visas on record over all years accounting for 6.46% of Iowa's total visas.

Top Occupations in Iowa (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 404 $53,428 87.83%
Database Administrators 376 $70,226 83.93%
Internists, General 368 $153,075 87.62%
Industrial Engineers 357 $67,726 86.02%
Management Analysts 313 $62,005 93.71%
Accountants and Auditors 293 $50,930 92.14%
Electrical Engineers 257 $79,796 87.41%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 236 $67,640 90.42%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 236 $61,524 93.28%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 217 $66,540 87.85%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agricultural Workers, All Other 9 $28,276 14.75%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 8 $46,301 13.11%
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 6 $36,917 10.34%
Farm Labor Contractors 6 $31,848 12.50%
Animal Breeders 5 $26,990 11.11%
Helpers--Carpenters 5 $37,831 13.51%
Carpenters 5 $47,590 14.71%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 5 $32,993 14.71%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 4 $34,783 12.90%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 4 $33,951 13.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 44 $45,570 62.86%
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 43 $33,592 74.14%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 40 $30,077 71.43%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 39 $39,607 72.22%
Computer Occupations, All Other 36 $77,552 69.23%
Industrial Engineers 36 $72,622 102.86%
Electrical Engineers 33 $4,982,465 103.13%
Actuaries 31 $88,064 100.00%
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 24 $20,613 80.00%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 24 $25,074 85.71%
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 370 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Iowa From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vietnam 29 $34,463 35.80%
South Korea 28 $57,885 43.75%
Democratic Republic Of Congo 22 $33,592 37.29%
Malaysia 17 $66,687 30.36%
Jordan 14 $116,943 25.45%
Mongolia 13 $32,003 37.14%
Lebanon 12 $130,219 35.29%
Nigeria 12 $65,440 37.50%
Thailand 12 $91,231 37.50%
Iran 12 $64,392 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Iowa (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
The University Of Iowa 2,297 $74,238 75.61%
Iowa State University Of Science And Technology 1,415 $50,143 83.14%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1,298 $61,770 96.87%
Rockwell Collins Inc 1,241 $86,127 94.81%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 814 $85,238 97.95%
Hcl America Inc 582 $62,475 98.31%
Yash Technologies Inc 386 $69,605 99.23%
Infosys Limited 368 $60,905 99.73%
Ernst Young Us Llp 322 $74,811 93.88%
Launch It Corp 304 $68,524 93.25%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alewelt Concrete Inc 281 $29,678 100.00%
Signet Construction Llc 53 $36,168 100.00%
Signet Builders Inc 43 $27,780 100.00%
T Bell Detasseling Llc 38 $32,634 100.00%
Northeast Iowa Artificial Insemination Inc 36 $33,828 100.00%
4l Construction Inc 32 $30,949 100.00%
North Star Ag Construction Inc 28 $27,868 100.00%
Summit Farms Llc 25 $33,138 100.00%
Dkh Inc 25 $31,931 100.00%
Drew Brandt Construction Inc 22 $30,205 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rockwell Collins 345 $84,234 59.08%
Oak View Farms Llc 80 $27,887 23.19%
Meadowvale Dairy Llc 75 $27,121 22.39%
Genesis Health System 73 $55,201 36.32%
Kanap Systems Llc 71 $92,695 57.72%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 52 $78,021 44.44%
Maharishi University Of Management 46 $52,070 40.00%
University Of Northern Iowa 42 $47,972 40.78%
Epathusa Inc 41 $84,560 47.67%
Infoweb Systems Inc 38 $76,192 45.78%

Top Industries in Iowa (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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 $73,425. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage