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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 %
India 622 $352,451 42.78%
China 92 $66,084 36.08%
Mexico 89 $48,511 45.18%
Philippines 63 $55,714 48.84%
Canada 47 $89,415 37.30%
Brazil 37 $64,297 31.90%
Nepal 37 $63,930 33.94%
Bangladesh 34 $30,263 33.66%
South Africa 32 $44,978 35.96%
Pakistan 31 $115,622 36.90%

Top Hiring Companies in Iowa (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synapsis Inc 34 $74,409 91.89%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 34 $80,285 91.89%
Alegent Creighton Clinic 34 $172,780 91.89%
Iowa Kidney Physicians Pc 34 $174,410 91.89%
Management Health Systems Inc 33 $61,680 89.19%
Chelsoft Solutions Co 32 $81,678 86.49%
Larsen Toubro Limited 32 $41,005 86.49%
Beacon Hill Staffing Group Llc 32 $87,185 86.49%
Guideone Mutual Insurance Company 32 $78,094 88.89%
Des Moines Independent Community School District 31 $43,844 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bradley Connie Feckers 5 $32,074 100.00%
Iowa Plains Farms 5 $33,946 100.00%
Jacg Llc 5 $34,823 100.00%
Tri State Ag Corporation 5 $33,563 100.00%
Hfi Harvesting Inc 5 $37,665 100.00%
Alan Lopata Dba Lopata Gardens 5 $27,722 100.00%
Bushman Custom Farming Llc 5 $25,933 100.00%
Northwest Ag Supply 5 $26,312 100.00%
Van Kooten Farms Llc 5 $23,745 100.00%
Hillcreek Livestock Co 5 $37,943 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Emmaus Bible College 2 $36,159 33.33%
The Hanor Company Of Wisconsin Llc 2 $39,437 33.33%
Cornell College 2 $53,880 33.33%
Modern Control Services 2 $110,344 33.33%
Simpson College 2 $53,675 33.33%
Wabtec Railway Electronics 2 $102,555 33.33%
Allsteel Inc 2 $89,711 33.33%
Chi Health Missouri Valley 2 $43,555 33.33%
Mercy Medical Center Clinton Inc Dba Mercyone Cl 2 $56,222 33.33%
Wright Service Corp 2 $67,912 40.00%

Top Industries in Iowa (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Machine Tool Manufacturing 1 $67,933 100.00%
Soybean Farming 1 $72,842 100.00%
Real Estate Property Managers 1 $33,301 100.00%
Commercial Bakeries 1 $88,691 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 1 $55,910 100.00%
Media Streaming Distribution Services Social Networks And Other Media Networks And Content Providers 1 $122,555 100.00%
Residential Remodelers 1 $60,528 100.00%
Offices Of Bank Holding Companies 1 $66,394 100.00%
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