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 %
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 %
Iconma Llc 14 $66,481 93.33%
Gallant Global Inc 14 $64,063 93.33%
Sunray Enterprise Inc 14 $68,115 93.33%
Avani Technology Solutions Inc 14 $85,319 93.33%
Workiva Inc 14 $86,145 93.33%
Mindlance Inc 14 $82,310 93.33%
Mindzone It Solutions 14 $79,509 93.33%
Pioneer Consulting Llc 14 $84,944 93.33%
Dordt University 13 $51,249 86.67%
Wartburg College 13 $50,228 86.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Beaver Creek Ag Corp 2 $36,743 100.00%
Gg Moreno Inc 2 $31,148 100.00%
Corey Cattle Farms Llc 2 $35,079 100.00%
Besch Trucking Inc 2 $52,738 100.00%
Psl Inc 2 $27,830 100.00%
Ingalls Honey Inc 2 $22,766 100.00%
Vaske Livestock Inc 2 $25,740 100.00%
Dan Funke Farms 2 $36,743 100.00%
Bravo Ag Ventures Inc 2 $39,302 100.00%
John Cherland Inc 2 $36,743 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Veenstra Kimm Inc 1 $75,400 50.00%
Vti Of Iowa Inc 1 $88,774 50.00%
Electrical Power Products Inc 1 $68,182 50.00%
Dee Zee Inc 1 $110,448 50.00%
Barntoolsllc 1 $73,653 50.00%
Pti Corporation Inc 1 $44,949 50.00%
Kingland Systems Llc 1 $90,896 50.00%
Spencer Municipal Hospital Dba Spencer Hospital 1 $47,445 50.00%
Overland Sheepskin Co Inc 1 $63,586 50.00%
Golden Hammer Contractors Inc 1 $43,950 50.00%

Top Industries in Iowa (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Building Construction 2 $45,781 100.00%
Social Advocacy Organizations 2 $47,965 100.00%
All Other Support Services 2 $54,392 100.00%
Emergency And Other Relief Services 2 $40,748 100.00%
Other Aluminum Rolling Drawing And Extruding 2 $54,725 100.00%
Architectural Engineering And Related Services 2 $71,230 100.00%
Home Centers 2 $82,940 100.00%
Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal 2 $58,282 100.00%
Credit Unions 2 $124,051 100.00%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 2 $51,002 100.00%
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