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 %
Computer and Information Research Scientists 69 $71,479 88.46%
Food Scientists and Technologists 66 $53,722 89.19%
Business Intelligence Analysts 65 $69,162 87.84%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 64 $117,271 88.89%
Chemical Engineers 63 $75,559 87.50%
Psychiatrists 60 $155,763 86.96%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 59 $43,516 86.76%
Hospitalists 59 $152,580 86.76%
Financial Specialists, All Other 56 $59,538 83.58%
Surgeons 53 $200,622 81.54%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Programmers 7 $72,090 70.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $43,720 70.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $46,495 60.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 6 $56,070 60.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 6 $24,298 60.00%
Civil Engineers 5 $85,950 50.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $63,029 50.00%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 5 $36,966 50.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $53,487 55.56%
Engineers, All Other 5 $61,422 55.56%
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 %
Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation 302 $95,434 94.67%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 269 $72,738 92.44%
Ust Global Inc 247 $63,813 91.82%
Accenture Llp 237 $74,848 93.31%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 235 $55,495 95.14%
Pioneer Consulting Services Llc 214 $73,472 89.54%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 212 $75,424 92.17%
Deere Company 210 $82,977 92.51%
Quality Consulting Inc 202 $79,260 91.40%
Transamerica Life Insurance Company 200 $74,597 91.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cantu Detasseling Llc 22 $34,910 100.00%
Rr Christo Construction Llc 21 $32,001 100.00%
Country Nest Corporation 19 $31,510 100.00%
Pro X Builders Inc 19 $28,068 100.00%
Iowa Select Farms Llp 18 $33,575 100.00%
Pinicon Farm 17 $31,939 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 16 $35,578 100.00%
Pecc Inc 16 $33,027 100.00%
Integrity Builders Supply Inc 15 $34,481 100.00%
Innovative Ag Services Co 14 $39,256 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mercy Medical Center North Iowa 32 $82,045 38.55%
Softworld Technologies Llc 27 $91,897 33.75%
Great River Health Systems 26 $153,645 32.91%
Eneric Petroleum Corporation 26 $74,769 34.67%
Tejase Technologies Inc 25 $74,743 34.25%
Pella Corporation 24 $82,803 33.80%
Midamerican Energy Company 16 $79,838 26.23%
Aviva Usa Corporation 15 $66,458 25.42%
Trustees Of Grinnell College 15 $49,023 28.30%
St Ambrose University 13 $49,051 25.00%

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