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 %
Oracle America Inc 19 $93,680 90.48%
Source Allies Inc 19 $69,964 90.48%
Productive Resources Llc 19 $69,832 90.48%
Siri Consultancy Services Inc 19 $77,303 90.48%
Aegon Global Services Llc 19 $95,065 90.48%
Iowa City Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical C 19 $153,539 90.48%
Trimark Physicians Group 19 $178,839 90.48%
Caresoft Global Inc 18 $62,875 85.71%
It America Inc 18 $60,801 85.71%
Covant Solutions Inc 18 $58,316 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Midwest Grain Bins Llc 3 $38,300 100.00%
Friesen Farms Llc 3 $30,070 100.00%
Underwood Fur Feed 3 $23,476 100.00%
Behr Ag Inc 3 $37,253 100.00%
Kruegers Market 3 $34,216 100.00%
Jaeger Custom Hauling Llc 3 $43,597 100.00%
Eichelberger Farms Inc 3 $35,721 100.00%
Van Kooten Farms 3 $26,631 100.00%
Agland Custom Harvesting 3 $40,719 100.00%
Haes Family Farms Partnership 3 $35,721 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Vogel Paint Wax Co Inc 1 $31,429 33.33%
Heartland Agri Partners Llc Dba Insta Pro Interna 1 $67,038 33.33%
Sage Ag Inc 1 $48,298 33.33%
A 1 Iowa Dental Pllc 1 $46,530 33.33%
Jones Dairy Lc 1 $50,898 33.33%
Mercer Hr Services Llc 1 $62,442 33.33%
Marsh Mclennan Shared Services Corporation 1 $46,530 33.33%
Delphi Corporation 1 $66,269 33.33%
Productive Resources Attn Kathy Gulbranson 1 $65,437 33.33%
Potters Poultry Inc 1 $95,534 33.33%

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