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Ames, Iowa

City · Iowa, United States

Applications on record
4,007
FY2025
248
FY2026 to 30 June
166
Share of U.S. total
0.03%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$81,869
Median wage$81,869certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Ames, Iowa.

Applications by fiscal year — Ames, Iowa

131262FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
131262FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008236
FY2009198
FY2010216
FY2011162
FY2012179
FY2013154
FY2014211
FY2015212
FY2016262
FY2017260
FY2018205
FY2019196
FY2020194
FY2021209
FY2022232
FY2023245
FY2024222
FY2025248
FY2026*166
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*414616
FY2025322124
FY2024122019
FY2023622811
FY20221020616
FY2021318521
FY2020118013
FY2019116926
FY2018017827
FY2017122534
FY2016022735
FY2015020111
FY2014019219
FY201301468
FY2012016415
FY2011015210
FY2010019125
FY200901908
FY2008021818
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Ames, Iowa.

Applications by employer
  1. Iowa State University of Science and Technology2,834
  2. Ames IT and Numeric Solutions, LLC158
  3. Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Company122
  4. Mcfarland Clinic, P.C.65
  5. Reg Services Group, LLC40
  6. Ames IT and Numeric Solutions29
  7. Newlink Genetics Corporation25
  8. Pugna Technologies25
  9. Workiva, Inc.24
  10. Mary Greeley Medical Center19
  11. Proplanner, Inc.17
  12. Kingland Systems, LLC16
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers292
  2. Materials Scientists261
  3. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary215
  4. Soil and Plant Scientists192
  5. Biological Scientists, All Other135
  6. Business Teachers, Postsecondary120
  7. Chemists106
  8. Physicists102
  9. Biochemists and Biophysicists90
  10. Computer Occupations, All Other83
Visa routes
  1. H-1B3,406
  2. PERM labour certification346
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers41
  4. E-3 (Australia)21
  5. H-1B1 (Chile)2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $81,869; middle half $61,410 to $101,420 · median prevailing wage $59,740 (marker) · 554 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Iowa

Ames, Iowa ranks #5 of 114 cities in Iowa by work visa applications on record, with 7.03% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Iowa
5 of 114
Share of Iowa's city applications
7.03%
Share of U.S. total
0.03%
Cities in Iowa with the most applications
  1. Des Moines, IA9,858
  2. Cedar Rapids, IA7,554
  3. Iowa City, IA7,309
  4. West Des Moines, IA6,054
  5. Ames, IA4,007
  6. Urbandale, IA2,590
  7. Johnston, IA2,115
  8. Davenport, IA1,275
  9. Waterloo, IA1,155
  10. Dubuque, IA986
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Ames Laboratory Scientist I
  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Teaching Professor
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
  • Research Scientist II
  • Research Scientist III
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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