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Council Bluffs, Iowa

City · Iowa, United States

Applications on record
245
FY2025
38
FY2026 to 30 June
19
Share of U.S. total
0.00%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$91,471
Median wage$91,471certified 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 Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Applications by fiscal year — Council Bluffs, Iowa

1938FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1938FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20084
FY20098
FY201015
FY20116
FY20129
FY201310
FY201411
FY20157
FY20167
FY201710
FY201815
FY201916
FY202016
FY202112
FY202213
FY202313
FY202416
FY202538
FY2026*19
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*42130
FY2025411419
FY202432101
FY202311101
FY202211101
FY20211092
FY202020131
FY201900133
FY201804110
FY20170352
FY20160151
FY20150061
FY20140092
FY201300100
FY20120081
FY20110051
FY201000123
FY20090080
FY20080040
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 Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Applications by employer
  1. Alegent Creighton Clinic30
  2. Google LLC21
  3. Council Bluffs Hospitality, Inc.18
  4. Overlook Harvesting Michigan, LLC16
  5. Council Bluffs Community School District15
  6. Miller Orthopaedic Affiliates P.C.9
  7. MidAmerican Energy Company8
  8. Google Inc.8
  9. Children's Square USA7
  10. Perficut Companies, Inc.6
  11. Turner & Townsend, Inc.6
  12. CDS Global, Inc.5
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. Physicians, All Other21
  2. Software Developers13
  3. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners12
  4. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse11
  5. General Internal Medicine Physicians9
  6. Mechanical Engineers9
  7. Computer Programmers8
  8. Family Medicine Physicians8
  9. Computer Systems Analysts7
  10. Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education7
Visa routes
  1. H-1B160
  2. PERM labour certification39
  3. H-2A agricultural workers16
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers15
  5. E-3 (Australia)3
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 $91,471; middle half $72,473 to $130,000 · median prevailing wage $75,650 (marker) · 36 applications.

$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
$60k$115k$170k$225k$280k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Iowa

Council Bluffs, Iowa ranks #29 of 114 cities in Iowa by work visa applications on record, with 0.43% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Iowa
29 of 114
Share of Iowa's city applications
0.43%
Share of U.S. total
0.00%
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

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