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Des Moines, Iowa

City · Iowa, United States

Applications on record
9,858
FY2025
329
FY2026 to 30 June
249
Share of U.S. total
0.08%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$96,304
Median wage$96,304certified 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 Des Moines, Iowa.

Applications by fiscal year — Des Moines, Iowa

419838FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
419838FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008411
FY2009409
FY2010432
FY2011432
FY2012515
FY2013511
FY2014553
FY2015626
FY2016547
FY2017669
FY2018764
FY2019838
FY2020826
FY2021516
FY2022427
FY2023385
FY2024419
FY2025329
FY2026*249
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*01820031
FY202501127939
FY202402137028
FY202302432734
FY202231637533
FY20213948519
FY20200779722
FY20190681220
FY20180373229
FY20170262938
FY20160151927
FY20150160421
FY20140051637
FY20130049417
FY20120048926
FY20110040527
FY20100038745
FY20090039910
FY20080038427
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 Des Moines, Iowa.

Applications by employer
  1. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp538
  2. Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines211
  3. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP195
  4. Mercy Clinics, Inc.172
  5. Nationwide Insurance168
  6. Seven Seas Technologies, Inc.164
  7. Tata Consultancy Services Limited156
  8. Compunnel Software Group, Inc156
  9. Accenture LLP144
  10. Principal Life Insurance Company113
  11. UST Global Inc.112
  12. Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation110
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 Developers2,741
  2. Computer Systems Analysts1,574
  3. Computer Programmers1,084
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other687
  5. Physicians, All Other283
  6. Accountants and Auditors212
  7. Financial and Investment Analysts159
  8. Database Administrators148
  9. Management Analysts135
  10. General Internal Medicine Physicians113
Visa routes
  1. H-1B8,764
  2. PERM labour certification530
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers119
  4. E-3 (Australia)49
  5. H-2A agricultural workers6
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)2
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)1
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 $96,304; middle half $80,538 to $119,662 · median prevailing wage $86,590 (marker) · 823 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa ranks #1 of 114 cities in Iowa by work visa applications on record, with 17.30% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Iowa
1 of 114
Share of Iowa's city applications
17.30%
Share of U.S. total
0.08%
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.

  • Manager JC50
  • Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/architects
  • Senior Associate JC60 -computer Systems Engineers/architects
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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