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Fort Dodge, Iowa

City · Iowa, United States

Applications on record
253
FY2025
16
FY2026 to 30 June
17
Share of U.S. total
0.00%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$87,500
Median wage$87,500certified 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 Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Applications by fiscal year — Fort Dodge, Iowa

1020FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1020FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200811
FY20098
FY201015
FY20117
FY201220
FY20139
FY20148
FY201518
FY201619
FY201718
FY201819
FY201917
FY20209
FY20216
FY20226
FY202315
FY202415
FY202516
FY2026*17
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*3140
FY20252131
FY2024591
FY2023591
FY2022240
FY2021231
FY2020324
FY20193104
FY20181126
FY20172142
FY20162134
FY20150117
FY2014071
FY2013090
FY20120200
FY2011070
FY20100114
FY2009080
FY2008092
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 Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Applications by employer
  1. Trinity Regional Medical Center27
  2. Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation26
  3. Trimark Physicians Group23
  4. Elanco US Inc.15
  5. New Cooperative Inc10
  6. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.10
  7. Smitty's Lawn and Landscape Services, LLC10
  8. Castor Construction9
  9. Iowa Central Community College9
  10. CertainTeed Gypsum & Ceiling Manufacturing, Inc.8
  11. CJ Bio America, Inc.7
  12. Anesthetix of Iowa, PC6
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 Other34
  2. General Internal Medicine Physicians20
  3. Construction Laborers13
  4. Physical Therapists12
  5. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers12
  6. Software Developers11
  7. Pediatricians, General10
  8. Engineers, All Other10
  9. Chemical Engineers8
  10. Industrial Engineers7
Visa routes
  1. H-1B173
  2. PERM labour certification38
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers30
  4. H-1B1 (Chile)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 $87,500; middle half $80,000 to $105,750 · median prevailing wage $82,035 (marker) · 32 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Iowa

Fort Dodge, Iowa ranks #28 of 114 cities in Iowa by work visa applications on record, with 0.44% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Iowa
28 of 114
Share of Iowa's city applications
0.44%
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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