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Iowa City, Iowa

City · Iowa, United States

Applications on record
7,309
FY2025
377
FY2026 to 30 June
285
Share of U.S. total
0.06%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$84,100
Median wage$84,100certified 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 Iowa City, Iowa.

Applications by fiscal year — Iowa City, Iowa

225449FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
225449FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008319
FY2009407
FY2010398
FY2011422
FY2012449
FY2013396
FY2014443
FY2015436
FY2016445
FY2017441
FY2018448
FY2019408
FY2020331
FY2021299
FY2022328
FY2023312
FY2024365
FY2025377
FY2026*285
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*292659
FY20253534722
FY20244533719
FY20234628319
FY20222629426
FY20212027918
FY20202028049
FY20191036938
FY20181039255
FY20171039743
FY20161037965
FY20151037659
FY20140038855
FY20130034353
FY20120038564
FY20110037349
FY20100030593
FY20090038027
FY20080028336
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 Iowa City, Iowa.

Applications by employer
  1. The University of Iowa5,447
  2. Act, Inc.304
  3. NCS Pearson, Inc.283
  4. HCL America, Inc.224
  5. L&T Technology Services Limited84
  6. Ness USA, Inc.39
  7. NCS Pearson, Inc.38
  8. Iowa City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (vamc)37
  9. Wipro Limited33
  10. Infosys Limited32
  11. Iowa City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical C31
  12. Iowa City VA Health Care System28
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. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary826
  2. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other679
  3. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists563
  4. Software Developers550
  5. Physicians, All Other325
  6. Computer Systems Analysts209
  7. Computer Programmers202
  8. Biological Scientists, All Other187
  9. General Internal Medicine Physicians182
  10. Computer Occupations, All Other169
Visa routes
  1. H-1B6,125
  2. PERM labour certification799
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers31
  4. H-2A agricultural workers24
  5. E-3 (Australia)14
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)11
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 $84,100; middle half $69,300 to $190,000 · median prevailing wage $62,941 (marker) · 933 applications.

$60k$130k$200k$270k$340k
$60k$130k$200k$270k$340k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Grains2
  2. Corn1
  3. Agricultural Equipment Operators1
  4. Soybeans1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa ranks #3 of 114 cities in Iowa by work visa applications on record, with 12.82% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Iowa
3 of 114
Share of Iowa's city applications
12.82%
Share of U.S. total
0.06%
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.

  • Assistant Professor
  • Assistant Research Scientist
  • Clinical Assistant Professor
  • Clinical Associate Professor
  • House Staff Fellow Physician
  • House Staff Resident Physician
  • Postdoctoral Research Scholar
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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