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West Des Moines, Iowa

City · Iowa, United States

Applications on record
6,054
FY2025
312
FY2026 to 30 June
211
Share of U.S. total
0.05%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$101,000
Median wage$101,000certified 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 West Des Moines, Iowa.

Applications by fiscal year — West Des Moines, Iowa

233465FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
233465FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008170
FY2009169
FY2010200
FY2011376
FY2012323
FY2013303
FY2014465
FY2015447
FY2016404
FY2017390
FY2018382
FY2019346
FY2020307
FY2021330
FY2022331
FY2023320
FY2024268
FY2025312
FY2026*211
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*315652
FY20255204103
FY2024120958
FY2023224177
FY2022026962
FY2021028149
FY2020027433
FY2019032719
FY2018034636
FY2017036327
FY2016035846
FY2015041730
FY2014041847
FY2013028914
FY2012029924
FY2011036511
FY2010019010
FY200901654
FY200801664
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 West Des Moines, Iowa.

Applications by employer
  1. Tata Consultancy Services Limited453
  2. Athene Annuity and Life Company250
  3. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp244
  4. UST Global Inc.217
  5. Tejase Technologies Inc184
  6. E-giants Technologies LLC137
  7. Quality Consulting, Inc.128
  8. Pioneer Consulting Services LLC128
  9. Kanap Systems LLC126
  10. Epathusa, Inc106
  11. Talentlink, Inc89
  12. American Technology Consulting, LLC82
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 Developers2,137
  2. Computer Systems Analysts1,108
  3. Computer Programmers669
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other574
  5. Database Administrators209
  6. Actuaries105
  7. Network and Computer Systems Administrators83
  8. Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers76
  9. Management Analysts72
  10. Financial and Investment Analysts54
Visa routes
  1. H-1B5,136
  2. PERM labour certification706
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers11
  4. E-3 (Australia)10
  5. 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 $101,000; middle half $86,590 to $121,326 · median prevailing wage $96,304 (marker) · 559 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

West Des Moines, Iowa ranks #4 of 114 cities in Iowa by work visa applications on record, with 10.62% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Iowa
4 of 114
Share of Iowa's city applications
10.62%
Share of U.S. total
0.05%
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
  • 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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