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Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Employer · Iowa, United States

Employer address
Iowa, United States
Applications on record
2,900
FY2025 applications
185
FY2026 to 30 June
123
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$73,997
Most common occupation
Materials Scientists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Iowa State University of Science and Technology appears in 2,900 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 185.

Applications by fiscal year — Iowa State University of Science and Technology

95189FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
95189FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008175
FY2009163
FY2010185
FY2011127
FY2012147
FY2013115
FY2014165
FY2015143
FY2016157
FY2017150
FY2018141
FY2019131
FY2020131
FY2021153
FY2022154
FY2023189
FY2024166
FY2025185
FY2026*123
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*1185
FY202516718
FY20241606
FY20231836
FY20221495
FY202113716
FY202012110
FY201911318
FY201811724
FY201712921
FY201612730
FY20151367
FY201414916
FY20131078
FY201213512
FY20111189
FY201016322
FY20091594
FY20081678
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Iowa State University of Science and Technology: applications by worksite state

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Data table
StateApplications
IA2,853
IL13
WI8
NY7
TN4
DE3
IN3
NC2
WV1
MN1
CO1
GA1
MD1
NM1
FL1
Worksite states
  1. Iowa2,853
  2. Illinois13
  3. Wisconsin8
  4. New York7
  5. Tennessee4
  6. Delaware3
  7. Indiana3
  8. North Carolina2
  9. West Virginia1
  10. Minnesota1
Worksite cities
  1. Ames, IA2,834
  2. Boone, IA10
  3. Batavia, IL8
  4. Burlington, WI7
  5. Upton, NY7
  6. Knoxville, TN4
  7. Nevada, IA3
  8. Ankeny, IA3
  9. West Lafayette, IN3
  10. Wilmington, DE3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Materials Scientists264
  2. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary214
  3. Soil and Plant Scientists180
  4. Physicists122
  5. Biological Scientists, All Other122
  6. Business Teachers, Postsecondary120
  7. Chemists94
  8. Biochemists and Biophysicists85
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Research Associate918
  2. Assistant Professor494
  3. Assistant Scientist III91
  4. Lecturer85
  5. Post Doctoral Research Associate80
  6. Research Scientist II69
  7. Ames Laboratory Scientist I52
  8. Associate Scientist47

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $73,997; middle half $60,000 to $96,000 · median prevailing wage $54,880 (marker) · 439 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I310
  2. Level II67
  3. Level III29
  4. Level IV25
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. China42
  2. India28
  3. South Korea19
  4. Canada18
  5. Brazil10
  6. Turkey7
  7. United Kingdom7
  8. Taiwan6
  9. Nepal6
  10. Argentina6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

73145FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2013FY2020FY2022FY2023
73145FY2009FY2011FY2020FY2023
Data table
FY2009145
FY2010101
FY2011130
FY2013120
FY2020106
FY2022123
FY202343
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023251183
FY2022551685
FY2020410650
FY2013600600
FY2011410891
FY2010511500
FY2009761692
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Borene Law Firm, P.A.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Iowa

Iowa State University of Science and Technology has 2,900 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #3 of 956 sponsoring employers in Iowa and #360 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 6.41% of the applications filed by employers based in Iowa.

Rank in Iowa
3 of 956
Rank in the United States
360 of 168,030
Share of Iowa's applications
6.41%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Iowa
68
Largest sponsoring employers in Iowa
  1. The University of Iowa5,591
  2. Rockwell Collins Inc.2,962
  3. Iowa State University of Science and Technology2,900
  4. E-giants Technologies LLC1,622
  5. Alewelt Concrete Inc.1,286
  6. Transamerica Life Insurance Company1,173
  7. American Technology Consulting, LLC904
  8. Pioneer Consulting Services LLC844
  9. Kanap Systems LLC685
  10. Inteliroute Technologies LLC645
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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