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The University of Iowa

Employer · Iowa, United States

Employer address
Iowa, United States
Applications on record
5,591
FY2025 applications
374
FY2026 to 30 June
255
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$84,100
Most common occupation
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
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

The University of Iowa appears in 5,591 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 374.

Applications by fiscal year — The University of Iowa

187374FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
187374FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008255
FY2009315
FY2010291
FY2011291
FY2012327
FY2013318
FY2014308
FY2015305
FY2016304
FY2017307
FY2018325
FY2019301
FY2020242
FY2021219
FY2022253
FY2023278
FY2024323
FY2025374
FY2026*255
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*2478
FY202535420
FY202430716
FY202326018
FY202222924
FY202120613
FY202019646
FY201926833
FY201827253
FY201726839
FY201624559
FY201525847
FY201426444
FY201327642
FY201227255
FY201125437
FY201021972
FY200928827
FY200822332
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).

The University of Iowa: applications by worksite state

1+2+2+3+5+
1+2+2+3+5+
Data table
StateApplications
IA5,543
TX9
CA5
NV5
IL4
NY3
VA3
PA3
FL2
AZ2
MD2
OH2
WA2
TN2
KS1
Worksite states
  1. Iowa5,543
  2. Texas9
  3. California5
  4. Nevada5
  5. Illinois4
  6. New York3
  7. Virginia3
  8. Pennsylvania3
  9. Florida2
  10. Arizona2
Worksite cities
  1. Iowa City, IA5,447
  2. Coralville, IA22
  3. Ankeny, IA14
  4. North Liberty, IA10
  5. Cedar Rapids, IA8
  6. Sioux City, IA8
  7. Davenport, IA7
  8. Reno, NV5
  9. Ottumwa, IA4
  10. Houston, TX4
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. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary828
  2. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other687
  3. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists570
  4. Physicians, All Other252
  5. Biological Scientists, All Other198
  6. General Internal Medicine Physicians181
  7. Biochemists and Biophysicists168
  8. Business Teachers, Postsecondary105
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Research Scholar719
  2. Clinical Assistant Professor650
  3. House Staff Fellow Physician448
  4. Assistant Professor444
  5. House Staff Resident Physician335
  6. Assistant Research Scientist308
  7. Visiting Assistant Professor108
  8. Associate (faculty Physician)96

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

Median $84,100; middle half $69,210 to $195,000 · median prevailing wage $62,878 (marker) · 893 applications.

$60k$135k$210k$285k$360k
$60k$135k$210k$285k$360k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I534
  2. Level II318
  3. Level III50
  4. Level IV6
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. India152
  2. China91
  3. Canada37
  4. South Korea34
  5. Japan28
  6. Pakistan25
  7. Jordan21
  8. Brazil20
  9. Thailand15
  10. Nepal14
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)

126251FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
126251FY2009FY2011FY2015FY2017FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY2009251
FY2010150
FY2011221
FY2012155
FY2015162
FY2016148
FY2017201
FY2019172
FY2020180
FY2021140
FY2022202
FY202381
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023332485
FY20228811143
FY2021740663
FY2020821982
FY2019883841
FY20179701041
FY2016810670
FY2015950670
FY2012841713
FY20119301280
FY2010721782
FY200911311381
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. Dentons Davis Brown PC40
  2. Husch Blackwell LLP4
  3. Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.2
  4. Green and Spiegel, LLC1
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

The University of Iowa has 5,591 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #1 of 956 sponsoring employers in Iowa and #146 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 12.37% of the applications filed by employers based in Iowa.

Rank in Iowa
1 of 956
Rank in the United States
146 of 168,030
Share of Iowa's applications
12.37%
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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