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Ames, IA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 11180) · United States

Applications on record
4,351
FY2025
295
FY2026 to 30 June
202
Share of U.S. total
0.04%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$81,328
Median wage$81,328certified 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 Ames, IA.

Applications by fiscal year — Ames, IA

148295FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
148295FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008238
FY2009203
FY2010221
FY2011170
FY2012187
FY2013159
FY2014218
FY2015222
FY2016274
FY2017261
FY2018216
FY2019216
FY2020214
FY2021241
FY2022268
FY2023286
FY2024260
FY2025295
FY2026*202
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*201115219
FY2025231723025
FY2024192520610
FY2023201923611
FY2022122621218
FY2021141319321
FY202012518413
FY20197417827
FY20187218027
FY20174322034
FY20162423137
FY20152220711
FY20141019819
FY2013001518
FY20120016819
FY20110015812
FY20100019625
FY2009001958
FY20080022018
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 Ames, IA.

Applications by employer
  1. Iowa State University of Science and Technology2,848
  2. Ames IT and Numeric Solutions, LLC149
  3. Danfoss Power Solutions (US) Company122
  4. Mcfarland Clinic, P.C.65
  5. Lumber Specialties US LBM LLC53
  6. Reg Services Group, LLC36
  7. Ames IT and Numeric Solutions29
  8. Pugna Technologies25
  9. Newlink Genetics Corporation25
  10. Rodriguez Citrus Harvesting, Inc.25
  11. Workiva, Inc.24
  12. Proplanner, Inc.17
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 Developers289
  2. Materials Scientists262
  3. Soil and Plant Scientists221
  4. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary215
  5. Biological Scientists, All Other135
  6. Business Teachers, Postsecondary120
  7. Chemists111
  8. Physicists102
  9. Biochemists and Biophysicists90
  10. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary83
Visa routes
  1. H-1B3,493
  2. PERM labour certification362
  3. H-2A agricultural workers143
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers131
  5. E-3 (Australia)24
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)2
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 $81,328; middle half $61,890 to $101,134 · median prevailing wage $59,975 (marker) · 574 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Corn10
  2. Agricultural Equipment Operators5
  3. Construction of Livestock Buildings2
  4. drive and operate farm machinery to plant, cultiv1
  5. Tomatoes1
  6. Drivers1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Ames, IA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Ames, IA3,987
  2. Story City, IA82
  3. Boone, IA74
  4. Nevada, IA59
  5. Slater, IA55
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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