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Iowa City, IA

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 26980) · United States

Applications on record
8,145
FY2025
446
FY2026 to 30 June
328
Share of U.S. total
0.07%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$84,800
Median wage$84,800certified 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, IA.

Applications by fiscal year — Iowa City, IA

255510FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
255510FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008345
FY2009432
FY2010415
FY2011457
FY2012457
FY2013423
FY2014468
FY2015461
FY2016484
FY2017502
FY2018510
FY2019451
FY2020373
FY2021348
FY2022396
FY2023397
FY2024452
FY2025446
FY2026*328
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*15182869
FY2025192237926
FY2024162338132
FY2023181733725
FY2022172332828
FY202110830822
FY202013929754
FY20198539543
FY201810443957
FY20174345045
FY20164241068
FY20151039664
FY20144040559
FY20130036657
FY20120038968
FY20110039661
FY20100032194
FY20090039933
FY20080029649
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, IA.

Applications by employer
  1. The University of Iowa5,486
  2. Act, Inc.309
  3. NCS Pearson, Inc.287
  4. HCL America, Inc.243
  5. L&T Technology Services Limited84
  6. Integrated Dna Technologies, Inc.60
  7. Smartinsight, LLC51
  8. Ness USA, Inc.46
  9. NCS Pearson, Inc.38
  10. Iowa City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (vamc)37
  11. Wipro Limited33
  12. Infosys Limited32
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, Postsecondary829
  2. Software Developers711
  3. Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other682
  4. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists569
  5. Physicians, All Other326
  6. Computer Systems Analysts268
  7. Computer Programmers240
  8. Biological Scientists, All Other203
  9. Computer Occupations, All Other199
  10. General Internal Medicine Physicians183
Visa routes
  1. H-1B6,621
  2. PERM labour certification894
  3. H-2A agricultural workers139
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers134
  5. E-3 (Australia)25
  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 $84,800; middle half $69,400 to $177,892 · median prevailing wage $64,376 (marker) · 1,027 applications.

$60k$130k$200k$270k$340k
$60k$130k$200k$270k$340k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Construction of Livestock Buildings10
  2. Corn4
  3. Apples3
  4. Agricultural Equipment Operators2
  5. Hops2
  6. Grains2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Iowa City, IA with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Iowa City, IA7,299
  2. Coralville, IA399
  3. North Liberty, IA155
  4. Washington, IA90
  5. Kalona, IA31
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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