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Iowa

State · United States

Applications on record
62,553
FY2025
3,836
FY2026 to 30 June
2,901
Share of U.S. total
0.52%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$93,891
Median wage$93,891certified 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.

Applications by fiscal year — Iowa

2,0744,148FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2,0744,148FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20082,300
FY20092,210
FY20102,406
FY20112,627
FY20122,853
FY20132,866
FY20143,666
FY20153,667
FY20163,617
FY20173,762
FY20184,148
FY20194,052
FY20203,471
FY20213,065
FY20223,600
FY20233,698
FY20243,808
FY20253,836
FY2026*2,901
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*4902511,731429
FY20255362842,374642
FY20244943202,344650
FY20234592732,303663
FY20224032592,540398
FY20212831142,332336
FY2020227802,902262
FY2019240883,375349
FY2018299663,409374
FY2017183473,095437
FY2016140472,940490
FY201587393,208333
FY201485243,168389
FY20135482,607197
FY20122492,513307
FY201129122,308278
FY20103081,971397
FY200930192,046115
FY200838221,987253
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.

Applications by employer
  1. The University of Iowa5,543
  2. Iowa State University of Science and Technology2,853
  3. Rockwell Collins Inc.2,192
  4. Tata Consultancy Services Limited1,349
  5. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp1,003
  6. HCL America, Inc.658
  7. Deere & Company631
  8. Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation560
  9. Transamerica Life Insurance Company549
  10. Alewelt Concrete Inc.519
  11. Infosys Limited408
  12. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP388
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 Developers12,439
  2. Computer Systems Analysts5,555
  3. Computer Programmers3,819
  4. Computer Occupations, All Other3,164
  5. Physicians, All Other1,645
  6. Agricultural Equipment Operators1,455
  7. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse1,328
  8. Mechanical Engineers1,183
  9. Construction Laborers1,108
  10. General Internal Medicine Physicians968
Visa routes
  1. H-1B46,864
  2. PERM labour certification7,299
  3. H-2A agricultural workers4,131
  4. H-2B non-agricultural workers1,970
  5. E-3 (Australia)253
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)57
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)8
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 $93,891; middle half $73,800 to $120,000 · median prevailing wage $81,994 (marker) · 6,297 applications.

$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
$60k$95k$130k$165k$200k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Construction of Livestock Buildings542
  2. Corn116
  3. Agricultural Equipment Operators59
  4. General Farm Workers33
  5. Construction of Livestock buildings32
  6. Grains18
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Iowa with their own pages.

Applications by city
  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
  11. Cedar Falls, IA828
  12. Fairfield, IA772
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green cards, naturalization and admissions

People who became lawful permanent residents or U.S. citizens while living in Iowa, and non-immigrant (I-94) admissions with Iowa as destination, fiscal years (DHS).

Green cards by fiscal year

2,9555,9102015201620172018201920202021202220232024
2,9555,910201520172019202120232024
Data table
20155,050
20165,300
20175,580
20185,480
20195,530
20203,910
20213,450
20224,740
20234,900
20245,910
Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizations
20245,9103,530
20234,9004,310
20224,7404,100
20213,4503,300
20203,9103,540
20195,5304,980
20185,4803,610
20175,5802,680
20165,3002,810
20155,0502,570
Green cards by country of birth, FY2024
  1. Mexico940
  2. Afghanistan560
  3. Cuba490
  4. DR Congo300
  5. Sudan250
  6. Vietnam230
  7. Togo210
  8. India170
  9. Liberia150
  10. China150
  11. Philippines150
  12. El Salvador130
I-94 admissions by category, FY2024
  1. Tourists and business travellers (with a visa)47,110
  2. Tourists and business travellers (Visa Waiver Program)17,420
  3. Temporary workers and families16,450
  4. Students and exchange visitors11,160
  5. Treaty traders and investors540
  6. Diplomats and other representatives430
  7. All other classes410
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B31,170
  2. B15,940
  3. WT12,630
  4. F8,480
  5. WB4,790
  6. H2A4,650
  7. TN2,700
  8. J2,030
  9. H1B1,960
  10. L1,740
  11. H2B, H2R1,500
  12. H1,210
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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