State sponsor index
This view uses official DOL LCA worksite-state fields for Iowa, so it is best for spotting where filing activity appears. It is not a promise that an employer will sponsor future roles.
How to read this state page
Use the state view as a starting point, then open employers for role, wage, source-period, and PERM context before drawing conclusions.
Worksite-state signal
Employers appear here when imported DOL LCA rows list IA as a worksite state. One employer can appear in several state views.
Employer-level detail
Open an employer to compare recent LCA counts, PERM activity, roles, locations, median wage signals, and source periods.
State filing snapshot
Rolled up from the 50 most recently active Iowa employers in our imported DOL data. Counts reflect official LCA and PERM worksite rows, not hiring promises or approval rates.
Employers with recent worksite activity
50
Showing the 50 most recently active
Show H-1B (LCA) worksite filings
49
Labor Condition Application signal
Also show PERM (green-card) filings
28
Permanent labor certification signal
Top worksite cities
Plano, TX, Austin, TX
+ Atlanta, GA, Redmond, WA
Most common roles in Iowa filings: SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Software Engineer, JAVA DEVELOPER, Architect. These reflect the job-title fields on official DOL LCA and PERM rows for Iowa worksites.
Source: DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data. Source last verified: . Page updated: .
Software Engineer, Systems, Software Engineer, Product, Software Engineer (Systems)
LCA
858
PERM
78
Median wage
$205,233
Architect, Director of Clinical Quality (20012.1024), Lead Software Engineer
LCA
74
PERM
18
Median wage
$118,719
Principal Engineer, Software Engineering, Senior Engineer, Software Engineering, Principal Engineer, Systems Engineering
LCA
42
PERM
5
Median wage
$119,454
Integration Engineer 3, Product Analyst (TE.DADA.P3), Site Reliability Engineer 3
LCA
200
PERM
3
Median wage
$140,000
Associate Manager- T&H Vertical, Manager, Manager - Data Engineering
LCA
12
PERM
3
Median wage
$229,258
Architect, Developer, Analyst
LCA
785
PERM
0
Median wage
$91,187
Software Engineer, Silicon Engineer, Business Program Manager
LCA
1,338
PERM
97
Median wage
$129,000
SYSTEMS ANALYST, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR
LCA
470
PERM
24
Median wage
$89,500
Staff Software Development Engineer, Senior Software Development Engineer, Sr Software Development Engineer
LCA
69
PERM
0
Median wage
$140,000
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, FULL STACK DEVELOPER, JAVA DEVELOPER
LCA
6
PERM
0
Median wage
$111,998
Mgr Engineering (AID030), Business Intel Analyst Sr (030.167-014), Engineer 2
LCA
27
PERM
7
Median wage
$138,195
Assistant Professor, LEO Lecturer I, Clinical Assistant Professor
LCA
197
PERM
8
Median wage
$73,818
Packaged Application Development Manager, Application Development Manager, Custom Software Engineering Manager
LCA
292
PERM
14
Median wage
$132,651
Software Developer, Site Reliability Developer, Data Scientist
LCA
118
PERM
93
Median wage
$139,464
Manager, Senior Manager, Senior Consultant
LCA
476
PERM
39
Median wage
$144,560
Artificial Intelligence Solutions Consultant (001610), Lead Analytics Consultant (001863), Lead Platform Engineer (017040.001147)
LCA
111
PERM
34
Median wage
$139,464
Interventional Cardiologist
LCA
2
PERM
1
Median wage
$650,000
Auditor, Assurance (Audit Services) (Manager), IM Consultant 2 (Multiple Positions), Consult., Tech. Cons., D&ET (Backend Engg.) FSO (Mgr.) (M.P)
LCA
1,622
PERM
62
Median wage
$147,421
Software Engineering SMTS, Software Engineering LMTS, Software Engineering MTS
LCA
327
PERM
73
Median wage
$163,571
Professional Programmer Analyst, Senior Professional Programmer Analyst, Professional Product Developer
LCA
13
PERM
9
Median wage
$114,026
Assistant Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, Assistant Professor
LCA
37
PERM
0
Median wage
$72,492
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
LCA
28
PERM
2
Median wage
$169,229
Java Developer, Full Stack Developer, Full Stack Engineer
LCA
21
PERM
0
Median wage
$102,357
Android Developer, Global Senior Program Manager for Contact Centers, Software Developer
LCA
57
PERM
3
Median wage
$158,080
Senior Engineer - Java, Senior Engineer - .NET, Engineer II
LCA
99
PERM
0
Median wage
$180,000
Latest activity 2026
LCA
0
PERM
0
Median wage
n/a
Computer Programmer, Data Engineer, Programmer Analyst
LCA
93
PERM
0
Median wage
$99,000
Design Engineer, Design Engineer(s), Industrial Engineer
LCA
89
PERM
7
Median wage
$89,398
Java Developer, Software Engineer, Software Developer
LCA
34
PERM
0
Median wage
$112,923
SNOWFLAKE ETL DATA ENGINEER, BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYST, BUSINESS/SYSTEMS ANALYST III
LCA
13
PERM
0
Median wage
$96,117
Manufacturing Engineer, Sr. Quality Engineer, Automation Controls Engineer
LCA
13
PERM
0
Median wage
$50
QA Analyst, SHAREPOINT DEVELOPER, SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
LCA
4
PERM
0
Median wage
$115,000
Technical Lead L1, Techno Functional Consultant L2, Solution Architect L1
LCA
565
PERM
0
Median wage
$100,000
DotNet Developer
LCA
2
PERM
0
Median wage
$43
Senior .NET Developer
LCA
2
PERM
0
Median wage
$117,000
Lead Developer
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$122,331
Software Developer
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$112,923
Network Engineer
LCA
1
PERM
0
Median wage
$93,288
Technology Consultant 2, Technology Project Lead 1, Package Consultant 2
LCA
741
PERM
0
Median wage
$92,581
Computer Systems Analyst III
LCA
40
PERM
1
Median wage
$154,000
Senior Software Engineer, Senior Partner Solutions Architect, Software Engineer
LCA
15
PERM
7
Median wage
$200,000
Associate Data Scientist, Lead IT Developer, Software Engineer
LCA
54
PERM
5
Median wage
$100,000
Sr. Data Analyst I
LCA
50
PERM
3
Median wage
$110,302
Senior Systems Analysts, Senior Programmer Analysts, Software Engineers
LCA
244
PERM
37
Median wage
$132,933
Manager JC50 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, Senior Manager JC45 - Computer Systems Engineers/Architects, Senior Associate JC60 -Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
LCA
1,385
PERM
0
Median wage
$114,795
Project Manager, Data Engineering, System Architect
LCA
53
PERM
3
Median wage
$124,114
Systems Analyst, Computer Programmer, Software Developer, Systems Software
LCA
118
PERM
0
Median wage
$114,274
SPECIALIST I - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, ARCHITECT I - SOFTWARE TESTING, LEAD II - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
LCA
114
PERM
0
Median wage
$113,807
Data Scientist II, Engineer Product, Infrastructure Engineer
LCA
30
PERM
9
Median wage
$110,000
Software Programmer-2
LCA
360
PERM
1
Median wage
$96,900
FAQ
VisaSignal lists employers with imported DOL LCA rows that include Iowa as the worksite state. That is a state-level filing signal, not a promise that an employer is currently hiring or will sponsor a future role.
Start with the employer filing counts, then open individual employers to compare roles, worksites, wage signals, PERM activity, and source periods. The same employer can appear in several states when official LCA rows list multiple worksite locations.
No. A certified LCA is a Department of Labor labor-condition filing signal. USCIS decides H-1B petitions separately, so state sponsor pages should be used as research context rather than approval records.
The Iowa filing snapshot rolls up the most frequent job titles and worksite cities across the employers shown, using the role and city fields from official DOL LCA and PERM disclosure rows. In recent Iowa filings, the worksite cities that appear most often are Plano, TX, Austin, TX, Atlanta, GA, Redmond, WA. The most common job titles are SOFTWARE DEVELOPER, Software Engineer, JAVA DEVELOPER, Architect. Read it as where recent filing activity clusters in Iowa, not as a ranking of which employers are easiest to get sponsored by.
Yes. Every Iowa employer shown here is built from free, public DOL OFLC disclosure data, so there is no paywall or login. VisaSignal layers the worksite-state grouping, the role and city rollups, and source-period caveats on top of the raw government files.
Employers here are flagged when imported DOL PERM (permanent labor certification) rows list Iowa worksites, shown alongside their H-1B LCA filings, often concentrated in Plano, TX, Austin, TX, Atlanta, GA, Redmond, WA. A certified PERM is an earlier step toward an employment-based green card, but it is a Department of Labor labor-market signal only — not a guarantee of green-card approval, a job offer, or future sponsorship.
Related states
Each state page uses the same DOL worksite-state fields, so cross-state navigation is useful when comparing nearby filing activity or expanding a job search.
Related research
State activity is one signal. Combine it with role-level wage pages and PERM processing context before drawing conclusions for a specific search.