Cap-exempt employers in Iowa
22 employers in Iowa appear cap-exempt in the register, 0 of them verified by hand and 1 with a connected careers feed. All are ground 1 (higher education). The largest by FY2026 H-1B approvals are The University of Iowa (193), Iowa State University of Science and Technology (84), Maharishi International University (16).
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By FY2026 H-1B approvalsOpenings in Iowa
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All openings in Iowa in the jobs search. A posting counts for Iowa when its location text names the state, or, failing that, when its employer is based there.
What employers in Iowa hire on H-1B
DOL FY2025 certified LCAs| Occupation (SOC) | LCAs | Median wage | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other | 73 | $78,800 | 1 |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | 27 | $290,000 | 1 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 27 | $66,492 | 1 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 23 | $70,000 | 5 |
| Anesthesiologists | 21 | $370,042 | 1 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 20 | $71,089 | 4 |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 19 | $222,607 | 1 |
| Materials Scientists | 19 | $77,250 | 1 |
Totals add up each employer’s five most-certified occupations in DOL FY2025 Labor Condition Applications, so they understate the state’s full hiring. Median wage is the median of those employers’ median offered wages; it is an approximation, not a state-wide median.