UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Educational Services · Primarily IA · PERM filings 2019–2023
Overview
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA is a Educational Services employer that has filed 115 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2023. That places it #647 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 49 were certified (42.6% approval rate), taking about 199 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in IA, and the median sponsored wage is $182,813.
115
PERM filings
42.6%
approval
1
denied
$182,813
median wage
199d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 115 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (23%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India26
- China15
- Thailand7
- Canada7
- Japan7
- South Korea6
- Pakistan5
- Brazil5
- Iran4
- Jordan4
Prior visa status
- H-1B104
- F-14
- TPS3
- J-12
- J-21
- E-31
Education
- Other67
- Doctorate34
- Master's14
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations UNIVERSITY OF IOWA most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 50 | $205,329 |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 10 | $184,117 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $52,630 |
| Physicians and Surgeons, All Other | 6 | $222,519 |
| Faculty Member in Internal Medicine | 3 | $228,968 |
| Internists, General | 3 | $210,000 |
| Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary | 3 | $84,000 |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 2 | $55,843 |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 2 | $90,000 |
| Surgeons | 2 | $182,813 |
Common job titles
Worksite states
Wage range
$85,000
25th
$182,813
median
$207,424
75th
$270,300
90th
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-20284-09363 | Associate Faculty Member | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | May 14, 2021 |
| A-20300-13314 | Associate Faculty Member | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | May 13, 2021 |
| A-20300-13306 | Associate Faculty Member | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | May 13, 2021 |
| A-20272-04682 | Associate Faculty Member | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Apr 30, 2021 |
| A-20258-99302 | Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Apr 27, 2021 |
| A-20182-71326 | Biomedical Design Engineer | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Mar 31, 2021 |
| A-20182-71367 | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jan 27, 2021 |
| A-20161-63249 | Senior Application Developer | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Dec 10, 2020 |
| A-20128-51648 | Assistant Director, Center for Teaching | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Oct 28, 2020 |
| A-20050-21062 | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Withdrawn | Iowa City, IA | Jun 30, 2020 |
| A-20055-22385 | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jun 26, 2020 |
| A-20052-21654 | Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jun 24, 2020 |
| A-20051-21599 | Assistant Professor of Music Theory | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jun 19, 2020 |
| A-20051-21388 | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jun 19, 2020 |
| A-20050-20970 | Instructional Lecturer in Japanese | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jun 19, 2020 |
| A-19212-37741 | Clinical Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jun 19, 2020 |
| A-20041-17370 | Director of Portuguese Program and Lecturer in Portugues | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jun 16, 2020 |
| A-20037-16223 | Lecturer in Chinese | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jun 11, 2020 |
| A-20041-17477 | Lecturer in Swahili | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jun 11, 2020 |
| A-20035-14929 | Lecturer in Arabic | Certified - Expired | Iowa City, IA | Jun 5, 2020 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.