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H-2B Visa Jobs in Iowa (FY2026): Employers, Positions & Wages

In FY2026 (through Q2), the Department of Labor certified 1,083 H-2B positions for worksites in Iowa — #35 among all states — across 102 employer applications. The median offered wage was $22.29/hour (middle half of offers: $19.33–$24.89).

1,083
positions certified
102
employer filings
$22.29/hr
median offered wage
#35
state rank

Top H-2B employers in Iowa

EmployerWorksite cityPositionsMedian wageMain occupation
Genuine Builders Inc.Sioux City101$23.54/hrConstruction Laborers
Lumber Specialties US LBM LLCStory City78$21.47/hrHelpers--Carpenters
Jasper Construction Services Inc.Des Moines60$23.93/hrConstruction Laborers
Wicks Construction Inc.Lawler50$23.49/hrConstruction Laborers
Rock Horizons Services and Construction LLCDavenport40$27.61/hrConstruction Laborers
Iowa Plains Signing, Inc.Waterloo40$16.85/hrCrossing Guards and Flaggers
All Star Concrete LLCJohnston35$24.89/hrConstruction Laborers
Cascade Lumber CompanyCascade32$21.64/hrTeam Assemblers
Perficut Companies, Inc. - Des MoinesDes Moines32$19.53/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Philipp's Trucking LLCCedar Rapids30$29.58/hrHeavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
Black Hawk Roof Co., Inc.Des Moines30$24.92/hrRoofers
Perficut Companies, Inc. - OmahaCouncil Bluffs30$20.04/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Perennial Services Holdco, LLC (1827)Des Moines29$19.53/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Stevens Erosion Control Inc.Hills26$18.87/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Boulder Contracting LLCClarion24$22.98/hrConstruction Laborers
Portzen Construction Inc.Iowa City24$19.72/hrConstruction Laborers
Nehring Construction, Inc.Des Moines20$24.89/hrConstruction Laborers
White Castle Roofing and Contracting, Inc.Ankeny18$21.75/hrRoofers
JR Revar Steel, LLCIowa City18$30.11/hrReinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Delaney Concrete Construction Company Inc.Tipton15$27.61/hrConstruction Laborers
Smitty's Lawn and Landscape Services, LLCFort Dodge15$19.39/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
Manatt's, Inc.Johnston15$24.89/hrConstruction Laborers
Perficut Companies, Inc. - Eastern IowaCedar Rapids15$19.33/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
La CantinaCedar Rapids14$16.74/hrCooks, Restaurant
Soil Concepts, Inc.Waterloo12$18.6/hrLandscaping and Groundskeeping Workers

What the jobs are

OccupationPositions certified
Construction Laborers412
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers230
Helpers--Carpenters81
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers52
Team Assemblers44
Roofers42
Crossing Guards and Flaggers40
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers30
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners25
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers24

Where: Des Moines (126) · Cedar Rapids (85) · Sioux City (68) · Johnston (63) · Davenport (45) · Waterloo (44) · Dubuque (38) · Dyersville (37).

How people get these jobs

The H-2B visa lets U.S. employers hire foreign workers for temporary non-agricultural work — landscaping, hospitality, seafood processing, fairs and amusement parks, construction helpers. The employer, not the worker, starts the process: they must first offer the job to U.S. workers, get the Department of Labor certification shown on this page, and then petition USCIS for the visas.

Every certified opening must be posted publicly on the DOL's official registry, SeasonalJobs.dol.gov — that is the place to search and apply for current openings. Beware of anyone charging workers "visa fees": recruitment fees charged to H-2B workers are illegal.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — H-2B disclosure data, FY2026 (through Q2). Positions shown are certified by the DOL (a required step before the employer can request visas); certification is not a guarantee that every position was filled. Wages are the offered rates in the certified applications. See also the USCIS H-2B Employer Data Hub.

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