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Ames, IA, 50011 H-1B market data

ZIP-bounded LCA market summary with top companies, top roles, wage ranges, filing coverage, and quarterly trend points. State can be inferred from the dominant loaded LCA worksite state for the ZIP.

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Market summary

Market ID	zip:50011
Match type	postal_code
City	Ames
State	IA
Postal code	50011
LCA filings	1,508
Companies	7
Role titles	393
Fiscal-year coverage	FY2016 to FY2026

Wage summary

Annualized low min	$26,000
Annualized high max	$260,000
Annualized low average	$73,733
Outlier count	0

Market caveat: State inferred from dominant loaded LCA worksite state for ZIP 50011.

Top companies

Company	LCA filings	Cases	Low wage min	High wage max	First FY	Latest FY
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	1,495	1,495	26,000	260,000	2,016	2,026
Aptalogic, Inc	7	7	34,008	52,000	2,018	2,023
EnGeniousAg, LLC	2	2	79,500	100,000	2,022	2,025
DATA2BIO, LLC	1	1	60,000	0	2,017	2,017
DRYLAND GENETICS, LLC	1	1	50,400	0	2,016	2,016
SMART AG, LLC	1	1	48,800	0	2,016	2,016
VARIFAS BIORENEWABLES LLC	1	1	61,485	0	2,016	2,016

Top roles

Title	SOC	LCA filings	Low wage min	High wage max
Assistant Professor	25-1032.00 Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	58	$83,000	$113,568
Postdoctoral Research Associate	19-2012.00 Physicists	49	$51,584	$67,018
Ames Laboratory Scientist I	19-2032.00 Materials Scientists	43	$60,900	$85,520
Postdoctoral Research Associate	19-2032.00 Materials Scientists	38	$50,500	$64,736
Assistant Professor	25-1011.00 Business Teachers, Postsecondary	31	$145,860	$240,000
Postdoctoral Research Associate	19-1013.00 Soil and Plant Scientists	30	$49,920	$65,000
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	25-1032 ENGINEERING TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY	28	$82,500	$98,000
Veterinary Resident	29-1131.00 Veterinarians	27	$29,000	$51,000
Postdoctoral Research Associate	19-2031.00 Chemists	25	$52,901	$66,780
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE	19-1013 SOIL AND PLANT SCIENTISTS	24	$43,600	$43,600
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE	19-2012 PHYSICISTS	23	$47,588	$56,555
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR	25-1011 BUSINESS TEACHERS, POSTSECONDARY	21	$70,000	$144,430
Assistant Professor	25-1021.00 Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$100,000	$185,000
Assistant Professor	25-1022.00 Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$82,500	$120,000
Postdoctoral Research Associate	19-1021.00 Biochemists and Biophysicists	19	$49,008	$60,320

Market trend

Period	LCA count	Role titles	SOC codes	Avg wage low	Avg prevailing	Certified	Certification rate
2016 Q2	107	27	35	$64,989	$50,462	104	97.2%
2017 Q2	112	23	36	$67,623	$51,770	106	94.6%
2018 Q2	115	12	35	$71,029	$56,171	111	96.5%
2019 Q2	104	23	43	$71,595	$57,241	99	95.2%
2020 Q1	24	9	14	$66,129	$55,933	24	100.0%
2020 Q2	19	6	13	$64,389	$52,441	19	100.0%
2020 Q3	40	11	23	$70,914	$56,244	38	95.0%
2020 Q4	39	12	24	$69,794	$55,750	38	97.4%
2021 Q1	31	13	18	$78,911	$57,921	31	100.0%
2021 Q2	58	22	26	$75,685	$54,100	58	100.0%
2021 Q3	102	33	39	$73,089	$52,804	102	100.0%
2021 Q4	32	11	17	$70,874	$52,220	32	100.0%
2022 Q1	32	15	24	$66,034	$52,711	31	96.9%
2022 Q2	33	12	22	$78,551	$52,972	33	100.0%
2022 Q3	45	17	25	$74,930	$54,848	45	100.0%
2022 Q4	34	8	16	$65,584	$50,684	34	100.0%
2023 Q1	28	12	17	$70,836	$56,155	28	100.0%
2023 Q2	84	25	31	$74,108	$54,336	84	100.0%
2023 Q3	61	17	21	$74,757	$55,186	60	98.4%
2023 Q4	31	14	15	$70,749	$55,932	31	100.0%
2024 Q1	28	12	18	$69,309	$54,652	28	100.0%
2024 Q2	34	16	21	$79,697	$54,981	32	94.1%
2024 Q3	55	20	27	$77,470	$55,657	53	96.4%
2024 Q4	33	9	20	$75,174	$58,429	33	100.0%
2025 Q1	34	14	17	$70,981	$59,794	33	97.1%
2025 Q2	40	15	17	$97,599	$55,867	40	100.0%
2025 Q3	60	18	31	$84,588	$58,802	60	100.0%
2025 Q4	33	15	22	$83,702	$61,695	33	100.0%
2026 Q2	60	14	27	$88,411	$62,669	60	100.0%

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