Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Ames, IA

320 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Ames, IA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$82,720	160	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$82,720	160	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$82,720	160	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$82,360	200	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$82,110	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$80,990	70	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$80,430	80	View salary detail
Coroners	$80,370	160	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$80,370	160	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$80,370	160	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$80,370	160	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$80,370	160	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$80,370	160	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$80,370	160	View salary detail
Construction and Building Inspectors	$79,740	40	View salary detail
Energy Auditors	$79,740	40	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$79,430	100	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$79,430	100	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$79,430	100	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$79,320	530	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$79,210	150	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$79,080	220	View salary detail
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$78,030	90	View salary detail
Computer Programmers	$77,720	30	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$77,160	1,070	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$77,160	1,070	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$77,160	1,070	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$77,160	1,070	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$77,160	1,070	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$76,920	50	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$76,510	710	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$76,510	710	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$76,510	710	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$76,510	710	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$76,510	710	View salary detail
Logisticians	$75,620	80	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$75,620	80	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$75,620	80	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,160	300	View salary detail
Customs and Border Protection Officers	$73,840	150	View salary detail
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$73,840	150	View salary detail
Occupational Therapists	$73,810	40	View salary detail
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists	$73,810	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$72,260	290	View salary detail
Solar Energy Installation Managers	$72,260	290	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$70,690	70	View salary detail
Human Resources Specialists	$70,060	260	View salary detail
Instructional Coordinators	$69,490	110	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$69,090	60	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,680	440	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.