Ames, IA Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$29,220	1,620	View salary detail
Baristas	$29,220	1,620	View salary detail
Cashiers	$29,230	1,470	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$32,460	1,460	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,240	1,110	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$77,160	1,070	View salary detail
Critical Care 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
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$77,160	1,070	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$97,700	1,040	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,300	1,030	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$22,710	1,010	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$43,540	770	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$76,510	710	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$76,510	710	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$45,450	710	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$76,510	710	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$76,510	710	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$76,510	710	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$42,820	690	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$54,770	670	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$40,280	650	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$40,280	650	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$54,510	640	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,740	620	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$49,810	600	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,410	570	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$79,320	530	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,710	490	View salary detail
Software Developers	$129,440	470	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,970	470	View salary detail
Bartenders	$21,580	450	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$62,430	440	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$68,680	440	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$40,210	420	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$50,260	400	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$44,580	390	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,540	380	View salary detail
Search Marketing Strategists	$61,100	380	View salary detail
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$61,100	380	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$63,830	350	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$48,300	350	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,450	310	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,160	300	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
Water/Wastewater Engineers	$100,200	290	View salary detail
Transportation Engineers	$100,200	290	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$30,590	290	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.