Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Cedar Rapids, IA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$53,940	530	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$53,830	330	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$53,260	110	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$52,950	130	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$52,560	50	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$52,000	40	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$51,880	1,260	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$51,820	80	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$51,660	110	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$51,480	50	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,230	140	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$50,920	40	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$50,840	160	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$50,820	140	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$50,300	50	View salary detail
Electricians	$50,230	1,690	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$50,180	30	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$50,180	30	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$50,180	30	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$50,120	170	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$50,100	70	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$50,090	80	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,920	60	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$49,910	130	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$49,890	110	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$49,890	650	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$49,710	180	View salary detail
File Clerks	$49,460	90	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$49,420	650	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$49,380	180	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$49,380	180	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$49,350	70	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$49,340	40	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$49,250	330	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$49,210	110	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$49,210	110	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$49,210	110	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$49,210	110	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$49,150	310	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$49,100	70	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$49,040	40	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$49,020	90	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$48,990	80	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$48,700	40	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$48,690	1,120	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$48,680	—	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$48,670	990	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$48,310	370	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$48,220	50	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$48,010	280	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.