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
Roofers	$47,840	120	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$47,820	40	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$47,710	50	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$47,690	630	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$47,560	530	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$47,370	80	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$47,360	110	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$47,360	110	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$47,360	110	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$47,360	110	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$47,240	150	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$47,110	40	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,030	140	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,750	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,730	830	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$46,480	510	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$46,220	340	View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,190	290	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,170	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$46,070	150	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$46,030	100	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$45,990	30	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$45,940	320	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$45,670	330	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$45,510	3,130	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$45,370	70	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$45,330	110	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$45,290	50	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$45,110	1,290	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$45,090	420	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$45,090	90	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$44,960	110	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$44,880	450	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$44,780	2,020	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$44,660	40	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$44,650	110	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$44,480	170	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$44,320	100	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$44,280	100	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$44,140	70	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$43,990	70	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$43,930	390	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$43,810	100	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$43,690	50	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$43,450	890	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$43,300	2,730	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$43,300	2,730	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$42,970	260	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$42,150	30	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,740	50	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.