Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Des Moines, IA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$49,750	290	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$49,670	80	View salary detail
Roofers	$49,510	280	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$49,450	30	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$49,360	40	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$49,210	300	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$49,160	140	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$49,080	1,400	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$49,060	720	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$49,060	720	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$49,040	150	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$48,880	12,070	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$48,850	880	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$48,820	140	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,700	500	View salary detail
Curators	$48,600	40	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$48,570	170	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,510	200	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$48,310	70	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$48,200	200	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$48,090	100	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,990	1,010	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$47,880	60	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,820	380	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,800	2,650	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$47,780	220	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$47,710	—	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$47,680	110	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,600	540	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,550	50	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$47,500	3,110	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$47,430	400	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$47,420	80	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$47,400	90	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$47,400	90	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$47,400	90	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$47,400	90	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$47,330	150	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$47,300	1,400	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$47,270	100	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$47,010	500	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$46,950	130	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$46,920	1,780	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$46,900	100	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$46,840	310	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$46,790	70	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$46,770	1,360	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$46,710	860	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$46,700	90	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,620	1,160	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.