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
Office Clerks, General	$46,540	6,010	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$46,490	70	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$46,370	7,000	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$46,370	7,000	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$46,330	1,000	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$46,310	120	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$46,310	120	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$46,310	120	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$46,220	110	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$46,210	860	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$46,200	660	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$46,080	240	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$46,060	260	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$45,760	1,370	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$45,750	180	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$45,700	120	View salary detail
Tellers	$45,450	1,120	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,180	2,230	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$45,100	100	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$45,020	110	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,890	120	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$44,730	510	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$44,470	170	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$44,240	350	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$44,240	350	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$43,960	130	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$43,960	130	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$43,960	130	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$43,940	4,660	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$43,720	90	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$43,450	520	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$43,440	70	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,320	590	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$43,200	3,470	View salary detail
Midwives	$43,090	110	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$43,090	110	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$43,010	140	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$42,960	130	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$42,650	2,690	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$42,580	460	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$42,470	280	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$42,420	230	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,290	360	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$42,160	2,350	View salary detail
Photographers	$42,080	170	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$42,080	160	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$42,040	390	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$41,110	40	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$41,100	30	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,660	560	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.