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
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$40,120	50	View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$39,810	430	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,750	300	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,270	190	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$38,920	220	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,920	580	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$38,910	50	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,730	300	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$38,700	920	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$38,550	110	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$38,490	300	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,480	240	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,370	100	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$38,370	30	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$38,310	160	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,910	1,260	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$37,770	80	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,750	1,780	View salary detail
Bakers	$37,680	700	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$37,670	130	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$37,590	90	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$37,560	320	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,550	2,360	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$37,540	80	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$37,540	680	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,270	80	View salary detail
Orderlies	$37,090	70	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,800	7,430	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,770	990	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,770	770	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$36,760	270	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$36,560	270	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,360	160	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,320	1,670	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$36,160	250	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$36,150	630	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$36,070	3,320	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,720	400	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$35,640	870	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$35,120	340	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,000	5,720	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$34,880	930	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$34,680	540	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,380	510	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$34,370	70	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,360	1,900	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$34,290	40	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,180	690	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$33,850	1,800	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$33,840	40	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.