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
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$65,820	210	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$65,810	760	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$65,670	940	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$65,510	2,400	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$65,300	—	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$65,300	—	View salary detail
Fundraisers	$65,060	340	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$64,990	1,740	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$64,380	170	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$64,270	280	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$64,260	120	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$64,250	80	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$64,250	690	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$64,240	360	View salary detail
Millwrights	$63,950	100	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$63,920	50	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,920	40	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$63,890	—	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$63,750	150	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,750	240	View salary detail
Editors	$63,720	260	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$63,670	1,040	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$63,650	450	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$63,590	750	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$63,560	210	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$63,380	80	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$63,230	610	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$63,200	50	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$63,140	30	View salary detail
Tire Builders	$63,060	310	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$63,010	90	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$63,010	90	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$62,840	70	View salary detail
Electricians	$62,840	2,870	View salary detail
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$62,640	900	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$62,610	1,260	View salary detail
Glaziers	$62,590	180	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$62,510	350	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$62,480	2,660	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,420	260	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$62,370	210	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$62,370	210	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$62,370	210	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$62,370	210	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$62,360	400	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$62,250	230	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$62,050	640	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$62,000	50	View salary detail
Paramedics	$61,980	190	View salary detail
Web Developers	$61,960	150	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.