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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Chemical Technicians$57,00050View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$56,990440View salary detail
Firefighters$56,910730View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$56,730—View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$56,730—View salary detail
Graphic Designers$56,520740View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$56,280800View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$55,92060View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators$55,400120View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,170310View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,160120View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians$54,94030View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists$54,270490View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$54,230120View salary detail
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$54,080150View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers$54,00040View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,980260View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$52,970780View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,920150View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,56090View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$52,41090View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers$52,050200View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other$51,77040View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors$51,730310View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$51,520150View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks$51,210460View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$51,20070View salary detail
Photonics Technicians$51,20070View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists$51,20070View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$51,100850View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians$51,030100View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,8501,220View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,800310View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,7803,780View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers$50,64040View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,6103,670View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$50,56040View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$50,49060View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,470130View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$50,45090View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$50,390140View salary detail
Athletic Trainers$50,110180View salary detail
Dental Assistants$50,020660View salary detail
Construction Laborers$49,9803,510View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$49,960500View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,960500View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$49,960500View salary detail
Patient Representatives$49,960500View salary detail
File Clerks$49,81080View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$49,78040View 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.