Des Moines, IA Careers and Salaries

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Midwives	$43,090	110	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$61,590	110	View salary detail
Optometrists	$129,780	110	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$47,680	110	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$78,850	110	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$70,100	110	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$45,020	110	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$105,160	110	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$46,220	110	View salary detail
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	$43,090	110	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$105,160	110	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,730	100	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$104,810	100	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$76,320	100	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$46,900	100	View salary detail
Range Managers	$76,540	100	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$59,470	100	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$47,270	100	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$95,260	100	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$29,120	100	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$120,640	100	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$38,370	100	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$48,090	100	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$76,540	100	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$76,540	100	View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists	$45,100	100	View salary detail
Audio and Video Technicians	$51,030	100	View salary detail
Millwrights	$63,950	100	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$37,590	90	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$47,400	90	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$60,000	90	View salary detail
Fundraising Managers	$100,850	90	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$50,450	90	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$47,400	90	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$75,760	90	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$94,930	90	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$46,700	90	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$71,160	90	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$147,510	90	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$47,400	90	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$43,720	90	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$47,400	90	View salary detail
Pediatricians, General	$271,190	90	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,560	90	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$63,010	90	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$77,570	90	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$78,700	90	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$52,410	90	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$57,080	90	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$30,700	90	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.