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
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$78,700	90	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$73,170	90	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$63,010	90	View salary detail
Nurse Anesthetists	$237,670	80	View salary detail
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$75,810	80	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$37,270	80	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,490	80	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$37,770	80	View salary detail
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks	$57,440	80	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$95,380	80	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$63,380	80	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$37,540	80	View salary detail
Travel Agents	$47,420	80	View salary detail
File Clerks	$49,810	80	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$67,650	80	View salary detail
Clergy	$61,640	80	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$64,250	80	View salary detail
Urban and Regional Planners	$85,980	80	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$49,670	80	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$61,830	80	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$94,800	80	View salary detail
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other	$51,200	70	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$66,140	70	View salary detail
Audiologists	$104,580	70	View salary detail
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers	$99,480	70	View salary detail
Orderlies	$37,090	70	View salary detail
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$99,480	70	View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	$60,070	70	View salary detail
Tapers	$67,050	70	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$46,490	70	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$62,840	70	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$43,440	70	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$127,480	70	View salary detail
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage	$80,370	70	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$61,740	70	View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$48,310	70	View salary detail
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists	$51,200	70	View salary detail
Photonics Technicians	$51,200	70	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$46,790	70	View salary detail
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	$34,370	70	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$150,850	60	View salary detail
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other	$97,520	60	View salary detail
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	$78,150	60	View salary detail
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	$55,920	60	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$50,490	60	View salary detail
Orthoptists	$97,520	60	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$47,880	60	View salary detail
Naturopathic Physicians	$97,520	60	View salary detail
Robotics Technicians	$78,150	60	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,180	60	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.