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
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	$85,070	60	View salary detail
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	$160,990	60	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$86,790	60	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$57,560	60	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,960	60	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$63,200	50	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$57,000	50	View salary detail
Personal Service Managers, All Other	$82,330	50	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$47,550	50	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$74,030	50	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$40,120	50	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$62,000	50	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$59,080	50	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$38,910	50	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$358,020	50	View salary detail
Spa Managers	$82,330	50	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$33,510	50	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$82,040	50	View salary detail
Physicists	$178,110	50	View salary detail
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators	$82,330	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$90,370	50	View salary detail
Emergency Medicine Physicians	$426,310	50	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$63,920	50	View salary detail
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$369,390	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$50,560	40	View salary detail
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,580	40	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$91,920	40	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$74,470	40	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$50,640	40	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$33,840	40	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$51,770	40	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,780	40	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$91,920	40	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$73,110	40	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$96,310	40	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$41,110	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$74,530	40	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$73,110	40	View salary detail
Curators	$48,600	40	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$57,400	40	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$49,360	40	View salary detail
Economists	$96,310	40	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$34,290	40	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$54,000	40	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,800	40	View salary detail
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$63,920	40	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$41,100	30	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$49,450	30	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$83,790	30	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$63,140	30	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.