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
Human Resources Specialists	$71,600	2,450	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$65,510	2,400	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,550	2,360	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$42,160	2,350	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,180	2,230	View salary detail
Bartenders	$22,340	2,200	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$75,040	2,150	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$75,040	2,150	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$59,450	2,110	View salary detail
Management Analysts	$90,730	2,110	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$73,710	2,100	View salary detail
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$164,840	2,050	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$30,360	1,980	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,360	1,900	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$60,470	1,870	View salary detail
Carpenters	$61,360	1,810	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$33,850	1,800	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,750	1,780	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$46,920	1,780	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$109,490	1,770	View salary detail
Lawyers	$134,560	1,760	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$64,990	1,740	View salary detail
Nannies	$29,760	1,720	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$29,760	1,720	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$27,860	1,700	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,320	1,670	View salary detail
Training and Development Specialists	$74,610	1,580	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Coroners	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$84,590	1,560	View salary detail
Loss Prevention Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Wind Energy Development Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Managers, All Other	$139,110	1,420	View salary detail
Compliance Managers	$139,110	1,420	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.