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
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$67,640	560	View salary detail
Highway Maintenance Workers	$60,900	560	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$40,660	560	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$78,500	550	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$47,600	540	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$34,680	540	View salary detail
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$59,700	530	View salary detail
Logistics Analysts	$77,860	520	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$138,140	520	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$43,450	520	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$98,270	520	View salary detail
Logisticians	$77,860	520	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$98,270	520	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$98,270	520	View salary detail
Logistics Engineers	$77,860	520	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$98,270	520	View salary detail
Biofuels Production Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Production Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$44,730	510	View salary detail
Geothermal Production Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Industrial Production Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,380	510	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$66,920	510	View salary detail
Quality Control Systems Managers	$107,550	510	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$49,960	500	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$47,010	500	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$48,700	500	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$49,960	500	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$49,960	500	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$49,960	500	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$54,270	490	View salary detail
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	$77,990	470	View salary detail
Supply Chain Managers	$100,880	470	View salary detail
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$100,880	470	View salary detail
Urologists	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$51,210	460	View salary detail
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Physicians, All Other	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$85,450	460	View salary detail
Sports Medicine Physicians	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$42,580	460	View salary detail
Allergists and Immunologists	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Hospitalists	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Preventive Medicine Physicians	$309,880	460	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$58,210	450	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$63,650	450	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$56,990	440	View salary detail
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$98,190	440	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$58,870	430	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.