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
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,170	310	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,750	300	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,730	300	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$38,490	300	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$49,210	300	View salary detail
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$58,600	300	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$58,930	290	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$49,750	290	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$75,960	280	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$42,470	280	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$64,270	280	View salary detail
Roofers	$49,510	280	View salary detail
Electrical Engineers	$107,040	280	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$58,690	280	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$60,540	270	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$57,300	270	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$126,520	270	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$36,560	270	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$36,760	270	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$100,880	260	View salary detail
Editors	$63,720	260	View salary detail
Photonics Engineers	$100,880	260	View salary detail
Wind Energy Engineers	$100,880	260	View salary detail
Robotics Engineers	$100,880	260	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,980	260	View salary detail
Microsystems Engineers	$100,880	260	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$46,060	260	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,420	260	View salary detail
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar	$100,880	260	View salary detail
Nanosystems Engineers	$100,880	260	View salary detail
Mechatronics Engineers	$100,880	260	View salary detail
Solar Energy Systems Engineers	$100,880	260	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$36,160	250	View salary detail
Family Medicine Physicians	$265,200	250	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,480	240	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$74,810	240	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$81,220	240	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$81,220	240	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$81,220	240	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$81,220	240	View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$63,750	240	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$46,080	240	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$76,440	230	View salary detail
Surgical Technologists	$62,250	230	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$42,420	230	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,560	220	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$75,750	220	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$47,780	220	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$38,920	220	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$79,560	220	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.