Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Dubuque, IA

315 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Dubuque, IA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$44,210	40	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$43,600	40	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$42,680	60	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$42,620	90	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$41,810	660	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$41,580	1,010	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$41,450	240	View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians	$41,260	40	View salary detail
Bakers	$41,160	110	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$41,070	30	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$41,030	160	View salary detail
Printing Press Operators	$40,560	50	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$39,510	460	View salary detail
Tellers	$39,440	210	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$39,340	410	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$39,120	50	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,020	30	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,830	200	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$38,400	60	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$38,120	160	View salary detail
Security Guards	$37,620	170	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$37,430	50	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$37,150	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$37,130	40	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$36,990	50	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$36,890	290	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,850	1,020	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$36,710	40	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$36,660	80	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$36,520	110	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,080	190	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$35,990	100	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,800	690	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,610	440	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$35,440	30	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$35,360	110	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$34,660	30	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$34,590	30	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$34,590	50	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$34,520	100	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$34,040	140	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$33,940	40	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,180	360	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$32,770	50	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$32,720	40	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$32,520	150	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$32,340	30	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$32,270	230	View salary detail
Nannies	$31,730	370	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$31,730	370	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.