Occupations Reported in Iowa

834 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Iowa for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Tire Builders	$50,600	510	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$58,040	510	View salary detail
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,720	510	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$44,030	500	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,340	500	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$71,670	500	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$71,670	500	View salary detail
Chemical Plant and System Operators	$60,440	490	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$63,750	480	View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	$49,060	480	View salary detail
Gas Plant Operators	$92,970	480	View salary detail
Credit Analysts	$76,760	480	View salary detail
Biomass Plant Technicians	$100,500	470	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$44,720	470	View salary detail
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians	$100,500	470	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$44,720	470	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$52,020	470	View salary detail
Power Plant Operators	$100,500	470	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$44,720	470	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$40,060	460	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$55,820	460	View salary detail
Optometrists	$125,380	450	View salary detail
Surveyors	$77,090	450	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$77,090	450	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,300	450	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$47,240	450	View salary detail
Chemical Technicians	$58,090	440	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$91,690	440	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$70,910	440	View salary detail
Credit Counselors	$48,130	440	View salary detail
Commercial and Industrial Designers	$70,420	440	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$35,340	430	View salary detail
Glaziers	$57,330	430	View salary detail
Photographers	$38,290	430	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$103,360	430	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$45,830	430	View salary detail
File Clerks	$46,560	430	View salary detail
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	$46,970	430	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$50,480	420	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$48,030	420	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$50,480	420	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$50,480	420	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$47,330	420	View salary detail
Web Developers	$64,210	420	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$50,740	420	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$79,560	410	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$47,180	410	View salary detail
Midwives	$42,070	410	View salary detail
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$147,510	410	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$79,560	410	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.