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
Materials Scientists	$88,320	180	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$43,020	180	View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators	$41,110	170	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$49,220	170	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$41,240	170	View salary detail
Psychiatrists	$295,270	170	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$42,450	170	View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	$54,960	160	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$50,280	160	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$50,280	160	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$56,360	160	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$93,810	160	View salary detail
Aircraft Service Attendants	$35,560	160	View salary detail
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other	$91,560	150	View salary detail
Transportation Planners	$91,560	150	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$92,890	150	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,040	150	View salary detail
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$83,920	150	View salary detail
Environmental Engineers	$94,830	150	View salary detail
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$101,090	140	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$40,940	140	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,910	140	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$56,410	140	View salary detail
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,190	140	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	$54,440	140	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$51,600	140	View salary detail
Radiologists	$405,220	130	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$51,770	130	View salary detail
Barbers	$58,900	130	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$67,060	130	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$125,120	130	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$73,700	130	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$31,680	130	View salary detail
Radiation Therapists	$81,610	120	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$118,250	120	View salary detail
Fish and Game Wardens	$98,260	120	View salary detail
Air Traffic Controllers	$90,790	120	View salary detail
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,760	120	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$60,940	120	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$86,490	120	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$61,740	120	View salary detail
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$104,270	120	View salary detail
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers	$46,360	120	View salary detail
Life Scientists, All Other	$64,270	110	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$44,680	110	View salary detail
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	$49,930	110	View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers	$45,520	110	View salary detail
Calibration Technologists and Technicians	$61,490	110	View salary detail
Physicists	$178,110	110	View salary detail
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,860	110	View salary detail

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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.