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
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,090	80	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$97,700	80	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$54,190	80	View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers	$48,100	70	View salary detail
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$90,160	70	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$42,950	70	View salary detail
Concierges	$40,080	70	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$96,310	70	View salary detail
Artists and Related Workers, All Other	$39,550	70	View salary detail
Economists	$96,310	70	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$33,730	70	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$46,530	70	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$30,060	70	View salary detail
Bailiffs	$52,100	60	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$138,420	60	View salary detail
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation	$116,850	60	View salary detail
Set and Exhibit Designers	$50,640	60	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$138,420	60	View salary detail
Transportation Inspectors	$116,850	60	View salary detail
Animal Scientists	$75,290	60	View salary detail
Dredge Operators	$57,990	60	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$46,040	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$59,220	60	View salary detail
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners	$51,760	60	View salary detail
Sound Engineering Technicians	$57,400	60	View salary detail
Psychologists, All Other	$138,420	60	View salary detail
Aviation Inspectors	$116,850	60	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$48,300	50	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$43,370	50	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$50,760	50	View salary detail
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,660	50	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$81,150	50	View salary detail
Plant and System Operators, All Other	$75,800	50	View salary detail
Biofuels Processing Technicians	$75,800	50	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$70,890	50	View salary detail
Foresters	$83,000	50	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$82,470	50	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$56,640	50	View salary detail
Archivists	$59,010	40	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$33,600	40	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$48,870	40	View salary detail
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	$74,460	40	View salary detail
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,310	40	View salary detail
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic	$61,550	40	View salary detail
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,390	40	View salary detail
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,570	40	View salary detail
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators	$50,450	40	View salary detail
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other	$46,570	40	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$57,030	40	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$67,270	40	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.