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
Roofers	$48,660	930	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$37,590	930	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$48,490	920	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,600	920	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$44,480	920	View salary detail
Respiratory Therapists	$74,760	910	View salary detail
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,740	910	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$64,760	900	View salary detail
Editors	$57,200	900	View salary detail
Advertising Sales Agents	$58,480	900	View salary detail
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	$74,880	900	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$83,200	890	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,380	890	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$74,840	880	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,900	850	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$35,610	830	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$46,000	830	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$83,830	820	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$60,890	820	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$48,050	800	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$36,850	780	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$53,660	780	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$77,360	770	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$38,780	770	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$44,470	760	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$65,000	760	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$25,720	750	View salary detail
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$86,480	740	View salary detail
Media Programming Directors	$58,550	720	View salary detail
Media Technical Directors/Managers	$58,550	720	View salary detail
Producers and Directors	$58,550	720	View salary detail
Talent Directors	$58,550	720	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$37,080	710	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$64,410	710	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$64,410	710	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$42,910	690	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$78,780	690	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$78,780	690	View salary detail
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$62,090	690	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$78,780	690	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$78,780	690	View salary detail
Millwrights	$62,220	690	View salary detail
Order Clerks	$44,980	680	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$48,870	680	View salary detail
Video Game Designers	$69,060	670	View salary detail
Web and Digital Interface Designers	$69,060	670	View salary detail
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$72,670	660	View salary detail
Freight Forwarders	$48,370	660	View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents	$48,370	660	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,960	660	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.