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
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	$96,810	650	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$59,300	650	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$67,600	650	View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	$51,360	650	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$57,660	640	View salary detail
Technical Writers	$66,520	640	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$63,700	640	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$57,780	640	View salary detail
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$72,690	630	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$57,980	630	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$120,730	630	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$63,330	630	View salary detail
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$68,320	620	View salary detail
Natural Sciences Managers	$109,760	610	View salary detail
Range Managers	$69,240	610	View salary detail
Purchasing Managers	$121,580	610	View salary detail
Water Resource Specialists	$109,760	610	View salary detail
Tutors	$36,790	610	View salary detail
Labor Relations Specialists	$79,140	610	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$69,240	610	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$69,240	610	View salary detail
Clinical Research Coordinators	$109,760	610	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$46,740	600	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$76,010	600	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$43,540	590	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,870	590	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$56,900	590	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Preparers	$39,930	590	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$38,460	580	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$55,430	570	View salary detail
Chemists	$86,100	570	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$38,960	560	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$45,250	560	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$48,150	560	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$59,390	560	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$49,600	560	View salary detail
Geneticists	$82,720	550	View salary detail
Biologists	$82,720	550	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Scientists	$82,720	550	View salary detail
Biological Scientists, All Other	$82,720	550	View salary detail
Molecular and Cellular Biologists	$82,720	550	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$49,440	540	View salary detail
Health Education Specialists	$75,750	540	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$45,290	540	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$57,710	540	View salary detail
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,060	540	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$105,680	530	View salary detail
Actuaries	$128,690	530	View salary detail
Farm and Home Management Educators	$48,200	520	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$32,740	520	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.