Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Sioux City, IA

356 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Sioux City, IA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$54,230	330	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$53,630	40	View salary detail
Paramedics	$53,310	50	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$53,190	40	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,000	120	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$52,880	30	View salary detail
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$52,660	100	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$52,650	60	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$52,440	30	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$52,020	50	View salary detail
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$51,860	60	View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,670	40	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$51,600	190	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$51,540	2,820	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$51,320	60	View salary detail
Carpenters	$51,100	350	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$50,710	50	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$50,710	220	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$50,700	50	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$50,430	250	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$49,990	50	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$49,600	1,120	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$49,590	70	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$49,570	60	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$49,510	170	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$49,490	50	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,470	170	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$49,440	130	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$49,420	80	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$49,400	110	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$49,400	110	View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	$49,000	90	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$48,870	70	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$48,850	70	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$48,760	250	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$48,650	30	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$48,630	560	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$48,630	60	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$48,590	190	View salary detail
Pest Control Workers	$48,500	40	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$48,400	100	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$48,330	30	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,300	100	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$48,270	460	View salary detail
Coaches and Scouts	$48,150	150	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$48,050	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$47,850	500	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$47,830	70	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$47,770	40	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$47,760	80	View salary detail

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.