Waterloo, IA Careers and Salaries

386 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Waterloo, IA for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$47,440	2,920	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$47,440	2,920	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$27,820	2,500	View salary detail
Baristas	$27,820	2,500	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$31,270	2,460	View salary detail
Cashiers	$29,320	2,340	View salary detail
Clinical Nurse Specialists	$76,920	1,890	View salary detail
Registered Nurses	$76,920	1,890	View salary detail
Acute Care Nurses	$76,920	1,890	View salary detail
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses	$76,920	1,890	View salary detail
Critical Care Nurses	$76,920	1,890	View salary detail
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$58,730	1,600	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$36,990	1,560	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$39,530	1,540	View salary detail
General and Operations Managers	$82,400	1,510	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,930	1,440	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,510	1,440	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$21,490	1,280	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$43,980	1,220	View salary detail
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,780	890	View salary detail
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$50,940	870	View salary detail
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$67,040	780	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,230	720	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$51,600	720	View salary detail
Construction Laborers	$49,950	710	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$35,420	670	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,440	660	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$51,250	660	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,180	620	View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$40,660	620	View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers	$41,150	590	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,540	580	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,570	580	View salary detail
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$51,080	540	View salary detail
Bartenders	$21,540	540	View salary detail
Accountants and Auditors	$73,530	540	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$77,850	510	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$60,420	500	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$35,680	500	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$43,670	480	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$38,770	480	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$29,870	470	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$75,370	470	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$30,800	440	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,720	430	View salary detail
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$97,770	420	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$48,520	420	View salary detail
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$60,460	400	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$36,440	400	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$28,140	390	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.