Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Waterloo, IA

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Construction Laborers	$49,950	710	View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,600	70	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,430	100	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,330	190	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$49,300	90	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$49,180	90	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$49,060	40	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,720	430	View salary detail
Geothermal Technicians	$48,520	100	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$48,520	420	View salary detail
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	$48,520	100	View salary detail
File Clerks	$48,490	50	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$48,360	60	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$48,300	380	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$48,030	120	View salary detail
Dental Assistants	$47,970	170	View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks	$47,840	140	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$47,680	80	View salary detail
Library Technicians	$47,670	100	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$47,590	40	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$47,540	580	View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$47,520	60	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$47,440	2,920	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$47,440	2,920	View salary detail
Editors	$47,300	50	View salary detail
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$47,230	140	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$47,100	130	View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,950	330	View salary detail
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	$46,840	60	View salary detail
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$46,800	190	View salary detail
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$46,620	270	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$46,570	90	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$46,570	90	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$46,570	90	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$46,570	90	View salary detail
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$46,230	720	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$45,930	210	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$45,900	70	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$45,820	100	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$45,810	70	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$45,660	390	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$45,570	580	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$45,520	60	View salary detail
Legal Support Workers, All Other	$45,450	50	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$45,210	50	View salary detail
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$44,990	50	View salary detail
Opticians, Dispensing	$44,930	30	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$44,920	220	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$44,860	120	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$44,810	60	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.