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Job Insights for Iowa

Explore the occupations that pay the most and the jobs with the broadest employment base in Iowa. Click any occupation to open a full CareerMatch profile with national, state, and metro comparisons.

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Iowa

Detailed Occupations

722

Highest Average Salary

$394,050

Average Salary Across Occupations

$69,083

Highest Paying Occupation in Iowa

Surgeons, All Other leads this state with an average annual salary of $394,050.

Largest Employment Market in Iowa

Cashiers has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 43,160 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Iowa

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this state.

Most Available Jobs in Iowa

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this state.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Iowa

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Surgeons, All Other $394,050 $189.45 220
2 Anesthesiologists $385,010 $185.10 0
3 Radiologists $372,830 $179.24 100
4 Emergency Medicine Physicians $367,810 $176.83 390
5 Dermatologists $348,110 $167.36 0
6 Neurologists $322,970 $155.27 30
7 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $307,610 $147.89 190
8 Family Medicine Physicians $292,030 $140.40 1,250
9 Orthodontists $289,570 $139.22 30
10 General Internal Medicine Physicians $280,320 $134.77 360
11 Physicians, All Other $261,930 $125.93 1,360
12 Pediatricians, General $257,430 $123.77 210
13 Psychiatrists $256,400 $123.27 220
14 Nurse Anesthetists $245,780 $118.16 580
15 Dentists, General $216,520 $104.10 850
16 Chief Executives $211,710 $101.78 3,520
17 Law Teachers, Postsecondary $165,580 $0.00 0
18 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $158,090 $0.00 100
19 Physicists $157,580 $75.76 120
20 Computer and Information Systems Managers $149,180 $71.72 3,650

👥 Most Available Jobs in Iowa

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Cashiers 43,160 $29,440 $14.15
2 Retail Salespersons 37,600 $34,170 $16.43
3 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 37,430 $58,350 $28.05
4 Fast Food and Counter Workers 37,060 $28,310 $13.61
5 General and Operations Managers 33,560 $100,750 $48.44
6 Registered Nurses 33,480 $77,780 $37.39
7 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 32,150 $42,710 $20.53
8 Customer Service Representatives 28,810 $46,160 $22.19
9 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 26,340 $36,840 $17.71
10 Stockers and Order Fillers 26,020 $38,710 $18.61
11 Office Clerks, General 24,280 $43,330 $20.83
12 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 23,830 $36,070 $17.34
13 Nursing Assistants 22,970 $40,590 $19.51
14 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 22,910 $28,590 $0.00
15 Waiters and Waitresses 21,440 $29,710 $14.29
16 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 20,500 $44,880 $21.58
17 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 16,620 $77,370 $37.20
18 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 15,890 $55,580 $0.00
19 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 15,720 $52,760 $25.37
20 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 14,150 $48,980 $23.55