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Iowa Jobs

The estimated total employment in Iowa is 1,502,600 people with an average annual salary of 35,910.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Iowa has increaded by 6%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 22%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20011,418,580N/A
20021,412,870-0.4%
20031,413,8000.07%
20041,423,1700.66%
20051,488,3604.38%
20061,470,240-1.22%
20071,488,3601.23%
20081,502,6000.96%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$29,330N/A
2002$30,3803.46%
2003$30,9501.84%
2004$31,6002.06%
2005$34,6508.8%
2006$33,250-4.04%
2007$34,6504.21%
2008$35,9103.64%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations237,970$29,230
Production occupations169,320$31,120
Sales and related occupations161,280$32,090
Food preparation and serving related occupations131,200$18,800
Transportation and material moving occupations120,540$31,030
Education, training, and library occupations97,280$40,200
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations75,280$56,930
Construction and extraction occupations65,840$38,650
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations62,820$37,880
Business and financial operations occupations60,410$53,160
Management occupations56,380$81,490
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations47,810$23,120
Healthcare support occupations46,680$24,940
Personal care and service occupations35,150$21,830
Computer and mathematical science occupations28,370$62,910
Community and social services occupations23,550$35,590
Protective service occupations20,560$36,250
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations18,690$37,100
Architecture and engineering occupations17,720$60,360
Life, physical, and social science occupations13,260$51,860
Legal occupations6,780$64,070
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations5,710$27,940

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Physicians and surgeons, all other1,430$183,860
Family and general practitioners1,790$175,500
Chief executives2,620$143,130
Health specialties teachers, postsecondary1,850$125,720
Engineering managers1,230$100,820
Computer and information systems managers2,200$99,010
General and operations managers9,620$96,160
Sales managers2,260$94,950
Lawyers2,720$93,000
Pharmacists3,090$91,280