Iowa Secretary Training Programs and Schools

Career Information for Secretaries in Iowa

Fast Facts for Secretaries in Iowa

Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Ames, Dubuque, and Iowa City
Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, and Sioux City
Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Des Moines, Davenport, and Cedar Rapids

Salaries for Secretaries in Iowa

Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Ames, Iowa City, and Des Moines. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Secretaries in Iowa are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Secretaries in Iowa

Stratford Career Institute
Online

Career training in several fields. Offered in a distance-learning format.

Programs: Administrative/Secretarial
Degrees/Course Work: Diploma

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Iowa Secretary Training Schools

School Name	Campus	Highest Award	Enrolled
AIB College of Business	Des Moines	Bachelor	965
Dordt College	Sioux Center	Masters	1,301
Eastern Iowa Community College District	Davenport	Associate	7,329
Ellsworth Community College	Iowa Falls	Associate	916
Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary	Ankeny	Masters	389
Hawkeye Community College	Waterloo	Associate	5,725
Indian Hills Community College	Ottumwa	Associate	4,174
Iowa Central Community College	Fort Dodge	Associate	5,731
Iowa Lakes Community College	Estherville	Associate	3,013
Iowa Western Community College	Council Bluffs	Associate	5,300
Kirkwood Community College	Cedar Rapids	Associate	15,091
Marshalltown Community College	Marshalltown	Associate	1,701
North Iowa Area Community College	Mason City	Associate	3,272
Northeast Iowa Community College-Calmar	Calmar	Associate	4,810
Northwest Iowa Community College	Sheldon	Associate	1,288
Southeastern Community College West Burlington	West Burlington	Associate	3,351
Southwestern Community College Creston	Creston	Associate	1,463
Western Iowa Tech Community College	Sioux City	Associate	5,191

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Secretaries

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Iowa. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Secretaries

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Secretaries relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.

Metro Area	Jobs	Salary (2008)	Relative Popularity
IOWA
Ames	830	$35,340	1.8
Dubuque	940	$24,710	1.5
Iowa City	1,330	$34,020	1.5
Waterloo	1,010	$26,850	0.9
Davenport	2,190	$27,360	0.9
Sioux City	780	$25,600	0.9
Des Moines	3,510	$30,220	0.8
Cedar Rapids	1,380	$27,540	0.8

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