Iowa City Employment

Employment and Industries in the Iowa City, Iowa Area

The tables here illustrate essential information about work and employment in the area. Information includes:

A table of the most numerous types of work found here, both for jobs generally requiring college degrees and jobs not requiring college degrees.
A table listing those careers significantly more common in Iowa City than in other US cities; this is useful both for career planning and for understanding the nature of Iowa City.
A list of the highest-paying jobs in Iowa City.
A list of any large public companies in Iowa City.

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	3,510	51,510	$39,740 - 62,290	24%	56%
2	Elementary school teachers, except special education	940	32,890	$15,050 - 46,820	14%	95%
3	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	700	33,390	$14,320 - 50,630	6%	96%
4	Medical and health services managers	480	73,180	$47,790 - 104,060	16%	57%
5	Accountants and auditors	400	50,320	$32,820 - 74,570	18%	79%
6	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	350	51,220	$30,610 - 74,990	8%	51%
7	Pharmacists	250	84,700	$70,490 - 104,180	22%	97%
8	Managers, all other	180	53,440	$25,470 - 100,400	7%	55%
9	Rehabilitation counselors	170	25,870	$16,760 - 39,360	23%	73%
10	Financial managers	160	83,960	$46,030 - 134,650	13%	60%
11	Management analysts	160	84,190	$35,310 - 0	22%	78%
12	Coaches and scouts	150	37,110	$13,540 - 78,170	15%	60%
13	Computer software engineers, systems software	140	61,900	$43,540 - 80,530	28%	85%
14	Graphic designers	140	42,230	$24,180 - 65,550	10%	55%
15	Civil engineers	130	65,320	$46,880 - 86,690	18%	87%
16	Computer programmers	120	47,970	$33,330 - 63,780	0%	73%
17	Lawyers	120	60,700	$39,140 - 97,780	11%	99%
18	Computer and information systems managers	110	79,120	$48,590 - 103,290	16%	73%
19	Network systems and data communications analysts	110	53,680	$31,200 - 81,830	53%	57%
20	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	110	80,810	$20,870 - 128,530	12%	51%
21	Physical therapists	100	64,980	$43,050 - 93,000	27%	89%
22	Industrial engineers	100	59,290	$47,260 - 75,120	20%	74%
23	Community and social service specialists, all other	90	41,300	$23,740 - 86,310	25%	58%
24	Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	90	57,120	$37,440 - 81,970	12%	94%
25	Special education teachers, secondary school	90	35,480	$17,890 - 55,080	9%	87%
26	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists, all other	80	40,450	$12,890 - 63,420	17%	56%
27	Legislators	80	19,120	$11,440 - 46,060	1%	65%
28	Mental health counselors	80	24,950	$17,760 - 30,380	30%	73%
29	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	80	71,130	$53,720 - 92,940	8%	78%
30	Teachers and instructors, all other	80	27,770	$19,640 - 31,850	9%	54%
31	Chief executives	80	104,170	$27,840 - 0	2%	65%
32	Child, family, and school social workers	80	39,840	$30,410 - 50,060	19%	77%
33	Social and community service managers	70	52,430	$37,140 - 72,050	25%	72%
34	Education administrators, preschool and child care center/program	70	27,960	$22,150 - 36,080	24%	78%
35	Training and development specialists	70	39,940	$24,070 - 56,400	18%	56%
36	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	70	44,040	$27,100 - 60,140	18%	56%
37	Database administrators	70	57,160	$31,990 - 93,530	29%	72%
38	Sales and related workers, all other	70	29,340	$16,630 - 53,920	14%	62%
39	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	60	82,520	$32,770 - 131,380	25%	67%
40	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	47,610	$33,690 - 63,870	9%	72%
41	Marketing managers	60	56,630	$25,800 - 101,230	14%	69%
42	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	60	42,620	$30,980 - 53,920	30%	77%
43	Reporters and correspondents	60	22,230	$12,020 - 36,260	1%	85%
44	Social scientists and related workers, all other	60	74,580	$48,560 - 115,540	5%	90%
45	Speech-language pathologists	60	63,640	$40,700 - 93,750	11%	98%
46	Sales managers	60	73,750	$46,920 - 112,990	10%	69%
47	Public relations specialists	60	47,330	$30,150 - 70,950	18%	81%
48	Mechanical engineers	60	63,150	$45,950 - 85,850	4%	78%
49	Architects, except landscape and naval	50	78,090	$51,180 - 142,950	18%	88%
50	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	50	38,750	$27,540 - 49,890	0%	96%
51	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	50	49,930	$32,610 - 64,450	5%	58%
52	Veterinarians	50	62,570	$47,550 - 82,520	35%	100%
53	Advertising sales agents	50	36,040	$19,860 - 58,040	20%	56%
54	Market research analysts	40	55,320	$30,100 - 104,690	20%	82%
55	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	40	43,050	$29,240 - 60,440	18%	56%
56	Floral designers	40	21,640	$16,900 - 25,990	0%	55%
57	Computer specialists, all other	40	53,150	$30,380 - 71,920	15%	68%
58	Occupational therapists	30	53,590	$41,410 - 69,580	23%	90%
59	Writers and authors	30	28,830	$11,920 - 63,420	13%	84%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Retail salespersons	2,780	23,480	$14,540 - 40,590	12%	25%
2	Cashiers	2,200	16,870	$12,320 - 21,550	-2%	10%
3	Office clerks, general	2,140	27,680	$15,340 - 43,170	13%	19%
4	Waiters and waitresses	1,950	13,440	$11,470 - 15,170	11%	14%
5	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	1,600	16,560	$12,000 - 22,180	18%	5%
6	Customer service representatives	1,500	25,690	$18,930 - 35,210	25%	22%
7	Team assemblers	1,350	28,360	$21,100 - 39,320	0%	5%
8	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	1,340	23,310	$15,810 - 29,400	15%	4%
9	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,160	23,370	$18,470 - 28,690	18%	7%
10	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,040	21,400	$13,850 - 31,570	-7%	8%
11	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	900	29,370	$19,120 - 42,980	13%	16%
12	Packers and packagers, hand	840	21,430	$12,950 - 42,330	-11%	3%
13	Carpenters	760	37,430	$23,690 - 53,020	10%	6%
14	Child care workers	720	15,700	$12,080 - 18,620	18%	15%
15	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	700	24,210	$16,110 - 36,580	2%	5%
16	Telemarketers	660	18,970	$11,920 - 27,930	-9%	14%
17	Cooks, restaurant	640	18,620	$14,970 - 22,800	12%	5%
18	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	610	38,450	$21,790 - 58,560	4%	25%
19	Home health aides	570	20,350	$16,060 - 26,410	49%	7%
20	Construction laborers	560	28,780	$19,870 - 42,230	11%	5%
21	Maintenance and repair workers, general	560	35,020	$22,430 - 47,950	10%	6%
22	Bartenders	550	16,760	$12,020 - 25,450	11%	17%
23	Receptionists and information clerks	530	22,990	$16,090 - 30,120	17%	13%
24	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	520	19,280	$14,410 - 26,040	13%	5%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	510	43,530	$29,420 - 62,240	6%	29%
26	Food preparation workers	450	18,940	$15,010 - 23,280	15%	7%
27	General and operations managers	440	82,680	$36,480 - 141,480	2%	48%
28	Tellers	430	22,480	$18,740 - 27,970	14%	16%
29	Industrial truck and tractor operators	430	28,210	$19,840 - 36,480	-1%	2%
30	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	430	22,750	$15,140 - 32,500	8%	4%
31	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	420	31,940	$20,910 - 44,390	11%	14%
32	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	410	29,080	$19,450 - 40,240	14%	4%
33	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	390	25,090	$16,720 - 39,910	18%	6%
34	Electricians	370	37,490	$26,350 - 52,650	7%	7%
35	Teacher assistants	350	19,140	$14,400 - 24,070	10%	18%
36	Cement masons and concrete finishers	320	30,520	$21,440 - 41,290	11%	2%
37	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	310	23,040	$18,100 - 30,080	11%	5%
38	Data entry keyers	290	24,320	$16,490 - 36,290	-4%	18%
39	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	290	16,100	$11,830 - 24,370	10%	17%
40	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	280	58,520	$38,500 - 81,430	9%	10%
41	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	270	57,980	$38,940 - 73,950	11%	4%
42	Radiologic technologists and technicians	270	44,500	$33,100 - 57,240	15%	25%
43	Healthcare support workers, all other	260	25,180	$17,200 - 36,110	16%	10%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	250	50,800	$30,640 - 78,930	-4%	15%
45	Security guards	240	21,830	$14,150 - 33,400	17%	13%
46	Cooks, fast food	240	15,130	$11,890 - 18,840	8%	5%
47	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	230	33,360	$24,750 - 43,480	14%	7%
48	Dishwashers	220	16,050	$12,080 - 20,770	10%	3%
49	Office and administrative support workers, all other	220	19,870	$12,510 - 27,380	-8%	32%
50	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	220	26,160	$13,240 - 36,910	12%	6%
51	Counter and rental clerks	210	23,390	$13,100 - 33,190	23%	16%
52	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	210	27,650	$19,000 - 37,670	4%	6%
53	Pharmacy technicians	210	27,280	$17,710 - 41,280	32%	16%
54	Dental assistants	200	30,600	$25,430 - 36,950	29%	9%
55	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	200	14,930	$11,830 - 17,990	10%	8%
56	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	180	36,160	$20,390 - 55,360	-6%	14%
57	Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	170	23,150	$16,220 - 31,680	-11%	9%
58	Preschool teachers, except special education	160	18,310	$12,350 - 24,760	26%	43%
59	Personal and home care aides	160	19,860	$16,020 - 23,040	51%	10%
60	Postal service mail carriers	160	44,030	$34,470 - 54,520	1%	11%
61	Sheet metal workers	150	40,500	$16,780 - 65,990	7%	4%
62	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	150	45,560	$33,470 - 57,390	11%	33%
63	Medical assistants	140	28,060	$22,300 - 34,270	35%	10%
64	Printing machine operators	140	34,410	$20,210 - 51,480	-5%	6%
65	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	140	16,470	$11,970 - 22,480	12%	6%
66	Legal secretaries	140	30,590	$23,810 - 38,860	12%	18%
67	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	140	46,960	$30,550 - 66,750	7%	13%
68	Order clerks	140	22,930	$13,420 - 30,400	-23%	16%
69	Food service managers	140	47,010	$30,090 - 75,620	5%	24%
70	Sales representatives, services, all other	130		$[?] - [?]	28%	48%
71	Food servers, nonrestaurant	130	16,520	$12,370 - 19,840	16%	9%
72	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	130	35,980	$26,440 - 46,420	8%	3%
73	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	120	18,330	$15,540 - 22,410	17%	14%
74	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	120	33,050	$24,630 - 44,630	9%	3%
75	Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	120	31,150	$16,640 - 46,930	2%	11%
76	Amusement and recreation attendants	120	15,450	$11,570 - 20,800	24%	22%
77	Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	100	33,280	$25,490 - 43,780	9%	0%
78	Painters, construction and maintenance	100	34,560	$27,020 - 40,670	12%	6%
79	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	100	19,760	$15,660 - 23,240	13%	15%
80	Cost estimators	100	40,930	$29,910 - 59,750	19%	32%
81	First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	100	47,680	$29,260 - 65,890	10%	17%
82	Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	100	16,130	$12,310 - 19,450	19%	31%
83	Switchboard operators, including answering service	100	23,420	$16,300 - 34,140	-7%	10%
84	Parts salespersons	100	21,860	$13,830 - 30,070	-1%	6%
85	Medical records and health information technicians	100	35,930	$22,080 - 46,820	18%	12%
86	Bus drivers, transit and intercity	100	30,180	$13,970 - 42,200	13%	4%
87	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	100	31,310	$25,140 - 46,650	5%	2%
88	Machinists	100	30,590	$24,690 - 43,520	-2%	3%
89	Automotive body and related repairers	90	35,530	$23,080 - 49,620	12%	3%
90	Highway maintenance workers	90	36,410	$27,300 - 46,030	9%	5%
91	Butchers and meat cutters	90	23,490	$16,870 - 31,920	2%	2%
92	Bakers	80	19,920	$12,500 - 28,380	10%	8%
93	Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	80	51,460	$25,320 - 87,970	3%	25%
94	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	80	30,740	$16,880 - 45,420	12%	3%
95	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	80	20,400	$15,680 - 27,340	10%	5%
96	Loan interviewers and clerks	80	30,530	$24,410 - 38,350	0%	24%
97	File clerks	80	21,940	$16,290 - 29,180	-40%	20%
98	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	80	18,300	$15,000 - 22,420	14%	3%
99	Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products	80	42,810	$32,630 - 59,770	0%	42%
100	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	80	51,010	$24,630 - 76,290	4%	38%

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Jobs More Common Near Iowa City Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators	33,280	100	4.9
Medical and health services managers	73,180	480	4.8
Telemarketers	18,970	660	4.5
Rehabilitation counselors	25,870	170	3.6
Healthcare support workers, all other	25,180	260	3.6
Radiologic technologists and technicians	44,500	270	3.5
Cement masons and concrete finishers	30,520	320	3.5
Registered nurses	51,510	3,510	3.4
Child care workers	15,700	720	2.9
Team assemblers	28,360	1,350	2.9
Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service	23,150	170	2.7
Bartenders	16,760	550	2.7
Coaches and scouts	37,110	150	2.6
Packers and packagers, hand	21,430	840	2.5
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	16,130	100	2.4
Pharmacists	84,700	250	2.4
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,040	310	2.3
Data entry keyers	24,320	290	2.1
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,370	1,160	2.1
Sheet metal workers	40,500	150	2.1
Bus drivers, transit and intercity	30,180	100	2.1
Waiters and waitresses	13,440	1,950	1.9
Office and administrative support workers, all other	19,870	220	1.9
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,100	290	1.9
Home health aides	20,350	570	1.9
Cooks, restaurant	18,620	640	1.8
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	33,390	700	1.8
Carpenters	37,430	760	1.8
Pharmacy technicians	27,280	210	1.7
Tellers	22,480	430	1.7
Printing machine operators	34,410	140	1.7
Food servers, nonrestaurant	16,520	130	1.7
Food service managers	47,010	140	1.7
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,210	430	1.7
Office clerks, general	27,680	2,140	1.6
Dental assistants	30,600	200	1.6
Elementary school teachers, except special education	32,890	940	1.6
Graphic designers	42,230	140	1.6
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,560	1,600	1.5
Taxi drivers and chauffeurs	19,760	100	1.5
Customer service representatives	25,690	1,500	1.5
Physicians and surgeons, all other	108,670	130	1.5
Cashiers	16,870	2,200	1.5
Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance	31,150	120	1.5
Physical therapists	64,980	100	1.5
Automotive service technicians and mechanics	29,080	410	1.5
Medical records and health information technicians	35,930	100	1.5
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,330	120	1.5
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,310	1,340	1.4
Retail salespersons	23,480	2,780	1.4

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Iowa City, Iowa Metro Area (2006 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	57,980	1.33	270
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80,810	1.22	110
Management analysts	84,190	1.22	160
Office clerks, general	27,680	1.16	2,140
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	26,160	1.15	220
Packers and packagers, hand	21,430	1.13	840
Coaches and scouts	37,110	1.12	150
First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	31,940	1.12	420
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	25,090	1.12	390
Graphic designers	42,230	1.11	140
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	36,160	1.11	180
Team assemblers	28,360	1.11	1,350
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	23,310	1.1	1,340
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,280	1.09	520
Printing machine operators	34,410	1.09	140
Maintenance and repair workers, general	35,020	1.08	560
Medical assistants	28,060	1.07	140
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	24,210	1.07	700
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,520	1.07	280
Counter and rental clerks	23,390	1.07	210
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	16,470	1.06	140
Personal and home care aides	19,860	1.06	160
Food preparation workers	18,940	1.06	450
Cooks, institution and cafeteria	23,040	1.05	310
Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	16,560	1.05	1,600
Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	23,370	1.05	1,160
Pharmacy technicians	27,280	1.04	210
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	27,650	1.04	210
Food service managers	47,010	1.04	140
Home health aides	20,350	1.03	570
Receptionists and information clerks	22,990	1.03	530
Dishwashers	16,050	1.02	220
Police and sheriff's patrol officers	45,560	1.02	150
Carpenters	37,430	1.02	760
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	38,450	1.02	610
Dental assistants	30,600	1.02	200
Sheet metal workers	40,500	1.02	150
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,800	1.01	250
Tellers	22,480	1.01	430
Postal service mail carriers	44,030	1.01	160
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	43,530	1.01	510
Retail salespersons	23,480	1	2,780
Data entry keyers	24,320	1	290
Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	18,330	1	120
Industrial truck and tractor operators	28,210	1	430
Construction laborers	28,780	1	560
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	16,100	0.99	290
Financial managers	83,960	0.98	160
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	29,370	0.98	900
Stock clerks and order fillers	21,400	0.97	1,040

Highest Paying Jobs in Iowa City, Iowa Metro Area (2006 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Family and general practitioners	171,420	80
Psychiatrists	147,140
Physicians and surgeons, all other	108,670	130
Chief executives	104,170	80
Pharmacists	84,700	250
Management analysts	84,190	160
Financial managers	83,960	160
General and operations managers	82,680	440
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	82,520	60
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	80,810	110
Computer and information systems managers	79,120	110
Industrial production managers	79,110	50
Architects, except landscape and naval	78,090	50
Social scientists and related workers, all other	74,580	60
Sales managers	73,750	60
Medical and health services managers	73,180	480
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	71,130	80
Civil engineers	65,320	130
Physical therapists	64,980	100
Speech-language pathologists	63,640	60
Mechanical engineers	63,150	60
Veterinarians	62,570	50
Computer software engineers, systems software	61,900	140
First-line supervisors/managers of police and detectives	61,830	50
Lawyers	60,700	120
Industrial engineers	59,290	100
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	58,520	280
Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	57,980	270
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	57,860
Database administrators	57,160	70
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners, all other	57,120	90
Marketing managers	56,630	60
Market research analysts	55,320	40
Network systems and data communications analysts	53,680	110
Occupational therapists	53,590	30
Managers, all other	53,440	180
Computer specialists, all other	53,150	40
Social and community service managers	52,430	70
Dental hygienists	52,370
Registered nurses	51,510	3,510
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	51,460	80
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	51,220	350
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	51,010	80
First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	50,800	250
Accountants and auditors	50,320	400
Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	49,930	50
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	49,460
Construction managers	49,020	70
Wholesale and retail buyers, except farm products	48,770	50
Computer programmers	47,970	120

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