Wages by Occupation in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 84,260 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $47,430 for all occupations combined. 309 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

31.0% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.1), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 87.1 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 63.1; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 14,868 residents (9.1% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±826; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 3.9% in 2025, with a labor force of about 88,826 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

35.6% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.4), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$35,695	$32,485
High school graduate	$41,025	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$45,892	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$60,639	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$76,530	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	22.2% (±3.5)	24.2%
High school graduate	13.7% (±1.5)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	8.6% (±1.1)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6% (±0.6)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	4.6% (±2.5)	7.7%
High school graduate	5.8% (±1.3)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	4.3% (±1.1)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.2% (±0.5)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	29.1%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	10.3%	10.0%
Business	17.6%	20.1%
Education	20.8%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	22.1%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	540	$73,530	$80,970	6.39	0.69
Administrative Services Managers	50	$94,440	$103,410	0.61	0.36
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	40	$39,110	$42,320	0.52	2.17
Advertising Sales Agents	40	$59,440	$60,500	0.52	0.89
Agricultural Equipment Operators	60	$44,810	$47,930	0.66	3.59
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	340	$26,400	$26,420	4.05	1.58
Anesthesiologists	50	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.55	2.20
Animal Caretakers	470	$29,870	$31,210	5.52	3.22
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	40	$93,620	$103,990	0.43	0.62
Architectural and Engineering Managers	60	$140,340	$149,510	0.71	0.50
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	80	$51,150	$60,160	1.00	1.04
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	430	$48,720	$53,450	5.09	1.12
Bakers	120	$29,870	$32,780	1.47	0.97
Bartenders	540	$21,540	$25,170	6.42	1.32
Bill and Account Collectors	170	$37,840	$41,200	1.99	1.95
Billing and Posting Clerks	140	$47,840	$49,250	1.70	0.65
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	580	$47,540	$48,970	6.87	0.78
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	150	$58,190	$58,260	1.78	0.95
Bus Drivers, School	130	$47,100	$55,100	1.56	0.60
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	230	$69,960	$75,530	2.71	0.39
Butchers and Meat Cutters	210	$37,130	$36,940	2.47	2.82
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	190	$73,330	$79,870	2.22	0.70
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	270	$46,620	$49,380	3.25	6.54
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$69,920	$73,480	1.01	1.38
Carpenters	260	$55,840	$56,780	3.09	0.72
Cashiers	2,340	$29,320	$30,630	27.77	1.40
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	60	$58,860	$60,460	0.76	0.58
Chefs and Head Cooks	60	$44,610	$50,740	0.70	0.54
Chief Executives	110	$199,010	$222,780	1.25	0.95
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	170	$56,530	$57,740	2.06	0.82
Childcare Workers	380	$27,580	$28,130	4.47	1.34
Chiropractors	40	$63,280	$72,090	0.47	1.83
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$69,320	$67,640	0.51	1.16
Civil Engineers	110	$97,430	$99,060	1.27	0.54
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	140	$59,340	$63,950	1.65	0.79
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	210	$35,460	$35,490	2.55	1.04
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders	100	$56,100	$54,540	1.16	12.23
Clergy	30	$60,170	$60,940	0.36	0.98
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	200	$47,800	$51,170	2.40	1.12
Coaches and Scouts	240	$51,890	$65,280	2.84	1.77
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	190	$49,330	$50,900	2.20	2.16
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	30	$53,340	$50,640	0.36	2.12
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$66,010	$64,390	0.36	1.93
Community Health Workers	40	$47,590	$48,270	0.43	1.08
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	40	$73,260	$79,110	0.46	0.64
Compliance Officers	180	$73,200	$72,030	2.11	0.79
Computer and Information Systems Managers	120	$132,210	$146,570	1.48	0.34
Computer Network Support Specialists	70	$59,410	$65,470	0.88	0.93
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	720	$51,600	$54,210	8.49	7.79
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	60	$60,330	$61,010	0.68	3.72
Computer Occupations, All Other	140	$107,660	$110,030	1.71	0.61
Computer Programmers	60	$78,250	$78,340	0.69	1.16
Computer Systems Analysts	130	$80,140	$84,130	1.54	0.46
Computer User Support Specialists	270	$59,630	$61,450	3.26	0.71
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	40	$49,060	$49,990	0.43	1.03
Construction and Building Inspectors	50	$71,330	$65,720	0.56	0.59
Construction Laborers	710	$49,950	$53,210	8.47	1.20
Construction Managers	110	$92,100	$102,280	1.28	0.52
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	500	$35,680	$34,640	5.95	2.10
Cooks, Restaurant	670	$35,420	$35,450	7.97	0.88
Cooks, Short Order	60	$33,520	$35,160	0.73	0.82
Correctional Officers and Jailers	170	$53,480	$52,580	2.07	0.85
Cost Estimators	120	$77,070	$78,480	1.40	0.97
Counter and Rental Clerks	110	$40,200	$44,120	1.28	0.50
Couriers and Messengers	40	$38,410	$37,750	0.43	0.98
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	90	$49,300	$50,650	1.03	0.89
Crane and Tower Operators	40	$60,110	$64,450	0.53	1.92
Customer Service Representatives	1,540	$39,530	$44,150	18.31	1.10
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	70	$49,600	$49,260	0.89	0.80
Data Entry Keyers	60	$45,520	$45,120	0.66	0.81
Data Scientists	70	$82,050	$95,400	0.82	0.49
Dental Assistants	170	$47,970	$50,510	2.03	0.81
Dental Hygienists	130	$82,500	$85,800	1.56	1.09
Dentists, General	60	$163,600	$169,110	0.69	0.87
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	40	$80,620	$83,390	0.52	0.89
Dietitians and Nutritionists	30	$74,010	$74,830	0.37	0.73
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	210	$28,930	$27,810	2.53	0.73
Dishwashers	190	$28,890	$28,390	2.25	0.73
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	70	$45,810	$49,280	0.83	0.64
Driver/Sales Workers	220	$44,920	$44,520	2.61	0.99
Editors	50	$47,300	$54,370	0.62	1.05
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	160	$103,180	$108,970	1.93	0.91
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	190	$85,060	$104,440	2.28	1.96
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	70	$45,900	$49,020	0.80	1.69
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	60	$47,520	$45,370	0.75	0.98
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	190	$53,220	$56,660	2.29	1.01
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	30	$81,930	$83,500	0.39	0.64
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	110	$75,610	$74,970	1.29	3.09
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	50	$102,680	$94,800	0.57	0.68
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	70	$44,080	$47,830	0.86	0.54
Electricians	360	$63,420	$65,360	4.31	0.88
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	890	$60,780	$60,150	10.55	1.18
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	50	$57,660	$58,490	0.55	0.55
Emergency Medical Technicians	60	$43,500	$46,410	0.72	0.62
Engineers, All Other	40	$96,440	$93,850	0.44	0.44
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	30	$63,690	$68,270	0.37	1.53
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	170	$59,770	$61,910	2.07	0.70
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	170	$37,960	$38,310	2.07	1.00
Facilities Managers	130	$95,470	$97,140	1.49	1.49
Family Medicine Physicians	130	$287,990	$259,750	1.60	2.31
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	80	$62,000	$62,610	0.95	3.90
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	30	$38,550	$37,480	0.36	0.21
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,500	$27,820	$28,660	29.68	1.20
File Clerks	50	$48,490	$51,900	0.57	1.20
Financial and Investment Analysts	40	$80,100	$87,450	0.42	0.18
Financial Examiners	30	$69,360	$77,780	0.36	0.83
Financial Managers	370	$125,690	$142,480	4.37	0.81
Financial Specialists, All Other	90	$77,840	$78,090	1.04	1.22
Firefighters	80	$61,190	$66,280	0.99	0.44
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	360	$77,760	$82,040	4.33	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	90	$37,890	$39,930	1.06	1.60
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	30	$71,490	$87,190	0.41	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	620	$38,180	$41,070	7.37	0.94
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	100	$45,820	$47,670	1.22	1.06
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	70	$55,860	$58,220	0.83	0.99
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	280	$77,410	$78,640	3.30	0.83
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	130	$76,910	$91,640	1.56	1.13
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	500	$60,420	$63,560	5.97	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	60	$43,950	$47,030	0.69	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	90	$106,660	$104,270	1.08	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	470	$75,370	$73,710	5.63	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	580	$45,570	$49,640	6.91	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	330	$59,660	$61,930	3.92	0.98
Food Batchmakers	120	$44,860	$43,630	1.38	1.23
Food Preparation Workers	170	$32,050	$32,330	1.96	0.34
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	390	$28,140	$28,920	4.67	2.47
Food Service Managers	100	$63,650	$70,130	1.18	0.77
Foundry Mold and Coremakers	80	$54,920	$54,010	0.90	10.98
General and Operations Managers	1,510	$82,400	$100,270	17.90	0.79
Graphic Designers	110	$51,060	$52,830	1.31	1.03
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	100	$49,430	$56,720	1.20	2.78
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	160	$35,360	$39,140	1.87	0.95
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	100	$100,240	$125,410	1.15	0.81
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	90	$46,570	$50,230	1.05	0.90
Healthcare Social Workers	100	$61,980	$64,590	1.19	0.99
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	—	$40,300	$45,100	—	—
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	260	$60,400	$64,510	3.09	1.17
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1,600	$58,730	$58,800	18.97	1.43
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	30	$38,380	$41,940	0.39	0.63
Helpers--Production Workers	420	$48,520	$45,780	5.01	4.70
Highway Maintenance Workers	140	$59,380	$56,150	1.69	1.69
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,320	$36,510	$36,830	15.61	0.56
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	140	$28,190	$30,950	1.71	0.62
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	140	$30,190	$30,710	1.72	1.02
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	40	$51,660	$51,760	0.42	0.73
Human Resources Managers	80	$125,970	$131,200	0.94	0.66
Human Resources Specialists	360	$61,900	$67,980	4.30	0.73
Industrial Engineers	120	$92,330	$93,260	1.46	0.62
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	510	$77,850	$70,810	6.04	2.14
Industrial Production Managers	170	$102,810	$115,360	2.00	1.27
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	480	$43,670	$45,900	5.70	1.14
Information Security Analysts	30	$106,350	$108,860	0.41	0.33
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	660	$51,250	$54,630	7.86	2.05
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	100	$48,520	$51,270	1.19	1.05
Instructional Coordinators	130	$81,190	$76,480	1.60	1.09
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	70	$50,720	$49,540	0.80	0.58
Insurance Sales Agents	230	$61,860	$72,920	2.73	0.89
Interior Designers	40	$59,470	$67,540	0.52	1.14
Interpreters and Translators	60	$48,360	$44,890	0.66	1.97
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	110	$39,530	$41,120	1.26	1.33
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,440	$34,510	$35,690	17.06	1.20
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	60	$60,530	$59,940	0.69	0.99
Labor Relations Specialists	60	$77,020	$106,220	0.74	1.78
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,920	$47,440	$44,190	34.63	1.83
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	480	$38,770	$40,830	5.69	0.93
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	170	$31,200	$32,830	2.00	1.57
Lawyers	160	$126,570	$155,780	1.93	0.40
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	50	$44,990	$45,430	0.54	0.53
Legal Support Workers, All Other	50	$45,450	$50,320	0.56	1.85
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	80	$63,180	$63,680	0.98	1.14
Library Assistants, Clerical	60	$26,790	$25,980	0.73	1.32
Library Technicians	100	$47,670	$48,110	1.17	2.64
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	360	$59,950	$61,590	4.28	1.03
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	90	$23,190	$24,540	1.07	1.06
Light Truck Drivers	590	$41,150	$45,500	7.05	1.11
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	190	$46,800	$49,370	2.22	2.10
Loan Officers	190	$72,990	$78,240	2.22	1.26
Logisticians	70	$75,470	$78,590	0.86	0.54
Machinists	180	$58,100	$57,000	2.14	1.16
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	440	$30,800	$32,110	5.25	0.95
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	870	$50,940	$52,450	10.28	1.04
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	50	$65,760	$66,220	0.60	1.54
Management Analysts	140	$83,850	$85,760	1.65	0.28
Managers, All Other	150	$99,530	$108,760	1.78	0.44
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	370	$64,000	$68,830	4.42	0.76
Marketing Managers	80	$114,940	$121,890	0.95	0.37
Mechanical Engineers	190	$88,770	$95,720	2.31	1.21
Medical and Health Services Managers	340	$103,330	$119,720	3.98	1.04
Medical Assistants	390	$45,660	$44,180	4.61	0.88
Medical Equipment Preparers	40	$39,530	$41,220	0.52	1.04
Medical Records Specialists	80	$47,680	$50,300	0.98	0.78
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	620	$40,660	$42,080	7.30	1.18
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	50	$60,160	$61,620	0.59	0.69
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	90	$38,930	$42,250	1.11	1.04
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	80	$60,020	$58,710	0.90	8.30
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	400	$60,460	$64,240	4.72	1.18
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,610	$50,310	$51,160	19.07	2.11
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	90	$49,180	$51,600	1.12	1.83
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	190	$65,380	$66,620	2.28	2.01
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	170	$55,550	$54,530	1.96	2.03
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	220	$50,400	$50,700	2.64	3.30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	150	$82,260	$86,180	1.79	0.88
New Accounts Clerks	50	$42,700	$43,530	0.65	2.72
Nurse Practitioners	260	$126,330	$134,890	3.11	1.50
Nursing Assistants	1,440	$38,930	$40,660	17.04	1.83
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	—	$64,710	$71,090	—	—
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	50	$85,100	$82,540	0.64	0.71
Occupational Therapists	80	$98,240	$92,850	0.90	0.86
Occupational Therapy Assistants	40	$61,560	$62,040	0.43	1.29
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	60	$46,840	$45,970	0.70	0.56
Office Clerks, General	1,220	$43,980	$45,040	14.43	0.91
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	420	$97,770	$82,640	5.03	1.64
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	—	$39,270	$44,160	—	—
Opticians, Dispensing	30	$44,930	$43,930	0.40	0.85
Order Clerks	30	$39,680	$42,710	0.36	0.75
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	210	$43,040	$43,860	2.52	1.03
Packers and Packagers, Hand	160	$36,010	$36,850	1.87	0.52
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	110	$55,000	$53,750	1.25	0.86
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	110	$38,590	$51,650	1.27	2.05
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	120	$48,030	$52,930	1.37	0.54
Paramedics	40	$62,350	$60,230	0.52	0.80
Parking Attendants	40	$31,010	$30,520	0.45	0.51
Parts Salespersons	210	$45,930	$46,730	2.48	1.43
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	40	$57,300	$55,830	0.50	0.51
Personal Financial Advisors	120	$90,520	$134,200	1.42	0.83
Pest Control Workers	50	$38,090	$42,160	0.58	0.88
Pharmacists	160	$138,690	$134,590	1.88	0.91
Pharmacy Aides	50	$31,850	$35,720	0.54	2.11
Pharmacy Technicians	270	$40,950	$43,550	3.19	1.05
Phlebotomists	60	$36,970	$39,850	0.76	0.83
Physical Therapist Assistants	60	$62,850	$60,890	0.74	1.02
Physical Therapists	120	$97,180	$94,550	1.46	0.85
Physician Assistants	60	$132,880	$145,030	0.67	0.64
Physicians, All Other	90	$295,200	$316,870	1.03	0.47
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	220	$62,200	$64,930	2.56	0.86
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	310	$78,970	$77,900	3.73	0.87
Postal Service Clerks	40	$63,970	$62,770	0.45	0.95
Postal Service Mail Carriers	200	$59,880	$62,820	2.42	1.14
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	60	$61,570	$62,330	0.75	1.11
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	250	$103,680	$90,430	2.98	3.09
Power Plant Operators	30	$76,550	$83,090	0.36	1.90
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	360	$30,420	$34,380	4.22	1.37
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	50	$31,030	$33,580	0.55	2.57
Printing Press Operators	90	$40,540	$42,240	1.09	1.17
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	80	$90,230	$85,380	0.96	1.68
Producers and Directors	40	$51,500	$59,340	0.48	0.52
Production Workers, All Other	380	$48,300	$45,640	4.50	2.78
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	160	$57,430	$58,010	1.91	0.76
Project Management Specialists	190	$81,600	$88,520	2.29	0.33
Property Appraisers and Assessors	30	$75,670	$141,630	0.41	1.12
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	90	$50,850	$61,350	1.10	0.55
Public Relations Specialists	130	$61,810	$69,590	1.54	0.84
Public Safety Telecommunicators	50	$62,570	$60,400	0.63	0.96
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	150	$64,370	$68,100	1.76	1.19
Receptionists and Information Clerks	240	$35,590	$35,550	2.83	0.48
Recreation Workers	170	$29,700	$33,370	2.06	0.97
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	140	$50,770	$51,550	1.67	1.77
Registered Nurses	1,890	$76,920	$76,500	22.46	1.03
Rehabilitation Counselors	70	$42,880	$45,980	0.88	1.44
Residential Advisors	40	$38,170	$40,700	0.43	0.79
Respiratory Therapists	70	$65,070	$68,760	0.83	0.92
Retail Salespersons	2,460	$31,270	$34,440	29.18	1.16
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	70	$30,730	$35,110	0.79	1.32
Sales Managers	150	$125,050	$136,430	1.81	0.44
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	280	$57,370	$65,250	3.38	0.42
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	780	$67,040	$76,620	9.27	1.16
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	70	$104,530	$122,570	0.83	0.45
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	660	$60,440	$61,260	7.85	1.15
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	720	$46,230	$46,970	8.58	0.78
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	140	$47,230	$72,430	1.60	0.51
Security Guards	380	$38,670	$43,070	4.55	0.55
Self-Enrichment Teachers	120	$35,520	$39,880	1.42	0.66
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	60	$63,610	$60,570	0.66	3.34
Sewing Machine Operators	60	$34,310	$34,810	0.71	1.05
Sheet Metal Workers	80	$63,240	$62,750	0.90	1.17
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	330	$46,950	$47,250	3.92	0.75
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	170	$36,160	$34,990	1.98	1.24
Skincare Specialists	30	$39,170	$65,520	0.39	0.83
Social and Community Service Managers	210	$59,820	$64,690	2.47	1.83
Social and Human Service Assistants	160	$44,250	$45,190	1.85	0.66
Software Developers	280	$113,970	$116,630	3.34	0.31
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	90	$84,920	$91,370	1.04	0.86
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	180	$59,500	$57,940	2.17	1.29
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	70	$59,760	$63,060	0.80	0.76
Speech-Language Pathologists	130	$81,050	$82,120	1.50	1.27
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,560	$36,990	$37,810	18.55	1.02
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	130	$63,230	$66,400	1.59	0.50
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	400	$36,440	$37,860	4.79	1.42
Surgical Technologists	40	$59,910	$56,690	0.48	0.64
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,350	$29,900	$30,300	15.97	1.75
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	80	$66,000	$66,500	0.92	1.01
Telemarketers	80	$28,840	$29,980	0.99	2.65
Tellers	320	$38,880	$39,950	3.81	1.80
Tire Repairers and Changers	50	$40,250	$40,540	0.61	0.87
Tool and Die Makers	100	$65,590	$66,010	1.15	3.13
Training and Development Specialists	350	$51,320	$60,010	4.19	1.42
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	140	$91,250	$98,100	1.70	1.20
Travel Agents	30	$39,780	$43,600	0.40	1.13
Tutors	30	$32,940	$76,550	0.40	0.36
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	70	$21,390	$23,750	0.89	1.14
Veterinarians	60	$130,740	$128,150	0.66	1.21
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	70	$36,240	$37,280	0.87	1.07
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	50	$45,210	$44,220	0.64	0.77
Waiters and Waitresses	1,280	$21,490	$26,300	15.17	1.04
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	120	$63,890	$64,980	1.47	1.77
Web Developers	30	$78,140	$80,290	0.39	0.86
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	540	$51,080	$54,530	6.44	2.41
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	50	$54,470	$54,180	0.56	2.77
Word Processors and Typists	40	$40,630	$42,230	0.46	2.03

Colleges in this area

6 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Allen College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	483
Hawkeye Community College	Public	2-year	5,120
La James International College-Cedar Falls	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	54
The Salon Professional Academy-Cedar Falls	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	91
University of Northern Iowa	Public	4-year or above	9,278
Wartburg College	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,483

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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