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Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

313 occupations with BLS estimates, May 2025. BLS area code 47940.

BLS figures are for its own occupation list. Where one BLS occupation covers several O*NET occupations, it links to the first and says how many.

Largest

Most concentrated

By location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs here divided by its share nationally. Occupations employing fewer than 100 here are left out.

Highest median wage

BLS didn't publish the median for 1 occupation here because it is very high: Anesthesiologists. They aren't ranked, and we don't estimate them.

All 313 occupations
BLS occupationEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011540$73,5300.69
Administrative Services Managers 11-301250$94,4400.36
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 25-301140$39,1102.17
Advertising Sales Agents 41-301140$59,4400.89
Agricultural Equipment Operators 45-209160$44,8103.59
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091340$26,4001.58
Anesthesiologists 29-121150Not published (very high)2.20
Animal Caretakers 39-2021470$29,8703.22
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-101140$93,6200.62
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-301180Not available1.35
Architectural and Engineering Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-904160$140,3400.50
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-302180$51,1501.04
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023430$48,7201.12
Bakers 51-3011120$29,8700.97
Bartenders 35-3011540$21,5401.32
Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011170$37,8401.95
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021140$47,8400.65
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031580$47,5400.78
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051130$47,1000.60
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031150$58,1900.95
Business Operations Specialists, All Other (5 O*NET occupations) 13-1199230$69,9600.39
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021210$37,1302.82
Buyers and Purchasing Agents (3 O*NET occupations) 13-1020190$73,3300.70
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011270$46,6206.54
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-119490$69,9201.38
Carpenters 47-2031260$55,8400.72
Cashiers 41-20112,340$29,3201.40
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-205160$58,8600.58
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-101160$44,6100.54
Chief Executives (2 O*NET occupations) 11-1011110$199,0100.95
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021170$56,5300.82
Childcare Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 39-9011380$27,5801.34
Chiropractors 29-101140$63,2801.83
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302240$69,3201.16
Civil Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2051110$97,4300.54
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031140$59,3400.79
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061210$35,4601.04
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9192100$56,10012.23
Clergy 21-201130$60,1700.98
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (6 O*NET occupations) 29-2010200$47,8001.12
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022240$51,8901.77
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9124190$49,3302.16
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 49-909130$53,3402.12
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-112230$66,0101.93
Community Health Workers 21-109440$47,5901.08
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-114140$73,2600.64
Compliance Officers (7 O*NET occupations) 13-1041180$73,2000.79
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-123170$59,4100.93
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-9161720$51,6007.79
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers 51-916260$60,3303.72
Computer Occupations, All Other (10 O*NET occupations) 15-1299140$107,6600.61
Computer Programmers 15-125160$78,2501.16
Computer Systems Analysts (2 O*NET occupations) 15-1211130$80,1400.46
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1232270$59,6300.71
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021120$132,2100.34
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-201140$49,0601.03
Construction Laborers 47-2061710$49,9501.20
Construction Managers 11-9021110$92,1000.52
Construction and Building Inspectors (2 O*NET occupations) 47-401150$71,3300.59
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012500$35,6802.10
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014670$35,4200.88
Cooks, Short Order 35-201560$33,5200.82
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012170$53,4800.85
Cost Estimators 13-1051120$77,0700.97
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021110$40,2000.50
Couriers and Messengers 43-502140$38,4100.98
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-403190$49,3000.89
Crane and Tower Operators 53-702140$60,1101.92
Customer Service Representatives 43-40511,540$39,5301.10
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-403170$49,6000.80
Data Entry Keyers 43-902160$45,5200.81
Data Scientists (3 O*NET occupations) 15-205170$82,0500.49
Dental Assistants 31-9091170$47,9700.81
Dental Hygienists 29-1292130$82,5001.09
Dentists, General 29-102160$163,6000.87
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-203240$80,6200.89
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-103130$74,0100.73
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011210$28,9300.73
Dishwashers 35-9021190$28,8900.73
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-503270$45,8100.64
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031220$44,9200.99
Editors 27-304150$47,3001.05
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032160$103,1800.91
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033190$85,0601.96
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081130Not available3.83
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-903170$45,9001.69
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-909960$47,5200.98
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012190$53,2201.01
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-905150$102,6800.68
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-302330$81,9300.64
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094110$75,6103.09
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (2 O*NET occupations) 51-202870$44,0800.54
Electricians 47-2111360$63,4200.88
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2021890$60,7801.18
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-406150$57,6600.55
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-204260$43,5000.62
Engineers, All Other (9 O*NET occupations) 17-219940$96,4400.44
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-907230$63,6901.53
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011170$59,7700.70
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031170$37,9601.00
Facilities Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3013130$95,4701.49
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215130$287,9902.31
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-304180$62,0003.90
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-209230$38,5500.21
Fast Food and Counter Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 35-30232,500$27,8201.20
File Clerks 43-407150$48,4901.20
Financial Examiners 13-206130$69,3600.83
Financial Managers (3 O*NET occupations) 11-3031370$125,6900.81
Financial Specialists, All Other (3 O*NET occupations) 13-209990$77,8401.22
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-205140$80,1000.18
Firefighters 33-201180$61,1900.44
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers (2 O*NET occupations) 47-1011360$77,7600.83
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-101490$37,8901.60
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-102130$71,4900.65
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012620$38,1800.94
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011100$45,8201.06
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-101270$55,8600.99
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011280$77,4100.83
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012130$76,9101.13
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011500$60,4200.65
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-102260$43,9500.95
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-101290$106,6601.08
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011470$75,3701.30
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011580$45,5700.96
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (5 O*NET occupations) 53-1047330$59,6600.98
Food Batchmakers 51-3092120$44,8601.23
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021170$32,0500.34
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041390$28,1402.47
Food Service Managers 11-9051100$63,6500.77
Foundry Mold and Coremakers 51-407180$54,92010.98
Fundraisers 13-113170Not available1.15
General and Operations Managers 11-10211,510$82,4000.79
Graphic Designers 27-1024110$51,0601.03
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033100$49,4302.78
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012160$35,3600.95
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071100$100,2400.81
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other (4 O*NET occupations) 29-209990$46,5700.90
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022100$61,9800.99
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4191Not available$40,300
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021260$60,4001.17
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-30321,600$58,7301.43
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-909830$38,3800.63
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198420$48,5204.70
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051140$59,3801.69
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (2 O*NET occupations) 31-11201,320$36,5100.56
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031140$28,1900.62
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081140$30,1901.02
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-416140$51,6600.73
Human Resources Managers 11-312180$125,9700.66
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071360$61,9000.73
Industrial Engineers (4 O*NET occupations) 17-2112120$92,3300.62
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041510$77,8502.14
Industrial Production Managers (6 O*NET occupations) 11-3051170$102,8101.27
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051480$43,6701.14
Information Security Analysts 15-121230$106,3500.33
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061660$51,2502.05
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (2 O*NET occupations) 49-9099100$48,5201.05
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031130$81,1901.09
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-904170$50,7200.58
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021230$61,8600.89
Interior Designers 27-102540$59,4701.14
Interpreters and Translators 27-309160$48,3601.97
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111110$39,5301.33
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-20111,440$34,5101.20
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-201260$60,5300.99
Labor Relations Specialists 13-107560$77,0201.78
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (2 O*NET occupations) 53-70622,920$47,4401.83
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011480$38,7700.93
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011170$31,2001.57
Lawyers 23-1011160$126,5700.40
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-601250$44,9900.53
Legal Support Workers, All Other 23-209950$45,4501.85
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-402280$63,1801.14
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-412160$26,7901.32
Library Technicians 25-4031100$47,6702.64
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061360$59,9501.03
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-909290$23,1901.06
Light Truck Drivers 53-3033590$41,1501.11
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131190$46,8002.10
Loan Officers 13-2072190$72,9901.26
Logisticians (3 O*NET occupations) 13-108170$75,4700.54
Machinists 51-4041180$58,1001.16
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012440$30,8000.95
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-904350$65,7601.54
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071870$50,9401.04
Management Analysts 13-1111140$83,8500.28
Managers, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 11-9199150$99,5300.44
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (2 O*NET occupations) 13-1161370$64,0000.76
Marketing Managers 11-202180$114,9400.37
Mechanical Engineers (3 O*NET occupations) 17-2141190$88,7701.21
Medical Assistants 31-9092390$45,6600.88
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-909340$39,5301.04
Medical Records Specialists 29-207280$47,6800.78
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013620$40,6601.18
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111340$103,3301.04
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-112170Not available0.86
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-102350$60,1600.69
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-102690$38,9301.04
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 51-405180$60,0208.30
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2022400$60,4601.18
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators (2 O*NET occupations) 51-20901,610$50,3102.11
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-902390$49,1801.83
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042190$65,3802.01
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4072170$55,5502.03
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081220$50,4003.30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244150$82,2600.88
New Accounts Clerks 43-414150$42,7002.72
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171260$126,3301.50
Nursing Assistants 31-11311,440$38,9301.83
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1072Not available$64,710
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-501150$85,1000.71
Occupational Therapists (2 O*NET occupations) 29-112280$98,2400.86
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-201140$61,5601.29
Office Clerks, General 43-90611,220$43,9800.91
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-919960$46,8400.56
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073420$97,7701.64
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-2057Not available$39,270
Opticians, Dispensing 29-208130$44,9300.85
Order Clerks 43-415130$39,6800.75
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111210$43,0401.03
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064160$36,0100.52
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141110$55,0000.86
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9196110$38,5902.05
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011120$48,0300.54
Paramedics 29-204340$62,3500.80
Parking Attendants 53-602140$31,0100.51
Parts Salespersons 41-2022210$45,9301.43
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-305140$57,3000.51
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052120$90,5200.83
Pest Control Workers 37-202150$38,0900.88
Pharmacists 29-1051160$138,6900.91
Pharmacy Aides 31-909550$31,8502.11
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052270$40,9501.05
Phlebotomists 31-909760$36,9700.83
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-202160$62,8501.02
Physical Therapists 29-1123120$97,1800.85
Physician Assistants (2 O*NET occupations) 29-107160$132,8800.64
Physicians, All Other (7 O*NET occupations) 29-122990$295,2000.47
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (2 O*NET occupations) 47-2152220$62,2000.86
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers (2 O*NET occupations) 33-3051310$78,9700.87
Postal Service Clerks 43-505140$63,9700.95
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052200$59,8801.14
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 43-505360$61,5701.11
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199250$103,6803.09
Power Plant Operators (3 O*NET occupations) 51-801330$76,5501.90
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011360$30,4201.37
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 51-511350$31,0302.57
Printing Press Operators 51-511290$40,5401.17
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-109280$90,2301.68
Producers and Directors (4 O*NET occupations) 27-201240$51,5000.52
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199380$48,3002.78
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061160$57,4300.76
Project Management Specialists 13-1082190$81,6000.33
Property Appraisers and Assessors (2 O*NET occupations) 13-202030$75,6701.12
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-914190$50,8500.55
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031130$61,8100.84
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-503150$62,5700.96
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034150$64,3701.19
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171240$35,5900.48
Recreation Workers 39-9032170$29,7000.97
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081140$50,7701.77
Registered Nurses (5 O*NET occupations) 29-11411,890$76,9201.03
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-101570$42,8801.44
Residential Advisors 39-904140$38,1700.79
Respiratory Therapists 29-112670$65,0700.92
Retail Salespersons 41-20312,460$31,2701.16
Sales Managers 11-2022150$125,0500.44
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091280$57,3700.42
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012780$67,0401.16
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (2 O*NET occupations) 41-401170$104,5300.45
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-909970$30,7301.32
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031660$60,4401.15
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014720$46,2300.78
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031140$47,2300.51
Security Guards 33-9032380$38,6700.55
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021120$35,5200.66
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-407160$63,6103.34
Sewing Machine Operators 51-603160$34,3101.05
Sheet Metal Workers 47-221180$63,2401.17
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071330$46,9500.75
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053170$36,1601.24
Skincare Specialists 39-509430$39,1700.83
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151210$59,8201.83
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093160$44,2500.66
Software Developers 15-1252280$113,9700.31
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-125390$84,9200.86
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School (2 O*NET occupations) 25-2052180$59,5001.29
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-205870$59,7600.76
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127130$81,0501.27
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-70651,560$36,9901.02
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (2 O*NET occupations) 21-1018130$63,2300.50
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031400$36,4401.42
Surgical Technologists 29-205540$59,9100.64
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (3 O*NET occupations) 25-90451,350$29,9001.75
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-202280$66,0001.01
Telemarketers 41-904180$28,8402.65
Tellers 43-3071320$38,8801.80
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-309350$40,2500.87
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111100$65,5903.13
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151350$51,3201.42
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers (2 O*NET occupations) 11-3071140$91,2501.20
Travel Agents 41-304130$39,7801.13
Tutors 25-304130$32,9400.36
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-303170$21,3901.14
Veterinarians 29-113160$130,7401.21
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-909670$36,2401.07
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-205650$45,2100.77
Waiters and Waitresses 35-30311,280$21,4901.04
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031120$63,8901.77
Web Developers 15-125430$78,1400.86
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121540$51,0802.41
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-412250$54,4702.77
Word Processors and Typists 43-902240$40,6302.03