What are the most common jobs in Des Moines, IA?

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Ask anyone to rattle off the first three jobs that come to mind and they'll probably mention teachers or police officers. And while those are some of the most common jobs kids want to be when they grow up, they aren't actually one of the most common jobs in Des Moines.

So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most common jobs in Des Moines, IA actually are. Using data aggregated from public sources including the BLS and Census, they came back with an answer. The most common job in Des Moines, IA is a customer service representative with 2,224 current customer service representatives and 86 open positions.

The top ten most common jobs in Des Moines, IA are:

How we determined the most common jobs in Des Moines

Using the Zippia database of several million resume, job, and salary records from various sources including the BLS, Census, and H1B visas, we were able to identify the most common professions in Des Moines.

We started from a set of over 10,000 job titles and narrowed it down to the job titles with the most observations in Des Moines, IA. We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of observations being the most common jobs.

Detailed List Of The Most Common Jobs In Des Moines, IA

Rank	Job Title	Count	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Customer Service Representative	2,224	$28,719	$20,000
2	Cashier	1,701	$23,836	$18,000
3	Internship	1,000	$26,924	$18,000
4	Sales Associate	909	$28,016	$16,000
5	Principal	873	$98,908	$60,000
6	Administrative Assistant	682	$30,837	$22,000
7	Assistant Manager	670	$28,369	$17,000
8	Registered Nurse	652	$50,878	$32,000
9	Certified Nursing Assistant	641	$27,372	$20,000
10	Sales Representative	586	$55,420	$28,000
11	Driver	556	$30,199	$16,000
12	Manager	526	$68,057	$35,000
13	Server	487	$21,370	$15,000
14	Receptionist	398	$26,787	$21,000
15	Truck Driver	389	$55,984	$33,000
16	Loan Servicing Specialist	366	$31,305	$29,000
17	Crew Member	357	$22,440	$16,000
18	Store Manager	346	$40,776	$23,000
19	Labour	343	$65,817	$29,000
20	Security Officer	339	$27,560	$21,000
21	Volunteer	338	$30,601	$19,000
22	Supervisor	336	$38,984	$22,000
23	General Manager	335	$60,967	$30,000
24	Office Assistant	321	$26,566	$19,000
25	Office Manager	309	$35,507	$22,000
26	Account Executive	296	$51,767	$26,000
27	Clerk	294	$30,752	$21,000
28	Staff Nurse	287	$44,475	$31,000
29	Owner	284	$34,874	$15,000
30	Team Leader	274	$44,917	$20,000
31	Account Manager	256	$45,114	$22,000
32	Loan Documentation Specialist	256	$30,522	$28,000
33	Delivery Driver	253	$35,271	$21,000
34	Marketing Internship	238	$28,060	$17,000
35	Associate	233	$58,147	$26,000
36	Project Manager	229	$73,361	$45,000
37	Cook	227	$23,602	$17,000
38	Warehouse Worker	227	$28,879	$25,000
39	Consultant	226	$65,470	$44,000
40	Technician	224	$30,725	$20,000
41	Specialist	217	$43,800	$23,000
42	Assistant	212	$31,889	$18,000
43	Operations Manager	211	$68,461	$37,000
44	Licensed Practical Nurse	201	$43,083	$27,000
45	Owner/Operator	200	$185,786	$100,000
46	Operations Clerk	193	$32,964	$23,000
47	Patient Care Technician	191	$26,507	$19,000
48	Medical Assistant	181	$31,525	$24,000
49	Sales Manager	181	$60,548	$29,000
50	Customer Service Associate	180	$26,299	$18,000
51	Forklift Operator	177	$30,605	$25,000
52	Machine Operator	177	$27,725	$21,000
53	Business Analyst	176	$60,355	$44,000
54	Collector	174	$27,098	$20,000
55	Home Health Aid	173	$26,126	$19,000
56	Security Guard	168	$25,864	$19,000
57	Waitress	167	$18,341	$13,000
58	Legal Assistant	164	$30,316	$21,000
59	Graphic Designer	163	$33,248	$20,000
60	Secretary	158	$30,281	$20,000
61	Service Representative	157	$30,562	$20,000
62	Processor	156	$32,661	$20,000
63	Coordinator	155	$41,674	$24,000
64	Case Manager	154	$37,213	$24,000
65	Bartender	150	$19,294	$14,000
66	Housekeeper	150	$23,158	$17,000
67	Production Worker	145	$28,962	$22,000
68	Maintenance Technician	144	$42,396	$27,000
69	Service Technician	142	$38,342	$24,000
70	Sales Consultant	141	$47,626	$24,000
71	Law Clerk	140	$50,198	$28,000
72	Member Service Representative	140	$25,781	$17,000
73	Accounting Clerk	139	$32,214	$24,000
74	Janitor	136	$24,159	$19,000
75	Accountant	135	$42,701	$30,000
76	Cook/Server	135	$22,526	$17,000
77	Counselor	135	$37,099	$21,000
78	Representative	134	$33,680	$21,000
79	Senior Java Developer	134	$74,846	$55,000
80	Hostess	133	$22,294	$17,000
81	Ship Worker	133	$28,086	$19,000
82	Teller	132	$26,824	$21,000
83	Shift Manager	131	$26,583	$21,000
84	Assistant Store Manager	127	$30,244	$19,000
85	Data Entry Associate	127	$30,326	$19,000
86	Home Preservation Specialist	126	$41,253	$25,000
87	Teacher	126	$40,819	$27,000
88	General Labour	125	$65,817	$29,000
89	Quality Assurance Analyst	124	$62,098	$46,000
90	Director	121	$62,059	$29,000
91	Direct Support Professional	120	$22,893	$17,000
92	Bartender Server	117	$17,454	$12,000
93	Claim Processor	117	$27,558	$18,000
94	Front Desk Receptionist	116	$25,544	$19,000
95	Barista	114	$24,402	$19,000
96	Student Attorney	109	$69,880	$40,000
97	Line Cook	108	$23,743	$19,000
98	Sales Associate And Customer Service	108	$26,905	$19,000
99	Welder	108	$30,693	$22,000
100	Caregiver	106	$65,817	$29,000

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