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WORKFORCE NEEDS ASSESSMENT
REGIONAL ANALYSIS RELEASED 2019
CALHOUN, HAMILTON, HARDIN, HUMBOLDT, KOSSUTH, PALO ALTO, POCAHONTAS, WEBSTER, AND WRIGHT COUNTIES
Counties included within this analysis: • Calhoun • Hamilton • Hardin • Humboldt • Kossuth • Palo Alto • Pocahontas • Webster • Wright
Linn
Sac
Lee
Ida
Sioux
Polk
Tama
Clay
Iowa
Lyon
Kossuth
Cass
Story
Adair
Jasper
Clayton
Page
Clinton
Benton
Butler
Mills
Fayette
Jones
Cedar
Dallas
Plymouth
Scott
Floyd
Wright
DavisTaylor
Boone
Webster
Carroll
Woodbury
Monona
Shelby
Hardin
Marion
Harrison Guthrie
Jackson
Warren
Crawford
Keokuk
O'Brien
Wayne
Greene
Johnson
Franklin
HenryUnion Lucas
Calhoun Grundy
Decatur
Dubuque
Worth
Marshall
Pottawattamie
Clarke
Madison
Hancock
Hamilton
Palo Alto
Louisa
Mahaska
Allamakee
Fremont
Mitchell Howard
Delaware
Adams
Ringgold
Bremer
Winneshiek
Cherokee
Monroe
Buchanan
Emmet
Wapello
PoweshiekAudubon
Black Hawk
Pocahontas
Osceola
Washington
Buena Vista
Jefferson
Van Buren
ChickasawCerro Gordo
Appanoose
Humboldt
Muscatine
Dickinson
Des Moines
Winnebago
Montgomery
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Note: Sections marked as “Insufficient Data to Report” did not receive enough survey responses to allow for reporting.
Introduction 1
Vacancy Estimates J o b O r d e r s b y C o u n t y ( p e r 1 0 0 E m p l o y e e s ) 1 R e p o r t e d J o b V a c a n c i e s b y W o r k p l a c e S i z e 2 T o t a l N u m b e r o f J o b O r d e r s b y O c c u p a t i o n a l C a t e g o r y 2 V a c a n c y R a t e b y I n d u s t r y 3 N u m b e r o f U n e m p l o y e d P e r s o n s p e r J o b O r d e r 3 V a c a n c y R a t e b y O c c u p a t i o n a l C a t e g o r y 4 T o p R e p o r t e d T o t a l J o b O r d e r s 5
Education & Experience Requirements Education Requirements - Total Job Orders 6 E x p e r i e n c e R e q u i r e m e n t s - T o t a l J o b O r d e r s 6 O n - T h e - J o b T r a i n i n g - T o t a l J o b O r d e r s 6
Perception of Applicants P e r c e p t i o n o f A p p l i c a n t s 6 B a s i c S k i l l s L a c k i n g i n A p p l i c a n t s 7 O c c u p a t i o n a l “ H a r d ” S k i l l s L a c k i n g i n A p p l i c a n t s 7 I n t e r p e r s o n a l “ S o f t ” S k i l l s L a c k i n g i n A p p l i c a n t s 7
Training & Certificates W h e r e A d d i t i o n a l T r a i n i n g i s O f f e r e d 8
Recruitment & Advertising
J o b A d v e r t i s i n g U t i l i z a t i o n & U s e f u l n e s s 8 R e c r u i t m e n t P e r i o d f o r J o b P o s t i n g s 8 D i f f i c u l t i e s F i l l i n g V a c a n t P o s i t i o n s 9
Wages C o m p a r i s o n o f 2 0 1 6 & 2 0 1 8 E n t r y - L e v e l W a g e s b y O c c u p a t i o n a l C a t e g o r y 9 C o m p a r i s o n o f 2 0 1 8 W a g e L e v e l s b y O c c u p a t i o n a l C a t e g o r y 10
Future Plans
N e t P l a n n e d P a y r o l l C h a n g e b y C o u n t y ( p e r 1 , 0 0 0 E m p l o y e e s ) 11
Future Plans - Expansion
P e r c e n t o f T o t a l P l a n n e d E x p a n s i o n b y I n d u s t r y 12
T i m i n g o f P l a n n e d E x p a n s i o n 12
P e r c e n t w i t h i n E a c h I n d u s t r y w i t h P l a n n e d P a y r o l l E x p a n s i o n 12
P e r c e n t o f P l a n n e d E x p a n s i o n b y O c c u p a t i o n a l C a t e g o r y 13
C o n s t r a i n t s P r e v e n t i n g P a y r o l l E x p a n s i o n 13
R e a s o n s f o r P a y r o l l E x p a n s i o n 13
Future Plans - Reduction
P e r c e n t o f T o t a l P l a n n e d R e d u c t i o n b y I n d u s t r y 14
P e r c e n t w i t h i n E a c h I n d u s t r y w i t h P l a n n e d P a y r o l l R e d u c t i o n 14
P l a n n e d P a y r o l l R e d u c t i o n b y O c c u p a t i o n a l C a t e g o r y 14
R e a s o n s f o r W o r k f o r c e R e d u c t i o n 15
T i m i n g o f P l a n n e d R e d u c t i o n 15
Retirements
W o r k e r s O v e r t h e A g e o f 6 4 i n t h e W o r k p l a c e b y I n d u s t r y 15
H o w C o m p a n i e s P l a n t o R e p l a c e T h o s e W h o R e t i r e 15
R e t i r e e R e t e n t i o n E f f o r t s b y E m p l o y e r s 16
Methodology & Sources 17
Appendix - List of All Job Vacancies 19
1
Linn26
Sac9
Lee11
Ida16
Sioux11
Polk31
Tama15
Clay21
Iowa11
Lyon8
Kossuth15
Cass15
Story24
Adair11
Jasper19
Clayton12
Page13
Clinton16
Benton14
Butler17
Mills13
Fayette14
Jones11
Cedar14Dallas
6
Plymouth12
Scott22
Floyd19
Wright13
Davis14
Taylor40
Boone11
Webster24
Carroll14
Woodbury26
Monona9
Shelby15
Hardin17
Marion19
Harrison14
Guthrie17
Jackson13
Warren19
Crawford18
Keokuk8
O'Brien15
Wayne14
Greene16
Johnson24
Franklin17
Henry15
Union22
Lucas17
Calhoun10
Grundy14
Decatur16
Dubuque45
Worth37
Marshall22
Pottawattamie24
Clarke25
Madison20
Hancock20
Hamilton19
Palo Alto17
Louisa10
Mahaska14
Allamakee11
Fremont16
Mitchell23
Howard16
Delaware8
Adams19
Ringgold11
Bremer17
Winneshiek15
Cherokee18
Monroe8
Buchanan12
Emmet17
Wapello23
Poweshiek18
Osceola9
Washington9
Jefferson14
Van Buren5
Chickasaw23
Appanoose17
Humboldt8
Dickinson16
Winnebago16
Audubon15
Black Hawk25
Pocahontas7
Buena Vista17
Cerro Gordo35
Muscatine18
Des Moines17
Montgomery23
I N T R O D U C T I O N
2018 Iowa Workforce Needs Assessment Survey
Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages - Iowa Workforce Development *(Total Reported Job Orders Per County / Average Employment Per County)*100
EMPLOYERS CONTACTED
1,509
RESPONSES
664
RESPONSE RATE
44.0%
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) conducted the sixth Workforce Needs Assessment. In addition to vacancy and retirement data, the survey also addressed the demand for workers and skills required in the workforce. Data regarding benefits offered by employers was also collected and is delineated in the Employment Benefit Analysis. The results of the survey were analyzed on both a statewide and regional basis.
Beginning in July 2018, 1,509 employers operating 1,911 locations in the region were contacted either by mail or email and asked to complete the survey. By the end of the survey period (October 2018), IWD had received 664 responses, yielding a 44.0 percent response rate.
Number of Job Orders by County (per 100 Employees)*
VAC A N C Y E S T I M AT E S
Job Orders by County
(per 100 Employees)
5 - 9
10 - 13
14 - 16
17 - 21
22 - 31
32 - 45
2
Total Job
Orders1
Percent of Total
Job Orders1 Entry Wage2Average
Wage2
Projected Annual
Openings3
Transportation & Material Moving 1,670 18.5% $11.09 $17.31 **
Sales & Related 1,194 13.2% $8.25 $17.11 **
Healthcare Practitioner & Technical 817 9.1% $16.25 $33.41 **
Production 729 8.1% $11.48 $16.81 **
Office & Administrative Support 714 7.9% $10.43 $16.05 **
Food Preparation & Serving Related 531 5.9% $8.39 $10.34 **
Installation, Maintenance & Repair 526 5.8% $14.91 $21.82 **
Healthcare Support 355 3.9% $10.79 $13.71 **
Management 343 3.8% $21.40 $40.55 **
Construction & Extraction 338 3.7% $14.09 $20.74 **
Architecture & Engineering 265 2.9% $19.97 $30.37 **
Farming, Fishing & Forestry 250 2.8% $12.44 $15.46 **
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance 234 2.6% $9.54 $13.29 **
Business & Financial Operations 228 2.5% $17.36 $28.12 **
Life, Physical & Social Science 171 1.9% $15.64 $26.92 **
Community & Social Services 146 1.6% $12.39 $20.63 **
Personal Care & Service 113 1.3% $8.45 $10.91 **
Education, Training & Library 110 1.2% $11.38 $23.84 **
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Related 99 1.1% $8.25 $14.27 **
Computer & Mathematical Science 99 1.1% $20.47 $31.03 **
Protective Service 83 0.9% $12.89 $21.93 **
Legal 8 0.1% $13.46 $22.75 **
Reported Job Vacancies by Workplace Size
VAC A N C Y E S T I M AT E S
Total Number of Job Orders by Occupational Category
52.9% (412)
42.7% (333)
4.4% (34)
12.9% (91)
52.3% (370)
34.8% (246)
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Small (1-10 Employees) Medium (11-99 Employees) Large (100+ Employees)
Share of Survey Respondents Share of All Reported Job Vacancies
1Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
2Iowa Wage Report - Iowa Workforce Development
3Iowa’s Long-Term Occupational Projections - Iowa Workforce Development
**Insufficient data to report
34.3%Of Respondents
Reported Current Job Vacancies
3
Employment4 Estimated
Vacancies
*Vacancy
Rate
New Hire
Wage4
Projected Annual
Openings3
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Mining 1,719 133 7.7% $18.79 **
Accommodation & Food Services 3,396 145 4.3% $5.08 **
Manufacturing 8,137 341 4.2% $19.99 **
Transportation & Warehousing 2,226 92 4.1% $16.91 **
Administrative & Waste Services 905 27 3.0% $13.64 **
Construction 3,411 103 3.0% $21.56 **
Health Care & Social Assistance 7,851 228 2.9% $11.64 **
Information 898 21 2.3% $11.58 **
Professional & Technical Services 939 14 1.5% $13.25 **
Personal Services 1,071 11 1.0% $14.53 **
Utilities 295 3 1.0% ** **
Wholesale & Retail Trade 9,787 102 1.0% $9.28 **
Public Administration 3,825 30 0.8% $12.15 **
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 1,988 9 0.5% $11.85 **
Educational Services 4,234 10 0.2% $7.35 **
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 509 0 0.0% $3.70 **
Management 231 0 0.0% $17.78 **
2.5%
2.9%
3.7% 3.7%
3.3%
2.8%
2.4%
2.7%2.6% 2.6%
2.2%2.0%
0.9 1.0
1.2 1.1 1.1
0.9 0.7
0.8 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.7
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
0.0%
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1.0%
1.5%
2.0%
2.5%
3.0%
3.5%
4.0%
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Unemployment Rate5
Unemployed Per Job Order
Unemployment Rate5
VAC A N C Y E S T I M AT E S
Vacancy Rate by Industry
Number of Unemployed Persons per Job Order
707Job Vacancies
Reported by
Respondents
3Iowa’s Long-Term Industry Projections - Iowa Workforce Development
4Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics - United States Census Bureau
**Insufficient data to report
*Vacancy Rate calculations can be found in the Methodology
1Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
5Local Area Unemployment Statistics - Iowa Workforce Development (Data as of November 1, 2018, Numbers Not Seasonally Adjusted)
4
HEALTHCARE
SUPPORT
3.7%
FOOD
PREPARATION & SERVING RELATED
3.9%
PRODUCTION
4.2%
ARCHITECTURE &
ENGINEERING
5.0%
FARMING,
FISHING & FORESTRY
7.8%
Employment2 Estimated
Vacancies
*Vacancy
RateEntry Wage2
Projected Annual
Openings3
Farming, Fishing & Forestry 410 32 7.8% $12.44 **
Architecture & Engineering 440 22 5.0% $19.97 **
Production 5,960 248 4.2% $11.48 **
Food Preparation & Serving Related 3,890 152 3.9% $8.39 **
Healthcare Support 2,060 77 3.7% $10.79 **
Installation, Maintenance & Repair 3,070 96 3.1% $14.91 **
Protective Service 990 26 2.6% $12.89 **
Construction & Extraction 3,650 90 2.5% $14.09 **
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance 1,850 41 2.2% $9.54 **
Transportation & Material Moving 4,640 103 2.2% $11.09 **
Healthcare Practitioner & Technical 3,910 73 1.9% $16.25 **
Sales & Related 5,480 70 1.3% $8.25 **
Computer & Mathematical Science 330 3 1.0% $20.47 **
Management 3,020 29 1.0% $21.40 **
Business & Financial Operations 1,570 13 0.8% $17.36 **
Community & Social Services 850 7 0.8% $12.39 **
Personal Care & Service 1,680 13 0.8% $8.45 **
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Related 550 4 0.7% $8.25 **
Office & Administrative Support 7,890 54 0.7% $10.43 **
Education, Training & Library 5,590 25 0.4% $11.38 **
Life, Physical & Social Science 420 2 0.4% $15.64 **
Legal 270 0 0.0% $13.46 **
Vacancy Rate by Occupational Category
2Iowa Wage Report - Iowa Workforce Development
3Iowa’s Long-Term Occupational Projections - Iowa Workforce Development
**Insufficient data to report
*Vacancy Rate calculations can be found in the Methodology
VAC A N C Y E S T I M AT E S
5
Total Job
Orders1 Entry Wage2
Average
Wage2
Heavy and Tractor-Tra i ler Truck Drivers 1,166 $12.64 $19.45
Firs t-Line Supervisors of Retai l Sa les Workers 446 $13.89 $21.43
Retai l Sa lespersons 266 $8.28 $12.96
Cashiers 216 $8.23 $9.61
Regis tered Nurses 190 $20.36 $25.92
Production Workers , Al l Other 181 $12.20 $17.36
Firs t-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 178 $12.64 $16.17
Stock Clerks and Order Fi l lers 152 $8.44 $12.36
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers , Including Fast Food 148 $8.33 $10.08
Customer Service Representatives 146 $11.01 $15.13
Firs t-Line Supervisors of Office and Adminis trative Support Workers 135 ** **
Nurs ing Aides , Orderl ies , and Attendants 133 ** **
Parts Sa lespersons 124 $15.26 $18.59
Food Service Managers 121 $14.90 $20.73
Nurs ing Ass is tants 110 $10.94 $12.88
Firs t-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 109 $17.58 $25.60
Bus iness Operations Specia l i s ts , Al l Other 104 $14.20 $27.88
Janitors and Cleaners , Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 104 $9.85 $13.03
Farmworkers and Laborers , Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 100 ** **
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specia l i s ts 92 $11.25 $17.50
Healthcare Practi tioners and Technica l Workers , Al l Other 92 ** **
Maintenance and Repair Workers , General 90 $14.12 $19.22
Transportation Attendants , Except Fl ight Attendants 86 ** **
Driver/Sales Workers 83 $9.93 $17.23
Helpers --Production Workers 83 $9.77 $12.91
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materia l Movers , Hand 76 $10.55 $14.43
Food Preparation Workers 75 ** **
Agricultura l and Food Science Technicians 74 $14.70 $21.15
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 72 $13.47 $18.69
Electricians 72 $13.34 $20.371Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
2Iowa Wage Report - Iowa Workforce Development
**Insufficient data to report
HEAVY AND TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK DRIVERS
$12.64/HR
FIRST-LINE SUPERVISORS OF RETAIL SALES WORKERS
$13.89/HR
RETAIL SALESPERSONS
$8.28/HR
Top Reported Total Job Orders
VAC A N C Y E S T I M AT E S
6
Strongly
DisagreeDisagree Neutral Agree
Strongly
Agree
Applicants fulfil l all necessary requirements for the job. 5.5% 21.8% 35.9% 28.1% 8.7%
Applicants possess the basic skills required for the job. 2.2% 13.9% 33.7% 36.5% 13.7%
Applicants possess the hard, or occupational, skills for the job. 11.8% 24.5% 38.7% 18.7% 6.3%
Applicants possess the soft, or interpersonal, skills for the job. 4.1% 21.9% 43.0% 23.3% 7.7%
18.7%
0.9%0.7%
59.1%
17.8%
2.8%
None - 18.7%Apprenticeship - 0.9%Internship/Residency - 0.7%Short-term on-the-job training - 59.1%Moderate-term on-the-job training - 17.8%Long-term on-the-job training - 2.8%
44.9%
28.5%
0.3%
10.9%
7.2%
6.4%
1.8%
No Formal Educational Credential - 44.9%High School Diploma or Equivalent - 28.5%Some College, No Degree - 0.3%Postsecondary Non-Degree Award - 10.9%Associate Degree - 7.2%Undergraduate Degree - 6.4%Postgraduate/Professional Degree - 1.8%
90.9%
7.9%
1.2%
No Experience Required - 90.9%Less than 5 Years - 7.9%5 Years of More - 1.2%
Education and experience levels required and on-the-job training for the job orders (9,700 total) within the Iowa Workforce Development job bank are shown below. These requirements are based on the typical levels needed to enter an occupation according to data reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and does not reflect expected levels indicated by survey respondents.
Employers that responded to the survey were asked their perceptions on the degree to which job applicants possessed basic, occupational and interpersonal skills.
Workforce gaps can be determined by comparing the inventory of skills needed by employers (via the Workforce Needs Assessment Survey) and those skills held by the population of workers as presented in a Laborshed analysis. This gap can then be analyzed and the necessary training and education programs can be formalized through a Skillshed analysis.
E D U C AT I O N & E X P E R I E N C E R EQ U I R E M E N T S
Education Requirements - Total Job Orders
Experience Requirements - Total Job Orders
P E R C E P T I O N O F A P P L I C A N T S
Perception of Applicants
On-The-Job Training - Total Job Orders
7
18.5%
20.8%
21.4%
36.9%
39.8%
47.1%
52.7%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Motivation
Dependability
Communication Ski lls
Time Management
Teamwork
Leadership
Honesty
11.7%
13.6%
15.8%
16.1%
16.6%
22.0%
36.4%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
Critica l/Analytical Thinking
Bus iness Communication
Machine Operation
Project Management
Bas ic Computer
Li teracy
Computer Software
General Office
Software
13.7%
16.3%
18.7%
27.3%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
Written Communication
Appl ied
Mathematics
Reading for
Information
Locating Information
Basic skills are those skills developed during the elementary and middle part of an individual’s education. These skills include literacy, numeracy (the ability to do arithmetic and reason with numbers), and the abilities to locate and read for information. The Skilled Iowa initiative, through the National Career Readiness Certificate testing program, provides a means to benchmark and certify applicants’ skills in Applied Mathematics, Reading for Information and Locating Information. For more information on Skilled Iowa visit www.skillediowa.org.
P E R C E P T I O N O F A P P L I C A N T S
Basic Skills Lacking in Applicants
Occupational “hard” skills are the technical and know-how skills that apply directly to a job. In general, occupational skills include analytical skills, managerial ability, physical ability, knowledge and experience. The exact definition of these skills varies, depending on the job in question.
Occupational “Hard” Skills Lacking in Applicants
Interpersonal “Soft” Skills Lacking in Applicants
Interpersonal “soft” skills are skills associated with an individual’s habits, personality and character. Soft skills include timeliness, responsibility, integrity and self-esteem. Also included are interpersonal skills such as leadership, customer service and teamwork. Individuals with strong soft skills are, generally, well suited to working with others.
Percentage of Employers That Perceive A Lack of Skills Among Applicants Across All Categories
HARD SKILLS
36.3%
BASIC SKILLS
16.1%
SOFT SKILLS
26.0%
8
Percent Offered
In-House Training 66.6%
Online Training 35.2%
Employee Self-Directed Training 23.6%
Commercial Training Provider 16.7%
Other 9.2%
College/University 8.0%
Trade School 6.5%
89.0%
68.7% 68.2%
59.5%54.2%
46.8% 46.4%
36.6% 34.8% 33.3%
24.5%18.5%
6.2%
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20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
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90%
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30-59 days - 17.3%
60 days or more - 30.4%
In the event that current or newly hired employees are lacking the basic, occupational or soft skills necessary to fill current job vacancies, employers were asked where they send employees to upgrade these skills. Over four-fifths (84.9%) of employers indicated that they offer employee training.
T R A I N I N G & C E R T I F I C A T E S
Where Additional Training is Offered
The time span from when a job posting opens to when it closes is referred to as the recruitment period. The figure to the left details the length of time between when a job order is opened in IWD’s job bank and when it is closed.
A mismatch in advertising outlets versus job search usage can increase recruitment time periods and cost. Information on employee job search resource usage can be found in the Statewide Laborshed report which can be found here: www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/laborshed.
R E C R U I T M E N T & A DV E R T I S I N G
Job Advertising Utilization & Usefulness Understanding and utilizing job search resources will provide employers with a more focused and effective recruitment tool. Residents are exposed to numerous sources by which employers communicate job openings and new hiring. Therefore, it is important to understand what sources potential workers rely on when looking for jobs.
Recruitment Period for Job Postings
Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
9
Strongly
DisagreeDisagree Neutral Agree
Strongly
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Businesses have difficulty fi l l ing a position due to applicant
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Iowa Wage Report - Iowa Workforce Development
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Polk3.19
Sac1.02
Tama4.70
Clay5.62
Iowa3.86
Lee8.68
Lyon2.23
Kossuth1.78
Cass5.14
Story5.40
Adair2.96
Jasper4.57
Clayton2.15
Page0.81
Clinton3.28
Benton0.52
Butler0.00
Ida4.26
Mills1.96
Fayette9.36
Jones5.64
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Scott6.73
Floyd5.87
Wright9.50
Davis5.52
Taylor2.41
Boone2.13
Webster2.59
Carroll2.68
Woodbury16.25
Monona0.00
Shelby2.63
Hardin4.32
Obrien-0.46
Marion12.34
Harrison1.74
Guthrie1.67
Jackson4.40
Warren-0.63
Crawford0.59
Keokuk0.00
Wayne2.17
Greene19.04
Johnson2.92
Franklin0.52
Henry2.26
Union4.87
Lucas-1.77
Calhoun9.53
Grundy4.89
Decatur0.85
Dubuque2.26
Worth0.87
Marshall2.30
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Clarke6.97
Madison-1.32
Hancock1.70
Hamilton4.68
Palo Alto0.00
Louisa2.88
Mahaska0.77
Allamakee5.64
Fremont8.24
Mitchell8.93
Howard7.11
Delaware13.53
Adams3.32
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Winneshiek4.04
Cherokee3.89
Monroe1.78
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Osceola0.42
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Jefferson4.09
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Chickasaw1.49
Appanoose0.46
Humboldt6.70
Dickinson3.95
Winnebago12.10
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Pocahontas0.72
Buena Vista1.46
Cerro Gordo3.49
Muscatine1.85
Des Moines1.85
Montgomery10.10
12.7% 86.0%
1.3%Expand Remain Stable Downsize
Employers were asked a series of questions about their plans for future payroll changes. They were asked whether they planned on increasing or decreasing the number of workers on payroll or if they planned to keep their workforce at its current strength. Questions regarding timeframe for any change, the reasons for change and jobs that would be affected by the change were also asked.
When analyzing reported workforce changes, it is important to note not only the specific reasons provided by employers but also the business and economic environment during which the employers were surveyed.
F U T U R E P L A N S
Iowa Workforce Needs Assessment Survey Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages - Iowa Workforce Development *(Net Reported Change Per County / Average Employment Per County)*1,000
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Transportation & Warehousing 24.1%
Information 20.0%
Construction 17.4%
Professional & Technical Services 15.4%
Administrative & Waste Services 14.8%
Wholesale & Retail Trade 13.7%
Health Care & Social Assistance 13.2%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Mining 8.3%
Utilities 7.1%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 5.1%
Accommodation & Food Services 4.8%
Personal Services 3.4%
Public Administration 3.0%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 0.0%
Educational Services 0.0%
Management 0.0%
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Within 1 year
1-2 years
2-3 years
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Health Care & Social Assistance - 14.3%
Manufacturing - 14.3%
Construction - 12.2%
Professional & Technical Services - 8.2%
Transportation & Warehousing - 7.1%
Information - 5.1%
Administrative & Waste Services - 4.1%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate - 4.1%
Accommodation & Food Services - 2.0%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Mining - 2.0%
Public Administration - 1.1%
Personal Services - 1.0%
Utilities - 1.0%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation - 0.0%
Educational Services - 0.0%
Management - 0.0%
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Percent of Total Planned Expansion by Industry
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INFORMATION
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Production 23.3%
Education, Training & Library 10.8%
Construction & Extraction 9.1%
Food Preparation & Serving Related 6.5%
Sales & Related 6.5%
Healthcare Support 5.6%
Installation, Maintenance & Repair 5.6%
Office & Administrative Support 5.6%
Transportation & Material Moving 5.6%
Personal Care & Service 4.3%
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical 3.9%
Architecture & Engineering 3.4%
Management 3.0%
Farming, Fishing & Forestry 2.5%
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance 1.3%
Business & Financial Operations 1.3%
Community & Social Service 1.3%
Computer & Mathematical 0.4%
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Media 0.0%
Legal 0.0%
Life, Physical & Social Science 0.0%
Protective Service 0.0%
Unknown 0.0%
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F U T U R E P L A N S - E X PA N S I O N
Reasons for Expansion
Meet current market demands
Increase share of existing market
Entry into new markets
Opening a new location
Reduction of overtime
Moving specific business operations in-house
Changes in tax or regulatory incentives
Merger/acquisition
Relocation of assets to a new location
Relocation of assets to an existing location
Reasons for Payroll Expansion Ranked by Relative Importance
Impediments to Expansion
Lack of available skil led workforce
Cost of additional labor (wages and benefits)
Expense related to benefits
Competition within existing markets
No desire to expand
Uncertainty in current market demands
Barriers to entering new markets
Limited access to capital
Tax or regulatory issues
Insufficient space at current location/inability to find appropriate new location
Planned merger/acquisition or business sale/transfer
Supply chain limitations
Don't know steps/processes needed to expand
Constraints Preventing Payroll Expansion Ranked by Relative Importance
Percent of Planned Expansion by Occupational Category
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Percent of Each
Industry
Professional & Technical Services 3.8%
Health Care & Social Assistance 2.8%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 2.6%
Manufacturing 1.8%
Wholesale & Retail Trade 1.2%
Accommodation & Food Services 0.0%
Administrative & Waste Services 0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Mining 0.0%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 0.0%
Construction 0.0%
Educational Services 0.0%
Information 0.0%
Management 0.0%
Personal Services 0.0%
Public Administration 0.0%
Transportation & Warehousing 0.0%
Utilities 0.0%
F U T U R E P L A N S - R E D U C T I O N
30.0%
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20.0%
10.0%
Health Care & Social Assistance - 30.0%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate - 20.0%
Professional & Technical Services - 20.0%
Wholesale & Retail Trade - 20.0%
Manufacturing - 10.0%
Accommodation & Food Services - 0.0%
Administrative & Waste Services - 0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Mining - 0.0%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation - 0.0%
Construction - 0.0%
Educational Services - 0.0%
Information - 0.0%
Management - 0.0%
Personal Services - 0.0%
Public Administration - 0.0%
Transportation & Warehousing - 0.0%
Utilities - 0.0%
Percent of Total Planned Reduction by Industry
Percent within Each Industry with Planned Payroll Reduction
Planned Payroll Reduction by Occupational Category Percent of Planned
Reduction
Office & Administrative Support 30.0%
Healthcare Practitioners & Technical 20.0%
Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance 10.0%
Business & Financial Operations 10.0%
Community & Social Service 10.0%
Healthcare Support 10.0%
Protective Service 10.0%
Architecture & Engineering 0.0%
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports & Media 0.0%
Computer & Mathematical 0.0%
Construction & Extraction 0.0%
Education, Training & Library 0.0%
Farming, Fishing & Forestry 0.0%
Food Preparation & Serving Related 0.0%
Installation, Maintenance & Repair 0.0%
Legal 0.0%
Life, Physical & Social Science 0.0%
Management 0.0%
Personal Care & Service 0.0%
Production 0.0%
Sales & Related 0.0%
Transportation & Material Moving 0.0%
Unknown 0.0%
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REDUCE THEIR WORKFORCE
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Each Industry4
Wholesale & Retail Trade 21.6% 7.9%
Health Care & Social Assistance 13.2% 6.1%
Educational Services 11.9% 9.8%
Public Administration 8.1% 7.6%
Manufacturing 7.9% 3.6%
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate 5.4% 9.5%
Construction 4.9% 5.2%
Transportation & Warehousing 4.7% 7.5%
Accommodation & Food Services 4.6% 5.0%
Professional & Technical Services 3.6% 13.1%
Personal Services 3.4% 11.0%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Mining 2.8% 6.0%
Information 2.6% 10.2%
Administrative & Waste Services 1.9% 7.7%
Arts, Entertainment & Recreation 1.1% 7.6%
Management 0.3% 4.5%
Utilities 0.2% 2.0%
Within 1 year - 80.0%
1-2 years - 20.0%
2-3 years - 0.0%
More than 3 years - 0.0%
F U T U R E P L A N S - R E D U C T I O N
Reasons for Workforce Reduction Ranked by Relative Importance
Timing of Planned Reduction
R E T I R E M E N T S
Workers Over the Age of 64 in the Workplace by Industry
6.9%3,870WORKERS OVER THE
AGE OF 64 IN THE WORKFORCE
Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics - United States Census Bureau
Reasons for Reduction
Business sale or closure
Closing an existing location
Reduced profits from current operations
Expenses related to benefits
Response to reduced market demand
Relocation of assets to an existing location
Exit from existing markets or business division closing
Reduced share of existing market
Relocation of assets to a new location
Outsourcing of specific business operations
Changes in tax or regulatory laws
4Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics - United States Census Bureau
47.2%
30.8%
17.6%
4.4%
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Hire new workers - 30.8%
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these positions - 17.6%
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company - 4.4%
How Companies Plan to Replace Those Who Retire
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METHODOLOGY & SOURCES
Iowa Wage Report - Iowa Workforce Development & Occupational Employment Statistics
The Iowa Wage Report, an Iowa Workforce Development program, and Occupational Employment Statistics, a Bureau of Labor Statistics program, estimate occupational employment and wages paid by employers. The wages are based on straight-time and gross pay wage estimates are updated annually using the Employment Cost Index.
The following types of pay are included in the collection of wages: base rates, commissions, cost-of-living allowances, mileage, piece rates, portal-to-portal rates and production bonuses. Also included are certain other types of pay such as: deadheading, guaranteed, hazard incentive and longevity.
The following types of pay are excluded from data collection: bonuses (attendance, holiday, stock, non-production and year-end); certain pay (back, holiday premium, jury duty, on-call, overtime, severance and weekend premium); certain allowances (clothing, tool/equipment, uniform and relocation); discounts (including merchandise discounts); draw; meal and lodging payments; prerequisites; profit-sharing payments; and shift differentials.
Definitions of terms used throughout the report:
• Average Wage - This is calculated by dividing the estimated total wage for an occupation or occupational category by its weighted employment.
• Entry Wage - This refers to the average of the lowest third of the reported wages for the occupation or occupational category.
• Experienced Wage - This refers to the average of the upper two-thirds of reported wages for the occupation or occupational category.
IWD, Iowa Wage Report (2018) - https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/iowa-wage-report IWD, Occupational Employment Statistics - https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/oes Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational Employment Statistics - https://www.bls.gov/oes
Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank - Iowa Workforce Development
The job order data in this report comes from Iowa Workforce Development’s IowaJobs bank (www.iowajobs.org). Job orders on IowaJobs are either entered directly by IWD staff or employers on the site or brought in from one of over 1,400 indexed employer websites. The job orders pulled for this report are those that were open at any point between November 1, 2017 and October 31, 2018.
While there are many postings for jobs outside of Iowa within the IowaJobs bank, those are removed from the data for the purposes of this report. This is accomplished by filtering out all postings with a non-Iowa ZIP code. For those postings that did not have a valid ZIP code, the city and state fields were used to remove those that were clearly for jobs outside of Iowa.
In order to remove duplicate job postings, orders with identical job titles and employer names that were entered on the same day for the same ZIP code were identified. Of those, all duplicate postings that listed more than one opening were removed from the data. Postings that list only one opening are only removed if there are more than five duplicates (duplicates are removed until only five duplicated postings remain). The reasoning behind leaving any duplicate postings with one opening in the data is that it is possible the employer had more than one position open and they chose to make more than one posting instead of one posting with multiple openings listed.
Definitions of terms used throughout the report:
• Total Orders - This measure should be interpreted as the total number of job postings that were active at some point within the specified period of time (either monthly or annual). Note this is the number of job orders, so if a job order lists more than one opening, only one opening is counted. If an employer posts an order for a job, closes the order, and then opens another order for the same job in the same period of time, both of those openings will be counted, as well.
The crosswalk used to classify each job opening into a Standard Occupational Code was obtained from O*NET Online.
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METHODOLOGY & SOURCES
Local Area Unemployment Statistics - Iowa Workforce Development & Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program is a federal-state cooperative effort in which monthly estimates of total employment and unemployment are prepared for approximately 7,500 areas.
These estimates are key indicators of local economic conditions. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor is responsible for the concepts, definitions, technical procedures, validation, and publication of the estimates that state workforce agencies prepare under agreement with BLS.
The concepts and definitions underlying LAUS data come from the Current Population Survey (CPS), the household survey that is the source of the national unemployment rate. State monthly model-based estimates are controlled in "real time" to sum to national monthly employment and unemployment estimates from the CPS. These models combine current and historical data from the CPS, the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey, and state unemployment insurance (UI) systems. Estimates for seven large areas and their respective balances of state also are model-based. Estimates for counties are produced through a building-block approach known as the "Handbook method." This procedure also uses data from several sources, including the CPS, the CES program, state UI systems, and the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), to create estimates that are adjusted to the statewide measures of employment and unemployment. Estimates for cities are prepared using disaggregation techniques based on inputs from the ACS, annual population estimates, and current UI data. Benchmarking occurs each year in February and updated numbers for the current and previous years are published in March.
Iowa Workforce Development, Local Area Unemployment Statistics - https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/laus Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics - https://www.bls.gov/lau/lauov.htm
Long-Term Industry & Occupational Projections - Iowa Workforce Development & Bureau of Labor Statistics
Long-term projections , also known as forecasts, provide detailed information on the estimated activity for each occupation, occupational category or industry in areas of employment, growth rate, total annual openings, wages, career preparation and skill requirements.
IWD, Long-Term Industry Projections (2016-2026) - https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/industry-projections IWD, Long-Term Occupational Projections (2016-2026) - https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/occupational-projections
Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics - United States Census Bureau
The Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) program is part of the Center for Economic Studies at the U.S. Census Bureau. The LEHD program produces new, cost effective, public-use information combining federal, state and Census Bureau data on employers and employees under the Local Employment Dynamics (LED) Partnership. State and local authorities increasingly need detailed local information about their economies to make informed decisions. The LED Partnership works to fill critical data gaps and provide indicators needed by state and local authorities.
Under the LED Partnership, states agree to share Unemployment Insurance earnings data and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data with the Census Bureau. The LEHD program combines these administrative data, additional administrative data and data from censuses and surveys. From these data, the program creates statistics on employment, earnings, and job flows at detailed levels of geography and industry and for different demographic groups. In addition, the LEHD program uses these data to create partially synthetic data on workers' residential patterns.
All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have joined the LED Partnership, although the LEHD program is not yet producing public-use statistics for Massachusetts, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands. The LEHD program staff includes geographers, programmers, and economists. Data is reprocesses every quarter to incorporate processing improvements and state resubmissions. Due to this, numbers in the report may differ slightly from numbers found on the website.
Definitions of terms used throughout the report:
• New Hire Wage - This is the average reported wage for newly hired workers.
United States Census Bureau, Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (2017, Quarter 3) - https://lehd.ces.census.gov
Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages - Iowa Workforce Development & Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering 98 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.
IWD, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (2018, Quarter 1) - https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/qcew Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages - https://www.bls.gov/cew
Vacancy Rate (calculation reported per industry & occupational category)
The vacancy rate calculation reported per industry and occupational category was calculated by dividing the estimated vacancies reported (Workforce Needs Assessment Survey) by the employment within the given industry (Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics) or occupational category (Occupational Employment Statistics).
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Job TitleSOC
Code
Total Job
Orders1
Estimated
Employment2
Annual Job
Openings3
Entry
Wage2
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 53-3032 1,166 2,110 ** $12.64
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 41-1011 446 390 ** $13.89
Retail Salespersons 41-2031 266 1,000 ** $8.28
Cashiers 41-2011 216 2,180 ** $8.23
Registered Nurses 29-1141 190 1,550 ** $20.36
Production Workers, All Other 51-9199 181 80 ** $12.20
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012 178 280 ** $12.64
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 43-5081 152 600 ** $8.44
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food 35-3021 148 1,310 ** $8.33
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051 146 680 ** $11.01
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011 135 ** ** **
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants 31-1012 133 ** ** **
Parts Salespersons 41-2022 124 240 ** $15.26
Food Service Managers 11-9051 121 90 ** $14.90
Nursing Assistants 31-1014 110 1,160 ** $10.94
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 51-1011 109 410 ** $17.58
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 13-1199 104 170 ** $14.20
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011 104 820 ** $9.85
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092 100 ** ** **
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists 49-3031 92 220 ** $11.25
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 29-9099 92 ** ** **
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 49-9071 90 480 ** $14.12
Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants 53-6061 86 ** ** **
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031 83 40 ** $9.93
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198 83 310 ** $9.77
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062 76 760 ** $10.55
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021 75 ** ** **
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 19-4011 74 100 ** $14.70
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023 72 340 ** $13.47
Electricians 47-2111 72 390 ** $13.34
Industrial Engineers 17-2112 69 60 ** $25.35
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093 67 150 ** $12.11
Personal Care Aides 39-9021 64 660 ** $8.85
Machinists 51-4041 57 50 ** $15.48
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-1011 51 ** ** **
Highway Maintenance Workers 47-4051 49 300 ** $16.95
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 29-2061 49 330 ** $17.08
Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 53-3033 49 160 ** $9.54
Security Guards 33-9032 47 150 ** $8.44
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 29-2041 44 80 ** $9.61
Construction Laborers 47-2061 42 1,210 ** $13.08
Agricultural Inspectors 45-2011 41 20 ** $22.82
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 41-4012 41 700 ** $16.75
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011 39 220 ** $21.70
The following section shows total job orders, estimated employment, annual job openings and the entry wage for each reported job title utilizing vacant job advertising (total job orders) data from Iowa Workforce Development’s job bank: www.iowajobs.org. For detailed occupation definitions and information, visit O*Net (www.onetonline.org), a U.S. Department of Labor resource which provides information on the following topics for each job title:
APPENDIX
• Abilities • Education • Employment - State/National
• Interests • Job Tasks • Job Zone
• Knowledge • Related Occupations • Skills
L I S T O F A L L J O B VA C A N C I E S
1Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
2Iowa Wage Report - IWD
3Iowa’s Long-Term Projections - IWD **Insufficient data to report
• Tools & Technology Used • Wages - Hourly/Annually • Work Activities
• Work Context • Work Styles • Work Values
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Job TitleSOC
Code
Total Job
Orders1
Estimated
Employment2
Annual Job
Openings3
Entry
Wage2
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111 39 290 ** $9.43
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014 39 ** ** **
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 51-4121 38 600 ** $13.88
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026 37 ** ** **
Commercial Pilots 53-2012 36 ** ** **
Accountants and Auditors 13-2011 35 290 ** $20.91
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other 37-2019 34 ** ** **
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012 34 390 ** $9.83
Engineers, All Other 17-2199 34 20 ** $20.86
Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-7199 33 ** ** **
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other 49-9099 32 50 ** $18.06
Tellers 43-3071 31 190 ** $11.73
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic 51-4011 30 60 ** $15.05
Industrial Engineering Technicians 17-3026 30 ** ** **
Managers, All Other 11-9199 30 200 ** $17.89
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 41-3099 30 100 ** $13.11
Industrial Production Managers 11-3051 29 170 ** $32.08
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012 29 320 ** $9.70
Medical Assistants 31-9092 29 140 ** $12.66
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052 29 290 ** $11.46
Carpenters 47-2031 28 170 ** $13.20
Chief Executives 11-1011 28 70 ** $13.45
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127 28 ** ** **
Agricultural Equipment Operators 45-2091 27 140 ** $14.31
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 47-1011 27 ** ** **
Office Clerks, General 43-9061 26 1,280 ** $10.38
Physician Assistants 29-1071 26 40 ** $44.65
Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011 25 10 ** $19.99
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022 25 ** ** **
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111 24 260 ** $25.69
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199 24 20 ** $10.79
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other 31-9099 23 ** ** **
Coaches and Scouts 27-2022 22 300 ** $17,144
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 53-1031 22 ** ** **
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 17-3023 21 20 ** $25.09
General and Operations Managers 11-1021 21 1,070 ** $19.19
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 17-2111 21 ** ** **
Medical Secretaries 43-6013 21 150 ** $12.89
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers 55-1012 20 ** ** **
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-2093 20 160 ** $11.32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 53-7051 19 200 ** $13.24
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099 19 ** ** **
Biological Technicians 19-4021 18 10 ** $12.75
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop 35-3022 18 90 ** $8.53
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 17-3029 18 20 ** $16.19
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 37-3011 18 470 ** $8.58
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 29-1069 18 110 ** $72.93
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators 53-7032 17 ** ** **
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 49-9041 17 470 ** $15.68
Nurse Practitioners 29-1171 17 70 ** $41.93
Pest Control Workers 37-2021 17 ** ** **
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031 16 970 ** $12.12
A P P E N D I X - L I S T O F A L L J O B VAC A N C I E S
1Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
2Iowa Wage Report - IWD
3Iowa’s Long-Term Projections - IWD **Insufficient data to report
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Job TitleSOC
Code
Total Job
Orders1
Estimated
Employment2
Annual Job
Openings3
Entry
Wage2
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051 16 140 ** $13.98
Home Health Aides 31-1011 16 310 ** $10.61
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071 16 130 ** $17.08
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-2011 16 ** ** **
Physical Therapists 29-1123 16 ** ** **
Team Assemblers 51-2092 16 ** ** **
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031 16 580 ** $8.40
Aerospace Engineers 17-2011 15 ** ** **
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33-3012 15 320 ** $16.90
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-9011 15 ** ** **
Family and General Practitioners 29-1062 15 ** ** **
Gaming Service Workers, All Other 39-3019 15 ** ** **
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031 15 ** ** **
Insurance Sales Agents 41-3021 15 220 ** $15.58
Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099 14 ** ** **
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-1031 14 ** ** **
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3041 14 ** ** **
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111 14 80 ** $10.73
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 19-4099 14 ** ** **
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161 14 60 ** $16.28
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015 14 70 ** $10.40
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194 14 ** ** **
Administrative Services Managers 11-3011 13 60 ** $29.69
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 21-1021 13 200 ** $13.04
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061 13 140 ** $8.18
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 19-3031 13 ** ** **
Computer Software Engineers, Applications 15-1031 13 ** ** **
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051 13 180 ** $25.48
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 29-2099 13 30 ** $14.00
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061 13 290 ** $12.88
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011 13 90 ** $9.39
Meter Readers, Utilities 43-5041 13 ** ** **
Cooks, All Other 35-2019 12 ** ** **
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 21-1012 12 100 ** $15.11
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033 12 20 ** $10.88
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043 12 30 ** $14.82
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-3053 12 ** ** **
Surgical Technologists 29-2055 12 40 ** $15.78
Construction and Related Workers, All Other 47-4099 11 ** ** **
Financial Specialists, All Other 13-2099 11 ** ** **
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011 11 60 ** $13.69
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022 11 50 ** $16.29
Radiologic Technologists 29-2034 11 ** ** **
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126 11 40 ** $21.20
Sales Managers 11-2022 11 80 ** $36.58
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 37-3013 11 ** ** **
Computer Support Specialists 15-1041 10 ** ** **
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098 10 ** ** **
Human Resources Managers 11-3121 10 50 ** $32.11
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1072 10 ** ** **
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 47-2073 10 390 ** $16.30
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021 10 20 ** $15.241Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
2Iowa Wage Report - IWD
3Iowa’s Long-Term Projections - IWD **Insufficient data to report
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Job TitleSOC
Code
Total Job
Orders1
Estimated
Employment2
Annual Job
Openings3
Entry
Wage2
Plant and System Operators, All Other 51-8099 10 ** ** **
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 53-4031 10 ** ** **
Veterinarians 29-1131 10 130 ** $27.94
Agricultural Workers, All Other 45-2099 9 ** ** **
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1111 9 ** ** **
Electro-Mechanical Technicians 17-3024 9 ** ** **
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013 9 ** ** **
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081 9 ** ** **
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 29-2012 9 ** ** **
Pharmacists 29-1051 9 170 ** $43.47
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 33-3051 9 260 ** $18.31
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171 9 280 ** $11.14
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 47-2221 9 ** ** **
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3041 9 30 ** $8.30
Air Crew Members 55-3011 8 ** ** **
Bartenders 35-3011 8 ** ** **
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021 8 ** ** **
Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091 8 ** ** **
Chemists 19-2031 8 10 ** $24.13
Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1199 8 30 ** $21.69
Computer Specialists, All Other 15-1099 8 ** ** **
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014 8 440 ** $8.49
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031 8 120 ** $13.50
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032 8 ** ** **
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 51-2023 8 ** ** **
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 8 ** ** **
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4091 8 ** ** **
Financial Managers 11-3031 8 190 ** $29.41
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 49-9021 8 220 ** $15.81
Logisticians 13-1081 8 ** ** **
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 49-3042 8 100 ** $17.91
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1142 8 80 ** $21.61
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 39-2021 8 ** ** **
Occupational Therapists 29-1122 8 20 ** $35.69
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2054 8 ** ** **
Teacher Assistants 25-9041 8 1,160 ** $17,152
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 25-3011 7 ** ** **
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021 7 ** ** **
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011 7 ** ** **
Childcare Workers 39-9011 7 ** ** **
Computer User Support Specialists 15-1151 7 80 ** $18.33
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021 7 210 ** $8.29
Dental Assistants 31-9091 7 130 ** $14.70
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment 49-2094 7 ** ** **
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041 7 20 ** $19.91
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011 7 250 ** $15.24
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-7063 7 ** ** **
Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 7 80 ** $22.39
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 27-3099 7 ** ** **
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-9093 7 ** ** **
Natural Sciences Managers 11-9121 7 ** ** **
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 29-9011 7 50 ** $23.801Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
2Iowa Wage Report - IWD
3Iowa’s Long-Term Projections - IWD **Insufficient data to report
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Job TitleSOC
Code
Total Job
Orders1
Estimated
Employment2
Annual Job
Openings3
Entry
Wage2
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092 7 ** ** **
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061 7 130 ** $14.36
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031 6 90 ** $15.49
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081 6 ** ** **
Floral Designers 27-1023 6 20 ** $8.33
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other 37-3019 6 ** ** **
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1192 6 ** ** **
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023 6 20 ** $13.68
Parking Lot Attendants 53-6021 6 ** ** **
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052 6 210 ** $17.32
Recreation Workers 39-9032 6 250 ** $8.68
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031 6 ** ** **
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011 5 10 ** $20.27
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 13-1021 5 ** ** **
Communications Equipment Operators, All Other 43-2099 5 ** ** **
Dental Hygienists 29-2021 5 100 ** $26.51
Dentists, General 29-1021 5 50 ** $56.74
Food Processing Workers, All Other 51-3099 5 ** ** **
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 29-1199 5 ** ** **
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022 5 ** ** **
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 29-2011 5 ** ** **
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-9062 5 ** ** **
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 51-4199 5 ** ** **
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064 5 ** ** **
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071 5 ** ** **
Producers and Directors 27-2012 5 ** ** **
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141 5 ** ** **
Residential Advisors 39-9041 5 ** ** **
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031 5 ** ** **
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 43-5071 5 190 ** $11.78
Surgeons 29-1067 5 ** ** **
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099 5 ** ** **
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056 5 ** ** **
Air Crew Officers 55-1011 4 ** ** **
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021 4 ** ** **
Bakers 51-3011 4 50 ** $9.77
Bus Drivers, School or Special Client 53-3022 4 ** ** **
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9192 4 ** ** **
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9121 4 100 ** $11.05
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other 21-1099 4 ** ** **
Court Reporters 23-2091 4 ** ** **
Drafters, All Other 17-3019 4 ** ** **
Education Administrators, Preschool and Childcare Center/Program 11-9031 4 ** ** **
Firefighters 33-2011 4 90 ** $10.63
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041 4 190 ** $8.52
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012 4 ** ** **
Home Appliance Repairers 49-9031 4 ** ** **
Interpreters and Translators 27-3091 4 ** ** **
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4034 4 ** ** **
Marketing Managers 11-2021 4 30 ** $33.15
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042 4 ** ** **
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 47-2141 4 ** ** **1Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
2Iowa Wage Report - IWD
3Iowa’s Long-Term Projections - IWD **Insufficient data to report
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Job TitleSOC
Code
Total Job
Orders1
Estimated
Employment2
Annual Job
Openings3
Entry
Wage2
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093 4 ** ** **
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-2152 4 80 ** $15.40
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other 53-4099 4 ** ** **
Social Workers, All Other 21-1029 4 ** ** **
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-9052 4 ** ** **
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151 4 60 ** $11.67
Transportation Inspectors 53-6051 4 ** ** **
Transportation Workers, All Other 53-6099 4 ** ** **
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-5111 4 50 ** $11.30
Actors 27-2011 3 ** ** **
Actuaries 15-2011 3 ** ** **
Advertising Sales Agents 41-3011 3 220 ** $10.17
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091 3 ** ** **
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011 3 ** ** **
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians 27-4011 3 ** ** **
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-6031 3 ** ** **
Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011 3 ** ** **
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032 3 ** ** **
Chemical Technicians 19-4031 3 ** ** **
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 51-2021 3 ** ** **
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1122 3 ** ** **
Computer and Information Scientists, Research 15-1011 3 ** ** **
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061 3 ** ** **
Computer Operators 43-9011 3 ** ** **
Construction Managers 11-9021 3 160 ** $26.73
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-7011 3 240 ** $13.81
Cost Estimators 13-1051 3 80 ** $19.76
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011 3 ** ** **
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033 3 ** ** **
Electrical Engineers 17-2071 3 ** ** **
Elevator Installers and Repairers 47-4021 3 ** ** **
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1123 3 ** ** **
Environmental Engineers 17-2081 3 ** ** **
Farm Labor Contractors 13-1074 3 ** ** **
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 53-1021 3 ** ** **
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124 3 ** ** **
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4022 3 ** ** **
Gaming Cage Workers 43-3041 3 ** ** **
Gaming Dealers 39-3011 3 ** ** **
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-4161 3 20 ** $13.15
Loan Officers 13-2072 3 110 ** $21.03
Mental Health Counselors 21-1014 3 ** ** **
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 51-9195 3 ** ** **
Network Systems and Data Communications Analysts 15-1081 3 ** ** **
Operations Research Analysts 15-2031 3 ** ** **
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011 3 ** ** **
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052 3 ** ** **
Power Plant Operators 51-8013 3 ** ** **
Purchasing Managers 11-3061 3 20 ** $27.36
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 47-4061 3 ** ** **
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 49-3092 3 ** ** **
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 41-4011 3 60 ** $20.141Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
2Iowa Wage Report - IWD
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Job TitleSOC
Code
Total Job
Orders1
Estimated
Employment2
Annual Job
Openings3
Entry
Wage2
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041 3 ** ** **
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012 3 ** ** **
Slot Supervisors 39-1012 3 ** ** **
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151 3 100 ** $19.18
Telemarketers 41-9041 3 ** ** **
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071 3 50 ** $28.64
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042 3 ** ** **
Animal Scientists 19-1011 2 ** ** **
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 13-2021 2 70 ** $17.60
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121 2 ** ** **
Athletic Trainers 29-9091 2 ** ** **
Biomedical Engineers 17-2031 2 ** ** **
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021 2 ** ** **
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3021 2 ** ** **
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011 2 ** ** **
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021 2 190 ** $9.88
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-2031 2 ** ** **
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011 2 ** ** **
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031 2 ** ** **
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 49-9091 2 ** ** **
Compliance Officers 13-1041 2 ** ** **
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic 51-4012 2 ** ** **
Computer Programmers 15-1131 2 ** ** **
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021 2 ** ** **
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software 15-1032 2 ** ** **
Conservation Scientists 19-1031 2 40 ** $13.95
Crane and Tower Operators 53-7021 2 ** ** **
Data Entry Keyers 43-9021 2 30 ** $11.75
Designers, All Other 27-1029 2 ** ** **
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-2032 2 20 ** $23.47
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 21-2021 2 ** ** **
Dishwashers 35-9021 2 ** ** **
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099 2 ** ** **
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1032 2 ** ** **
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1053 2 ** ** **
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 11-9013 2 ** ** **
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 51-2091 2 ** ** **
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012 2 ** ** **
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-1099 2 10 ** $18.35
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093 2 ** ** **
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other 35-9099 2 ** ** **
Foundry Mold and Coremakers 51-4071 2 ** ** **
Graphic Designers 27-1024 2 70 ** $15.51
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other 47-3019 2 ** ** **
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-2131 2 ** ** **
Internists, General 29-1063 2 ** ** **
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121 2 210 ** $8.79
Management Analysts 13-1111 2 ** ** **
Materials Engineers 17-2131 2 ** ** **
Mechanical Drafters 17-3013 2 70 ** $18.55
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 17-3027 2 ** ** **
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 29-2071 2 90 ** $13.901Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
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Job TitleSOC
Code
Total Job
Orders1
Estimated
Employment2
Annual Job
Openings3
Entry
Wage2
Mining Machine Operators, All Other 47-5049 2 ** ** **
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 43-9071 2 ** ** **
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123 2 ** ** **
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation 37-3012 2 130 ** $13.74
Pharmacy Aides 31-9095 2 ** ** **
Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022 2 ** ** **
Pipelayers 47-2151 2 ** ** **
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011 2 ** ** **
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1066 2 ** ** **
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 11-2031 2 ** ** **
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031 2 ** ** **
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 13-1023 2 ** ** **
Roofers 47-2181 2 60 ** $10.00
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25-2031 2 ** ** **
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 51-3023 2 ** ** **
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 21-1011 2 ** ** **
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111 2 ** ** **
Training and Development Managers 11-3131 2 ** ** **
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051 2 20 ** $21.30
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-4122 2 ** ** **
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 13-1022 2 ** ** **
Advertising and Promotions Managers 11-2011 1 ** ** **
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1041 1 ** ** **
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Specialists 55-3012 1 ** ** **
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 53-2011 1 ** ** **
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 53-3011 1 10 ** $10.55
Animal Breeders 45-2021 1 ** ** **
Animal Trainers 39-2011 1 ** ** **
Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041 1 20 ** $32.80
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1062 1 ** ** **
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 19-2021 1 ** ** **
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042 1 ** ** **
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2023 1 ** ** **
Cargo and Freight Agents 43-5011 1 ** ** **
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17-1021 1 ** ** **
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1052 1 ** ** **
Commercial and Industrial Designers 27-1021 1 10 ** $23.02
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-1141 1 ** ** **
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021 1 30 ** $34.10
Computer Systems Analysts 15-1121 1 30 ** $20.53
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 49-9012 1 ** ** **
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015 1 ** ** **
Counselors, All Other 21-1019 1 ** ** **
Credit Counselors 13-2071 1 ** ** **
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021 1 ** ** **
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032 1 ** ** **
Database Administrators 15-1141 1 20 ** $24.63
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081 1 ** ** **
Dietetic Technicians 29-2051 1 ** ** **
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022 1 ** ** **
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 17-3012 1 ** ** **
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 49-2093 1 ** ** **1Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
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Job TitleSOC
Code
Total Job
Orders1
Estimated
Employment2
Annual Job
Openings3
Entry
Wage2
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2097 1 ** ** **
Emergency Management Directors 11-9161 1 ** ** **
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 51-2031 1 ** ** **
Extraction Workers, All Other 47-5099 1 ** ** **
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021 1 ** ** **
Fence Erectors 47-4031 1 ** ** **
Financial Analysts 13-2051 1 ** ** **
Financial Clerks, All Other 43-3099 1 ** ** **
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 33-2021 1 ** ** **
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-1011 1 20 ** $27.33
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012 1 60 ** $22.43
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012 1 60 ** $24.56
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3091 1 ** ** **
Foresters 19-1032 1 ** ** **
Fundraisers 13-1131 1 ** ** **
Gaming Supervisors 39-1011 1 ** ** **
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators 33-9031 1 ** ** **
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092 1 ** ** **
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 19-4041 1 ** ** **
Glaziers 47-2121 1 ** ** **
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 45-2041 1 ** ** **
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071 1 ** ** **
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-3014 1 ** ** **
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists, All Other 13-1079 1 ** ** **
Infantry 55-3016 1 ** ** **
Information Security Analysts 15-1122 1 ** ** **
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031 1 ** ** **
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 13-1032 1 ** ** **
Interior Designers 27-1025 1 ** ** **
Law Clerks 23-2092 1 ** ** **
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022 1 ** ** **
Mechanical Door Repairers 49-9011 1 ** ** **
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9023 1 360 ** $14.12
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3051 1 ** ** **
Nurse Anesthetists 29-1151 1 ** ** **
Nurse Midwives 29-1161 1 ** ** **
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 29-1064 1 ** ** **
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 29-9012 1 ** ** **
Order Clerks 43-4151 1 30 ** $12.37
Parking Enforcement Workers 33-3041 1 ** ** **
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051 1 30 ** $13.61
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1126 1 ** ** **
Photographers 27-4021 1 ** ** **
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1065 1 ** ** **
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other 25-1199 1 ** ** **
Printing Press Operators 51-5112 1 50 ** $9.99
Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-9099 1 ** ** **
Psychiatrists 29-1066 1 ** ** **
Psychologists, All Other 19-3039 1 ** ** **
Radio and Television Announcers 27-3011 1 ** ** **
Radio Operators 27-4013 1 ** ** **
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2021 1 ** ** **1Iowa Workforce Development Job Bank
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Job TitleSOC
Code
Total Job
Orders1
Estimated
Employment2
Annual Job
Openings3
Entry
Wage2
Recreational Therapists 29-1125 1 ** ** **
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081 1 40 ** $12.57
Reporters and Correspondents 27-3022 1 40 ** $12.51
Respiratory Therapy Technicians 29-2054 1 ** ** **
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-2098 1 ** ** **
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211 1 70 ** $11.12
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061 1 ** ** **
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1067 1 ** ** **
Software Developers, Applications 15-1132 1 ** ** **
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041 1 ** ** **
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-3031 1 20 ** $14.46
Surveyors 17-1022 1 10 ** $24.33
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-2011 1 20 ** $11.01
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 53-7121 1 ** ** **
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators 51-8031 1 80 ** $9.51
Word Processors and Typists 43-9022 1 ** ** **
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Iowa Workforce Development Labor Market Information Division
Regional Research & Analysis Bureau 1000 E. Grand Avenue
Des Moines, Iowa 50319 Phone: (515) 281-7505 | Email: [email protected]
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