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Jobs open too long in Iowa

Postings in Iowa posted 45+ days ago and still open — often a signal of stalled hiring, reposts, or jobs that were never genuinely open.

Iowa job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Iowa.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Store Supervisor / Manager256$105k n=5—
Crew / Cashier136——
Food Service128——
Retail Associate122—$18/hr n=10
Server / Host114——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time84$18k n=6$18.07/hr n=25
Full-time62$105k n=15$18.07/hr n=5
Temporary23——
Contract23$152k n=3—
Intern12——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants1,011$90k n=10—
Retail548$105k n=6$18.07/hr n=30
Consumer Goods167$100k n=17$18.07/hr n=30
Healthcare126$90k n=4—
Manufacturing116$112k n=12—

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager256
  • Crew / Cashier136
  • Food Service128
  • Retail Associate122
  • Server / Host114
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead97

Top occupations (SOC)

  • General and Operations Managers104
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers99
  • Bartenders85
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers85
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers49
  • Managers, All Other37

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants1,011
  • Retail548
  • Consumer Goods167
  • Healthcare126
  • Manufacturing116
  • Media & Entertainment59

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,700 · 89%
  • Part-time84 · 4%
  • Full-time62 · 3%
  • Temporary23 · 1%
  • Contract23 · 1%
  • Intern12 · 1%

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