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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 / Cashier137——
Food Service128——
Retail Associate123—$18/hr n=10
Server / Host114——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time88$18k n=6$18.07/hr n=25
Full-time65$105k n=15$18.07/hr n=5
Contract24$152k n=3—
Temporary21——
Intern11——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants1,009$90k n=10—
Retail544$105k n=6$18.07/hr n=30
Consumer Goods167$100k n=17$18.07/hr n=30
Healthcare122$90k n=4—
Manufacturing114$112k n=12—

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager256
  • Crew / Cashier137
  • Food Service128
  • Retail Associate123
  • Server / Host114
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead96

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 / Restaurants1,009
  • Retail544
  • Consumer Goods167
  • Healthcare122
  • Manufacturing114
  • Media & Entertainment59

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,689 · 89%
  • Part-time88 · 5%
  • Full-time65 · 3%
  • Contract24 · 1%
  • Temporary21 · 1%
  • Intern11 · 1%

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