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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 / Cashier138——
Food Service129——
Retail Associate124—$18/hr n=10
Server / Host114——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time88$18k n=6$18.07/hr n=25
Full-time64$105k n=15$18.07/hr n=5
Contract24$152k n=3—
Temporary20——
Intern9——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants1,003$91k n=7—
Retail544$105k n=6$18.07/hr n=31
Consumer Goods158$105k n=14$18.07/hr n=30
Healthcare122$90k n=4—
Manufacturing113$112k n=12—

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager256
  • Crew / Cashier138
  • Food Service129
  • Retail Associate124
  • Server / Host114
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead96

Top occupations (SOC)

  • General and Operations Managers104
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers99
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers86
  • Bartenders85
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers49
  • Managers, All Other37

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants1,003
  • Retail544
  • Consumer Goods158
  • Healthcare122
  • Manufacturing113
  • Media & Entertainment59

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,685 · 89%
  • Part-time88 · 5%
  • Full-time64 · 3%
  • Contract24 · 1%
  • Temporary20 · 1%
  • Intern9 · 0%

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