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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 / Manager254$105k n=5—
Food Service136——
Crew / Cashier136——
Retail Associate126—$18/hr n=10
Server / Host116——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time80—$18.07/hr n=25
Full-time52$105k n=11$18.07/hr n=5
Contract24——
Temporary20——
Intern12——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants1,014$123k n=7—
Retail571$105k n=6$18.07/hr n=30
Consumer Goods176$105k n=12$18.07/hr n=30
Healthcare137$60k n=4—
Manufacturing114$103k n=5—

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager254
  • Food Service136
  • Crew / Cashier136
  • Retail Associate126
  • Server / Host116
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead99

Top occupations (SOC)

  • General and Operations Managers105
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers97
  • Bartenders85
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers85
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers49
  • Managers, All Other37

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants1,014
  • Retail571
  • Consumer Goods176
  • Healthcare137
  • Manufacturing114
  • Transportation & Logistics57

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,754 · 90%
  • Part-time80 · 4%
  • Full-time52 · 3%
  • Contract24 · 1%
  • Temporary20 · 1%
  • Intern12 · 1%

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