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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 / Manager253$105k n=5—
Food Service136——
Crew / Cashier130——
Retail Associate124—$18/hr n=10
Server / Host115——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time78—$18.07/hr n=25
Full-time50$105k n=11$18.07/hr n=5
Contract24——
Temporary20——
Intern10——

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants967$123k n=7—
Retail556$105k n=6$18.07/hr n=30
Consumer Goods180$105k n=12$18.07/hr n=30
Healthcare126$60k n=3—
Manufacturing112$103k n=5—

Top categories

  • Store Supervisor / Manager253
  • Food Service136
  • Crew / Cashier130
  • Retail Associate124
  • Server / Host115
  • Restaurant Manager / GM94

Top occupations (SOC)

  • General and Operations Managers104
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers97
  • Fast Food and Counter Workers86
  • Bartenders83
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers49
  • Managers, All Other38

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants967
  • Retail556
  • Consumer Goods180
  • Healthcare126
  • Manufacturing112
  • Real Estate58

Employment mix

  • Unspecified1,694 · 90%
  • Part-time78 · 4%
  • Full-time50 · 3%
  • Contract24 · 1%
  • Temporary20 · 1%
  • Intern10 · 1%

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