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Health Technologists and Technicians in Iowa

Want to work in Iowa as a Health Technologist or Technician? Read this first!

13.5% Jobs Projection
$40,190 Median Salary
120 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Health Technologists and Technicians in Iowa are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Health Technologists and Technicians in Iowa is growing faster than average.

  • Health Technologists and Technicians in Iowa earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Health Technologists and Technicians Work in Iowa?

1,200 people worked as Health Technologists and Technicians in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,110 Health Technologists and Technicians employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The amount of Health Technologists and Technicians working in the state is similar to the average state.

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Job Projections for Iowa

Jobs for Health Technologists and Technicians in this state are growing at a rate of 13.5% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 19.6%.

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Iowa Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 120 annual Health Technologists and Technicians job openings in Iowa, and 1,770 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 11,000 annual jobs and 152,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Health Technologists and Technicians Make in Iowa?

In 2018 wages for Health Technologists and Technicians ranged from $27,340 to $61,460 with $40,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $13.15 to $29.55. The median hourly rate was $19.32.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $18.82 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.50.

The median salary in Iowa is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Iowa Metros for Health Technologists and Technicians

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Health Technologists and Technicians.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 340 $40,820
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 290 $38,400
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA 250 $44,150
Iowa City, IA 110 $50,530
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 80 $46,860
Cedar Rapids, IA 60 $36,070
Dubuque, IA 40 $32,700
Ames, IA 40 $37,500

Top States for Health Technologists and Technicians Employment

View the list below to see where most Health Technologists and Technicians work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 22,450 $44,850
Texas 10,080 $39,180
Florida 9,600 $37,650
North Carolina 6,350 $35,870
Illinois 5,990 $43,790
Ohio 5,460 $39,350
Pennsylvania 5,400 $38,710
New York 5,280 $49,260
Wisconsin 3,410 $41,290
Washington 3,330 $56,290
Georgia 3,030 $44,330
New Jersey 2,790 $50,790
Michigan 2,750 $41,970
Arizona 2,660 $42,190
Louisiana 2,620 $32,060
Massachusetts 2,520 $53,080
Colorado 2,390 $42,870
Missouri 2,210 $44,170
Virginia 2,050 $44,610
Maryland 2,000 $41,140

Below are the states where Health Technologists and Technicians get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Mexico $62,130
Alaska $59,740
Washington $56,290
Minnesota $53,770
South Dakota $53,550
Rhode Island $53,160
Massachusetts $53,080
Oregon $51,540
New Jersey $50,790
Wyoming $49,480

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