BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Ames, IA was 88.8, or 11.2% below the national price level. Its housing index was 69.2.
National-price-dollar proxy
$33,896
WageScope divides the published Dishwashers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 35-9021 and BLS area 11180.
Questions, answered
Dishwashers pay in Ames, IA: common questions
What is the median wage for Dishwashers in Ames, IA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $30,110 per year for Dishwashers in Ames, IA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Dishwashers pay higher in Ames, IA than nationally?
Ames, IA's published median was 13.5% below the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Ames, IA?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 88.8 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Dishwashers jobs does BLS estimate in Ames, IA?
BLS published an employment estimate of 110 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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Ames, IA was 13.5% below the U.S. median for Dishwashers. It ranked 186 of 390 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Dishwashers median in Ames, IA at $30,110 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 35-9021 and BLS area 11180.
BLS lists 110 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $30,520 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Ames, IA's Dishwashers median is 13.5% below the U.S. Dishwashers median of $34,810 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 35-9021 and area 11180. SOC 35-9021 names Dishwashers. Area 11180 names Ames, IA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 35-9021/11180 row reports 110 wage and salary jobs, 2.03 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.66 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 35-9021/11180, the annual median is $30,110 per year, while the matching mean is $30,520 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
Area 11180 reports 55,890 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $61,910. Its annual median is $50,220. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 35-9021 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Ames, IA runs from $29,070 at the 10th percentile to $104,180 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $36,500. The median is $50,220. The 75th percentile is $76,070. This is a place check, not a pay range for Dishwashers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 11180. They do not show related skills or a path into Dishwashers.
1. Area 11180, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 1,620 jobs, $29,220 annual median, 28.93 jobs per 1,000, and 1.17 location quotient.
2. Area 11180, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 1,470 jobs, $29,230 annual median, 26.36 jobs per 1,000, and 1.33 location quotient.
3. Area 11180, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 1,460 jobs, $32,460 annual median, 26.16 jobs per 1,000, and 1.04 location quotient.
4. Area 11180, SOC 53-7065, Stockers and Order Fillers: 1,110 jobs, $36,240 annual median, 19.88 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Ames, IA wage ladder for Dishwashers
The 10th percentile is $21,850 per year. The 25th percentile is $27,820 per year. The median is $30,110 per year. The 75th percentile is $35,030 per year. The 90th percentile is $36,290 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $27,820 per year to $35,030 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $14,440. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Ames, IA has a annual median of $30,110 per year. Iowa has $29,300 per year. The U.S. row has $34,810 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Ames, IA is 2.8% above Iowa on the same published median. Ames, IA is 13.5% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Ames, IA ranks 186 of 390 among metro areas with a published annual median for Dishwashers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 186 of 390 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
183. St. George, UT has a Dishwashers median of $30,230 per year, 280 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.
184. Duluth, MN-WI has a Dishwashers median of $30,220 per year, 410 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.06.
185. Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA has a Dishwashers median of $30,130 per year, 160 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.
187. Punta Gorda, FL has a Dishwashers median of $30,100 per year, 330 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.88.
188. Lincoln, NE has a Dishwashers median of $30,060 per year, 390 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.69.
Pay leaders
Where Dishwashers medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 35-9021, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has the highest published median in this set, at $45,930 per year. Ames, IA sits at $30,110 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Dishwashers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a Dishwashers median of $45,930 per year, or $15,820 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 800 jobs there, compared with 110 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 3.54.
2. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Dishwashers median of $43,960 per year, or $13,850 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 3,940 jobs there, compared with 110 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 1.13.
3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Dishwashers median of $42,750 per year, or $12,640 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 7,910 jobs there, compared with 110 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 1.24.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Dishwashers jobs
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has the largest published metro job estimate for Dishwashers in this same-source set, at 27,520 jobs. Ames, IA has 110. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 27,520 estimated Dishwashers jobs, a gap of 27,410 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $37,580 per year, or $7,470 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 1.43.
2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 25,580 estimated Dishwashers jobs, a gap of 25,470 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $35,670 per year, or $5,560 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 0.88.
Local-share leaders
Where Dishwashers takes the largest share of local jobs
Kahului-Wailuku, HI has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 3.54. Ames, IA has 0.66. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Dishwashers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Kahului-Wailuku, HI has a location quotient of 3.54, a gap of 2.88 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 800 Dishwashers jobs and a median of $45,930 per year, or $15,820 above Ames, IA.
2. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has a location quotient of 2.75, a gap of 2.09 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 9,610 Dishwashers jobs and a median of $35,630 per year, or $5,520 above Ames, IA.
3. Naples-Marco Island, FL has a location quotient of 2.5, a gap of 1.84 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 1,340 Dishwashers jobs and a median of $34,980 per year, or $4,870 above Ames, IA.
Job scale and share
How common Dishwashers is in Ames, IA
BLS lists 110 Dishwashers jobs in Ames, IA. It also lists 2.03 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.66. A value of 1 means Dishwashers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
The all-occupations median in Ames, IA is $50,220 per year. The Dishwashers median is $30,110 per year. Dishwashers is 40.0% below the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Ames, IA. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Dishwashers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary, SOC 25-9045, has a Ames, IA median of $30,420 per year. BLS lists 780 jobs and a location quotient of 1.52.
2. Cashiers, SOC 41-2011, has a Ames, IA median of $29,230 per year. BLS lists 1,470 jobs and a location quotient of 1.33.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers, SOC 35-3023, has a Ames, IA median of $29,220 per year. BLS lists 1,620 jobs and a location quotient of 1.17.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Ames, IA
Fast Food and Counter Workers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Ames, IA table, at 1,620 jobs. Dishwashers has 110 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 55,890. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Dishwashers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 1,620 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 1,510 from Dishwashers. Its median is $29,220 per year, or $890 below Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 1.17.
2. Cashiers has 1,470 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 1,360 from Dishwashers. Its median is $29,230 per year, or $880 below Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 1.33.
3. Retail Salespersons has 1,460 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 1,350 from Dishwashers. Its median is $32,460 per year, or $2,350 above Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 1.04.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Ames, IA
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Ames, IA role table, at $129,440 per year. Dishwashers has $30,110 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $50,220 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $129,440 per year in Ames, IA, or $99,330 above Dishwashers. BLS lists 470 jobs, compared with 110 for Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 0.77.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $97,700 per year in Ames, IA, or $67,590 above Dishwashers. BLS lists 1,040 jobs, compared with 110 for Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,320 per year in Ames, IA, or $49,210 above Dishwashers. BLS lists 530 jobs, compared with 110 for Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 1.02.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Ames, IA
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors has the highest location quotient in the bounded Ames, IA role table, at 3.18. Dishwashers has 0.66. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Dishwashers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors has a location quotient of 3.18 in Ames, IA, a gap of 2.52 from Dishwashers. BLS lists 400 jobs and a median of $50,260 per year, or $20,150 above Dishwashers.
2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.82 in Ames, IA, a gap of 1.16 from Dishwashers. BLS lists 710 jobs and a median of $76,510 per year, or $46,400 above Dishwashers.
3. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.65 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.99 from Dishwashers. BLS lists 450 jobs and a median of $21,580 per year, or $8,530 below Dishwashers.
Price-level view
What $30,110 may mean after the Ames, IA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Ames, IA is 88.8. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 11.2% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $30,110 Dishwashers median by 88.8 divided by 100. The result is $33,896 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 69.2. Goods are 93.7. Utilities are 83.0. Other services are 92.9. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Dishwashers row is 11.4%. The mean-wage RSE is 2.1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 110 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $30,520 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Dishwashers. It uses a Ames, IA place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $30,110 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Dishwashers row for Ames, IA does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 110 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.66 is not a growth score. Rank 186 of 390 is not a place score. The 88.8 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 35-9021 in BLS area 11180. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
5. Area 11180, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 1,070 jobs, $77,160 annual median, 19.11 jobs per 1,000, and 0.88 location quotient.
6. Area 11180, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 1,040 jobs, $97,700 annual median, 18.57 jobs per 1,000, and 0.82 location quotient.
4. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Dishwashers median of $42,100 per year, or $11,990 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 9,530 jobs there, compared with 110 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 1.31.
5. Napa, CA has a Dishwashers median of $39,930 per year, or $9,820 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 590 jobs there, compared with 110 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 2.45.
6. Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA has a Dishwashers median of $38,910 per year, or $8,800 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 340 jobs there, compared with 110 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 1.19.
7. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA has a Dishwashers median of $38,810 per year, or $8,700 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 1,160 jobs there, compared with 110 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 1.84.
8. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO has a Dishwashers median of $38,710 per year, or $8,600 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 4,530 jobs there, compared with 110 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 0.92.
3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 12,240 estimated Dishwashers jobs, a gap of 12,130 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $31,480 per year, or $1,370 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 1.41.
4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 11,910 estimated Dishwashers jobs, a gap of 11,800 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $36,850 per year, or $6,740 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 0.86.
5. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 11,690 estimated Dishwashers jobs, a gap of 11,580 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $37,010 per year, or $6,900 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 1.21.
6. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 10,540 estimated Dishwashers jobs, a gap of 10,430 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $37,750 per year, or $7,640 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 1.27.
7. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 9,930 estimated Dishwashers jobs, a gap of 9,820 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $31,200 per year, or $1,090 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 0.8.
8. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV has 9,610 estimated Dishwashers jobs, a gap of 9,500 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $35,630 per year, or $5,520 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 2.75.
4. Napa, CA has a location quotient of 2.45, a gap of 1.79 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 590 Dishwashers jobs and a median of $39,930 per year, or $9,820 above Ames, IA.
5. Barnstable Town, MA has a location quotient of 2.42, a gap of 1.76 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 700 Dishwashers jobs and a median of $37,030 per year, or $6,920 above Ames, IA.
6. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA has a location quotient of 2.27, a gap of 1.61 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 850 Dishwashers jobs and a median of $36,760 per year, or $6,650 above Ames, IA.
7. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC has a location quotient of 2.14, a gap of 1.48 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 960 Dishwashers jobs and a median of $28,610 per year, or $1,500 below Ames, IA.
8. Urban Honolulu, HI has a location quotient of 2.05, a gap of 1.39 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 2,810 Dishwashers jobs and a median of $36,400 per year, or $6,290 above Ames, IA.
4. Retail Salespersons, SOC 41-2031, has a Ames, IA median of $32,460 per year. BLS lists 1,460 jobs and a location quotient of 1.04.
5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners, SOC 37-2011, has a Ames, IA median of $35,300 per year. BLS lists 1,030 jobs and a location quotient of 1.29.
6. Home Health and Personal Care Aides, SOC 31-1120, has a Ames, IA median of $35,660 per year. BLS lists 700 jobs and a location quotient of 0.45.
7. Stockers and Order Fillers, SOC 53-7065, has a Ames, IA median of $36,240 per year. BLS lists 1,110 jobs and a location quotient of 1.09.
8. Cooks, Restaurant, SOC 35-2014, has a Ames, IA median of $36,410 per year. BLS lists 570 jobs and a location quotient of 1.13.
4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,110 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 1,000 from Dishwashers. Its median is $36,240 per year, or $6,130 above Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
5. Registered Nurses has 1,070 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 960 from Dishwashers. Its median is $77,160 per year, or $47,050 above Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 0.88.
6. General and Operations Managers has 1,040 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 930 from Dishwashers. Its median is $97,700 per year, or $67,590 above Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 0.82.
7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has 1,030 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 920 from Dishwashers. Its median is $35,300 per year, or $5,190 above Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 1.29.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,010 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 900 from Dishwashers. Its median is $22,710 per year, or $7,400 below Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 1.24.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $77,160 per year in Ames, IA, or $47,050 above Dishwashers. BLS lists 1,070 jobs, compared with 110 for Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 0.88.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $76,510 per year in Ames, IA, or $46,400 above Dishwashers. BLS lists 710 jobs, compared with 110 for Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 1.82.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $68,680 per year in Ames, IA, or $38,570 above Dishwashers. BLS lists 440 jobs, compared with 110 for Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $62,430 per year in Ames, IA, or $32,320 above Dishwashers. BLS lists 440 jobs, compared with 110 for Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 0.88.
8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $54,770 per year in Ames, IA, or $24,660 above Dishwashers. BLS lists 670 jobs, compared with 110 for Dishwashers. Its location quotient is 1.22.
4. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.52 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.86 from Dishwashers. BLS lists 600 jobs and a median of $49,810 per year, or $19,700 above Dishwashers.
5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.52 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.86 from Dishwashers. BLS lists 780 jobs and a median of $30,420 per year, or $310 above Dishwashers.
6. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.47 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.81 from Dishwashers. BLS lists 770 jobs and a median of $43,540 per year, or $13,430 above Dishwashers.
7. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.33 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.67 from Dishwashers. BLS lists 1,470 jobs and a median of $29,230 per year, or $880 below Dishwashers.
8. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.29 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.63 from Dishwashers. BLS lists 1,030 jobs and a median of $35,300 per year, or $5,190 above Dishwashers.
