BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA was 91.7, or 8.3% below the national price level. Its housing index was 84.7.
National-price-dollar proxy
$61,864
WageScope divides the published Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 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.
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA: wage guide
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 51-9071 and BLS area 19780.
Questions, answered
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers pay in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA: common questions
What is the median wage for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $56,730 per year for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers pay higher in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA than nationally?
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA's published median was 8.0% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 91.7 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs does BLS estimate in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA?
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$57,960/year
22,440
3.9%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA was 8.0% above the U.S. median for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. It ranked 30 of 90 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median says in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA at $56,730 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 51-9071 and BLS area 19780.
BLS lists Not published 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 $56,490 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA's Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median is 8.0% above the U.S. Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $52,540 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.
Exact source record
Read source key 51-9071 with area 19780
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-9071 and area 19780. SOC 51-9071 names Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Area 19780 names Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-9071/19780 row reports Not published wage and salary jobs, Not published jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a Not published location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-9071/19780, the annual median is $56,730 per year, while the matching mean is $56,490 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
51-9071/19780 10th percentile: $45,100 per year.
51-9071/19780 25th percentile: $50,280 per year.
51-9071/19780 median: $56,730 per year.
51-9071/19780 75th percentile: $65,870 per year.
51-9071/19780 90th percentile: $69,220 per year.
51-9071/19780 employment RSE: Not published. Mean-wage RSE: 5.8%.
51-9071/19780 suppression marks: employment: not released, employmentRse: not released, jobsPerThousand: not released, locationQuotient: not released.
Place source check
BLS area 19780 facts behind this Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers page
Area 19780 reports 404,130 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $65,970. Its annual median is $51,820. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.5%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-9071 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA runs from $29,900 at the 10th percentile to $113,430 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,550. The median is $51,820. The 75th percentile is $78,320. This is a place check, not a pay range for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
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 19780. They do not show related skills or a path into Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
1. Area 19780, SOC 43-4051, Customer Service Representatives: 12,070 jobs, $48,880 annual median, 29.86 jobs per 1,000, and 1.79 location quotient.
2. Area 19780, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 11,000 jobs, $33,430 annual median, 27.22 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
3. Area 19780, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 10,060 jobs, $29,140 annual median, 24.88 jobs per 1,000, and 1 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA wage ladder for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
The 10th percentile is $45,100 per year. The 25th percentile is $50,280 per year. The median is $56,730 per year. The 75th percentile is $65,870 per year. The 90th percentile is $69,220 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 $50,280 per year to $65,870 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $24,120. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Same-source checks
Compare Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA with its state and the U.S.
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA has a annual median of $56,730 per year. Iowa has $50,280 per year. The U.S. row has $52,540 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 12.8% above Iowa on the same published median. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 8.0% above 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.
Like-for-like rank
Where Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA sits for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ranks 30 of 90 among metro areas with a published annual median for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 30 of 90 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.
27. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $57,930 per year, 220 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.8.
28. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $57,290 per year, 340 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.82.
29. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $56,830 per year, 120 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.58.
Pay leaders
Where Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 51-9071, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has the highest published median in this set, at $82,200 per year. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA sits at $56,730 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 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. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $82,200 per year, or $25,470 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with Not published in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. The location quotient is 0.87.
2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $75,640 per year, or $18,910 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 240 jobs there, compared with Not published in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. The location quotient is 0.69.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers in this same-source set, at 4,440 jobs. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA has Not published. 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. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 4,440 estimated Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its median is $61,360 per year, or $4,630 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its location quotient is 3.24.
2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 1,190 estimated Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its median is $61,150 per year, or $4,420 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its location quotient is 1.31.
Local-share leaders
Where Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers takes the largest share of local jobs
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 6.89. Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA has Not published. 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 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 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. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA has a location quotient of 6.89, a gap of not available from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 710 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs and a median of $48,800 per year, or $7,930 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
2. Rapid City, SD has a location quotient of 4.2, a gap of not available from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 40 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs and a median of $45,110 per year, or $11,620 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
Job scale and share
How common Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers is in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
BLS lists Not published Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. It also lists Not published 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 Not published. A value of 1 means Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is not available for a share check. 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.
Local job mix
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers beside other roles in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
The all-occupations median in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is $51,820 per year. The Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median is $56,730 per year. Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers is 9.5% above 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, 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 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. 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. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median of $60,720 per year. BLS lists 7,840 jobs and a location quotient of 1.46.
2. Insurance Sales Agents, SOC 41-3021, has a Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median of $61,140 per year. BLS lists 2,940 jobs and a location quotient of 2.36.
3. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median of $61,650 per year. BLS lists 3,640 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Customer Service Representatives is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA table, at 12,070 jobs. Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers has Not published 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 404,130. 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 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Customer Service Representatives has 12,070 jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its median is $48,880 per year, or $7,850 below Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 1.79.
2. Retail Salespersons has 11,000 jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its median is $33,430 per year, or $23,300 below Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Financial Managers has the highest published median in the bounded Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA role table, at $154,140 per year. Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers has $56,730 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $51,820 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. Financial Managers has a median of $154,140 per year in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, or $97,410 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 3,800 jobs, compared with Not published for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 1.74.
2. Software Developers has a median of $126,460 per year in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, or $69,730 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 4,240 jobs, compared with Not published for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA
Insurance Sales Agents has the highest location quotient in the bounded Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA role table, at 2.36. Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers has Not published. 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 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Insurance Sales Agents has a location quotient of 2.36 in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 2,940 jobs and a median of $61,140 per year, or $4,410 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.82 in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 5,130 jobs and a median of $86,540 per year, or $29,810 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
Price-level view
What $56,730 may mean after the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 91.7. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 8.3% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $56,730 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median by 91.7 divided by 100. The result is $61,864 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 84.7. Goods are 93.7. Utilities are 84.6. 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.
Data care
How much care to use with the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA row
The employment RSE for this Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers row is Not published. The mean-wage RSE is 5.8%. 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 Not published job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $56,490 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.
Job and résumé path
Use Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA wage data before you tailor
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. It uses a Des Moines-West Des Moines, 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 $56,730 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.
Limits
What the Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers row for Des Moines-West Des Moines, 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 Not published job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of Not published is not a growth score. Rank 30 of 90 is not a place score. The 91.7 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-9071 in BLS area 19780. 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.
BLS published an employment estimate of Not published wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
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.
Current jobs
Precise employer-title matches for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
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4. Area 19780, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 8,720 jobs, $29,640 annual median, 21.57 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
5. Area 19780, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 8,370 jobs, $98,780 annual median, 20.71 jobs per 1,000, and 0.92 location quotient.
6. Area 19780, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 8,130 jobs, $78,630 annual median, 20.13 jobs per 1,000, and 0.93 location quotient.
31. St. Louis, MO-IL has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $56,140 per year, Not published estimated jobs, and a location quotient of Not published.
32. New Orleans-Metairie, LA has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $56,120 per year, 110 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.69.
33. Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $56,060 per year, 50 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.47.
3. Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $73,800 per year, or $17,070 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with Not published in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. The location quotient is 1.08.
4. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $73,650 per year, or $16,920 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 50 jobs there, compared with Not published in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. The location quotient is 1.24.
5. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $71,410 per year, or $14,680 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 40 jobs there, compared with Not published in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. The location quotient is 0.65.
6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $65,370 per year, or $8,640 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 110 jobs there, compared with Not published in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. The location quotient is 0.25.
7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $64,740 per year, or $8,010 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with Not published in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. The location quotient is 0.45.
8. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA has a Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers median of $64,620 per year, or $7,890 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 260 jobs there, compared with Not published in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. The location quotient is 1.16.
3. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA has 710 estimated Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its median is $48,800 per year, or $7,930 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its location quotient is 6.89.
4. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 520 estimated Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its median is $52,570 per year, or $4,160 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its location quotient is 1.34.
5. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 520 estimated Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its median is $48,250 per year, or $8,480 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its location quotient is 0.89.
6. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 460 estimated Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its median is $54,990 per year, or $1,740 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its location quotient is 0.7.
7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 420 estimated Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its median is $54,760 per year, or $1,970 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its location quotient is 1.03.
8. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 410 estimated Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs, a gap of not available jobs from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its median is $54,960 per year, or $1,770 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. Its location quotient is 0.86.
3. Santa Fe, NM has a location quotient of 3.43, a gap of not available from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 30 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs and a median of $54,080 per year, or $2,650 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
4. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has a location quotient of 3.24, a gap of not available from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 4,440 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs and a median of $61,360 per year, or $4,630 above Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
5. Barnstable Town, MA has a location quotient of 2.94, a gap of not available from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 40 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs and a median of $52,000 per year, or $4,730 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
6. Bend, OR has a location quotient of 2.67, a gap of not available from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 40 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs and a median of $44,570 per year, or $12,160 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
7. Akron, OH has a location quotient of 2.39, a gap of not available from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 110 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs and a median of $47,460 per year, or $9,270 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
8. Springfield, MA has a location quotient of 2.27, a gap of not available from Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA. BLS lists 70 Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers jobs and a median of $48,350 per year, or $8,380 below Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA.
4. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median of $50,780 per year. BLS lists 3,780 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
5. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median of $50,610 per year. BLS lists 3,670 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
6. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median of $49,980 per year. BLS lists 3,510 jobs and a location quotient of 1.23.
7. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median of $48,880 per year. BLS lists 12,070 jobs and a location quotient of 1.79.
8. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA median of $47,500 per year. BLS lists 3,110 jobs and a location quotient of 0.7.
3. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 10,060 jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its median is $29,140 per year, or $27,590 below Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 1.
4. Cashiers has 8,720 jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its median is $29,640 per year, or $27,090 below Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
5. General and Operations Managers has 8,370 jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its median is $98,780 per year, or $42,050 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 0.92.
6. Registered Nurses has 8,130 jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its median is $78,630 per year, or $21,900 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 0.93.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has 7,840 jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its median is $60,720 per year, or $3,990 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 1.46.
8. Stockers and Order Fillers has 7,430 jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its median is $36,800 per year, or $19,930 below Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $98,780 per year in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, or $42,050 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 8,370 jobs, compared with Not published for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 0.92.
4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $86,540 per year in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, or $29,810 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 5,130 jobs, compared with Not published for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 1.82.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,290 per year in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, or $22,560 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 4,850 jobs, compared with Not published for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 1.29.
6. Registered Nurses has a median of $78,630 per year in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, or $21,900 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 8,130 jobs, compared with Not published for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 0.93.
7. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a median of $76,580 per year in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, or $19,850 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 3,440 jobs, compared with Not published for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 1.47.
8. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $71,690 per year in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, or $14,960 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 3,100 jobs, compared with Not published for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Its location quotient is 0.83.
3. Customer Service Representatives has a location quotient of 1.79 in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 12,070 jobs and a median of $48,880 per year, or $7,850 below Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
4. Financial Managers has a location quotient of 1.74 in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 3,800 jobs and a median of $154,140 per year, or $97,410 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
5. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.52 in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 4,900 jobs and a median of $67,040 per year, or $10,310 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
6. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a location quotient of 1.47 in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 3,440 jobs and a median of $76,580 per year, or $19,850 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.46 in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 7,840 jobs and a median of $60,720 per year, or $3,990 above Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
8. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.39 in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, a gap of not available from Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. BLS lists 5,140 jobs and a median of $34,620 per year, or $22,110 below Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers.
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers pay in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA (51-9071/19780) | BLS 2025
