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
$49,015
WageScope divides the published Nursing Assistants 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 31-1131 and BLS area 11180.
Questions, answered
Nursing Assistants pay in Ames, IA: common questions
What is the median wage for Nursing Assistants in Ames, IA?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $43,540 per year for Nursing Assistants in Ames, IA. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Nursing Assistants pay higher in Ames, IA than nationally?
Ames, IA's published median was 3.0% above 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 Nursing Assistants jobs does BLS estimate in Ames, IA?
BLS published an employment estimate of 770 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 3.0% above the U.S. median for Nursing Assistants. It ranked 120 of 385 metro areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
What the Nursing Assistants median says in Ames, IA
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Nursing Assistants median in Ames, IA at $43,540 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 31-1131 and BLS area 11180.
BLS lists 770 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 $42,980 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 Nursing Assistants median is 3.0% above the U.S. Nursing Assistants median of $42,260 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 31-1131 and area 11180. SOC 31-1131 names Nursing Assistants. Area 11180 names Ames, IA. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 31-1131/11180 row reports 770 wage and salary jobs, 13.74 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 1.47 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 31-1131/11180, the annual median is $43,540 per year, while the matching mean is $42,980 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 11180 facts behind this Nursing Assistants page
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 31-1131 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 Nursing Assistants.
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 Nursing Assistants.
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 Nursing Assistants
The 10th percentile is $37,010 per year. The 25th percentile is $38,520 per year. The median is $43,540 per year. The 75th percentile is $47,120 per year. The 90th percentile is $48,920 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 $38,520 per year to $47,120 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $11,910. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Ames, IA has a annual median of $43,540 per year. Iowa has $39,350 per year. The U.S. row has $42,260 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
Ames, IA is 10.6% above Iowa on the same published median. Ames, IA is 3.0% 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.
Ames, IA ranks 120 of 385 among metro areas with a published annual median for Nursing Assistants. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 120 of 385 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.
117. Lynchburg, VA has a Nursing Assistants median of $43,660 per year, 1,300 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.43.
118. Wausau, WI has a Nursing Assistants median of $43,660 per year, 710 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.09.
119. Utica-Rome, NY has a Nursing Assistants median of $43,560 per year, 1,590 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.44.
121. La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN has a Nursing Assistants median of $43,510 per year, 1,250 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.59.
Pay leaders
Where Nursing Assistants medians lead among metro areas
The rows below use the same SOC 31-1131, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $56,840 per year. Ames, IA sits at $43,540 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Nursing Assistants 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. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Nursing Assistants median of $56,840 per year, or $13,300 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 5,350 jobs there, compared with 770 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 0.51.
2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Nursing Assistants median of $56,080 per year, or $12,540 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 11,790 jobs there, compared with 770 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 0.53.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Nursing Assistants jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Nursing Assistants in this same-source set, at 79,480 jobs. Ames, IA has 770. 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 79,480 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 78,710 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $49,270 per year, or $5,730 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 0.9.
2. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 45,850 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 45,080 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $46,940 per year, or $3,400 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 1.09.
Local-share leaders
Where Nursing Assistants takes the largest share of local jobs
Homosassa Springs, FL has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 2.56. Ames, IA has 1.47. 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 Nursing Assistants 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. Homosassa Springs, FL has a location quotient of 2.56, a gap of 1.09 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 850 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $34,510 per year, or $9,030 below Ames, IA.
2. Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC has a location quotient of 2.38, a gap of 0.91 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 950 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $36,930 per year, or $6,610 below Ames, IA.
3. Greenville, NC has a location quotient of 2.3, a gap of 0.83 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 1,730 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $39,480 per year, or $4,060 below Ames, IA.
Job scale and share
How common Nursing Assistants is in Ames, IA
BLS lists 770 Nursing Assistants jobs in Ames, IA. It also lists 13.74 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 1.47. A value of 1 means Nursing Assistants has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is higher 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 Nursing Assistants median is $43,540 per year. Nursing Assistants is 13.3% 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 Nursing Assistants. 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. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Ames, IA median of $42,820 per year. BLS lists 690 jobs and a location quotient of 0.74.
2. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Ames, IA median of $45,450 per year. BLS lists 710 jobs and a location quotient of 0.8.
3. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand, SOC 53-7062, has a Ames, IA median of $40,280 per year. BLS lists 650 jobs and a location quotient of 0.61.
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. Nursing Assistants has 770 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 Nursing Assistants'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 850 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $29,220 per year, or $14,320 below Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.17.
2. Cashiers has 1,470 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 700 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $29,230 per year, or $14,310 below Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.33.
3. Retail Salespersons has 1,460 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 690 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $32,460 per year, or $11,080 below Nursing Assistants. 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. Nursing Assistants has $43,540 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 $85,900 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 470 jobs, compared with 770 for Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.77.
2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $97,700 per year in Ames, IA, or $54,160 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 1,040 jobs, compared with 770 for Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.82.
3. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $79,320 per year in Ames, IA, or $35,780 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 530 jobs, compared with 770 for Nursing Assistants. 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. Nursing Assistants has 1.47. 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 Nursing Assistants 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 1.71 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 400 jobs and a median of $50,260 per year, or $6,720 above Nursing Assistants.
2. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a location quotient of 1.82 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.35 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 710 jobs and a median of $76,510 per year, or $32,970 above Nursing Assistants.
Price-level view
What $43,540 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 $43,540 Nursing Assistants median by 88.8 divided by 100. The result is $49,015 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 Nursing Assistants row is 4.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.9%. 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 770 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $42,980 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 Nursing Assistants. 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 $43,540 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 Nursing Assistants 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 770 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 1.47 is not a growth score. Rank 120 of 385 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 31-1131 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.
3. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA has a Nursing Assistants median of $51,990 per year, or $8,450 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 16,530 jobs there, compared with 770 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 0.85.
4. Napa, CA has a Nursing Assistants median of $50,370 per year, or $6,830 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 460 jobs there, compared with 770 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 0.64.
5. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA has a Nursing Assistants median of $50,350 per year, or $6,810 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 8,890 jobs there, compared with 770 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 0.79.
6. Bend, OR has a Nursing Assistants median of $50,080 per year, or $6,540 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 620 jobs there, compared with 770 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 0.62.
7. Boulder, CO has a Nursing Assistants median of $49,860 per year, or $6,320 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 1,030 jobs there, compared with 770 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 0.58.
8. Grants Pass, OR has a Nursing Assistants median of $49,770 per year, or $6,230 above Ames, IA. BLS lists 420 jobs there, compared with 770 in Ames, IA. The location quotient is 1.48.
3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 43,090 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 42,320 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $47,380 per year, or $3,840 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 0.74.
4. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 30,680 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 29,910 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $46,220 per year, or $2,680 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 1.14.
5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH has 26,130 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 25,360 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $47,590 per year, or $4,050 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 1.04.
6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV has 25,520 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 24,750 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $45,730 per year, or $2,190 above Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 0.87.
7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 23,490 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 22,720 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $38,010 per year, or $5,530 below Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 0.89.
8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 23,420 estimated Nursing Assistants jobs, a gap of 22,650 jobs from Ames, IA. Its median is $38,530 per year, or $5,010 below Ames, IA. Its location quotient is 0.62.
4. Hot Springs, AR has a location quotient of 2.25, a gap of 0.78 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 810 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $29,940 per year, or $13,600 below Ames, IA.
5. Kankakee, IL has a location quotient of 2.18, a gap of 0.71 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 860 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $37,900 per year, or $5,640 below Ames, IA.
6. Bismarck, ND has a location quotient of 2.15, a gap of 0.68 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 1,430 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $46,720 per year, or $3,180 above Ames, IA.
7. Rome, GA has a location quotient of 2.12, a gap of 0.65 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 890 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $37,220 per year, or $6,320 below Ames, IA.
8. Topeka, KS has a location quotient of 2.1, a gap of 0.63 from Ames, IA. BLS lists 2,270 Nursing Assistants jobs and a median of $38,720 per year, or $4,820 below Ames, IA.
4. Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, SOC 43-6013, has a Ames, IA median of $40,210 per year. BLS lists 420 jobs and a location quotient of 1.2.
5. First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers, SOC 35-1012, has a Ames, IA median of $39,710 per year. BLS lists 490 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.
6. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Ames, IA median of $47,970 per year. BLS lists 470 jobs and a location quotient of 0.95.
7. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Ames, IA median of $48,740 per year. BLS lists 620 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
8. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Ames, IA median of $49,360 per year. BLS lists 470 jobs and a location quotient of 0.94.
4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 1,110 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 340 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $36,240 per year, or $7,300 below Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.09.
5. Registered Nurses has 1,070 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 300 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $77,160 per year, or $33,620 above Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.88.
6. General and Operations Managers has 1,040 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 270 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $97,700 per year, or $54,160 above Nursing Assistants. 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 260 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $35,300 per year, or $8,240 below Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.29.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has 1,010 jobs in Ames, IA, a gap of 240 from Nursing Assistants. Its median is $22,710 per year, or $20,830 below Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.24.
4. Registered Nurses has a median of $77,160 per year in Ames, IA, or $33,620 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 1,070 jobs, compared with 770 for Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.88.
5. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $76,510 per year in Ames, IA, or $32,970 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 710 jobs, compared with 770 for Nursing Assistants. 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 $25,140 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 440 jobs, compared with 770 for Nursing Assistants. 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 $18,890 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 440 jobs, compared with 770 for Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 0.88.
8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $54,770 per year in Ames, IA, or $11,230 above Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 670 jobs, compared with 770 for Nursing Assistants. Its location quotient is 1.22.
3. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.65 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.18 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 450 jobs and a median of $21,580 per year, or $21,960 below Nursing Assistants.
4. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.52 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.05 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 600 jobs and a median of $49,810 per year, or $6,270 above Nursing Assistants.
5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.52 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.05 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 780 jobs and a median of $30,420 per year, or $13,120 below Nursing Assistants.
6. Cashiers has a location quotient of 1.33 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.14 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 1,470 jobs and a median of $29,230 per year, or $14,310 below Nursing Assistants.
7. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners has a location quotient of 1.29 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.18 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 1,030 jobs and a median of $35,300 per year, or $8,240 below Nursing Assistants.
8. Waiters and Waitresses has a location quotient of 1.24 in Ames, IA, a gap of 0.23 from Nursing Assistants. BLS lists 1,010 jobs and a median of $22,710 per year, or $20,830 below Nursing Assistants.
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