Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
1,300
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
1,922
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Language at home
English 91% / Spanish 6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
30.6%
Historic milestone
29th state admitted to the Union, 1846
Iconic institutions
Iowa State Fair, RAGBRAI, first-in-the-nation caucuses
Museums & Heritage
Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
1,300
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
126
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Museum, historical site, zoo and park jobs
2014–20251,300▲ 28%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 712.
Museums, historical sites, zoos and parks
2014–2025126▲ 2%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 712.
Video Games
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
1,922
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers average annual pay
$154,170
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Software publishers employment (includes video games)
2014–20251,922▲ 137%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, software publishers (NAICS 511210 to 2021, 513210 from 2022), the industry that includes video game publishers; not limited to games.
Software publishers average annual pay
2014–2025$154,170▲ 88%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Iowa, private ownership, annual average, software publishers (NAICS 511210 to 2021, 513210 from 2022), the industry that includes video game publishers; not limited to games.