High paying personal care jobs in Iowa with no experience

The best paid personal care occupations in Iowa that require neither a degree nor prior experience in a related job. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.

Cost of living: prices in Iowa run 12.2% below the national average (2024), so a Iowa salary is worth about 1.14× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Iowa.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Iowa · Employed

1Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$63,700
Associate's degree
$34,540 – $94,950640
2Skincare Specialists$37,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,830 – $191,910710
3Residential Advisors$36,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,090 – $49,780780
4Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$36,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,660 – $52,8102,510
5Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,650 – $56,2502,930
6Recreation Workers$33,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,420 – $46,7402,870
7Animal Caretakers$30,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,450 – $45,6103,480
8Childcare Workers$28,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,950 – $37,2206,020
9Amusement and Recreation Attendants$27,430
No formal educational credential
$21,340 – $34,7505,050
10Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$25,720
No formal educational credential
$21,390 – $33,220750
11Gambling Dealers$23,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$17,510 – $50,790970

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianIowa	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral ArrangersAssociate's degree	$63,700	$34,540 – $94,950	640
2	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,080	$22,830 – $191,910	710
3	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,850	$31,090 – $49,780	780
4	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,160	$24,660 – $52,810	2,510
5	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,700	$26,650 – $56,250	2,930
6	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,700	$24,420 – $46,740	2,870
7	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,080	$22,450 – $45,610	3,480
8	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,420	$21,950 – $37,220	6,020
9	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$27,430	$21,340 – $34,750	5,050
10	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$25,720	$21,390 – $33,220	750
11	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$23,020	$17,510 – $50,790	970

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Iowa. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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