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Jobs in Ames, IA

16 open listings in Ames, 3 new today and 12 this week. 23 jobs within 25 miles. Every listing links to the employer's official application page.

16open in Ames
$110kmedian listed pay a year
23within 25 miles

Living costs in IA: 11% below the U.S. average. Typical listed pay here, $110k, buys about what $124k buys at U.S.-average prices. Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100).

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Alabama: 368 jobs, median listed pay $87k a yearAlaska: 292 jobs, median listed pay $85k a yearArizona: 1,405 jobs, median listed pay $100k a yearColorado: 1,192 jobs, median listed pay $110k a yearFlorida: 1,520 jobs, median listed pay $96k a yearGeorgia: 1,179 jobs, median listed pay $103k a yearIndiana: 790 jobs, median listed pay $90k a yearKansas: 296 jobs, median listed pay $80k a yearMaine: 105 jobs, median listed pay $76k a yearMassachusetts: 1,412 jobs, median listed pay $114k a yearMinnesota: 651 jobs, median listed pay $98k a yearNew Jersey: 378 jobs, median listed pay $81k a yearNorth Carolina: 524 jobs, median listed pay $105k a yearNorth Dakota: 205 jobs, median listed pay $77k a yearOklahoma: 706 jobs, median listed pay $96k a yearPennsylvania: 603 jobs, median listed pay $105k a yearSouth Dakota: 218 jobs, median listed pay $69k a yearTexas: 3,673 jobs, median listed pay $107k a yearWyoming: 139 jobs, median listed pay $84k a yearConnecticut: 183 jobs, median listed pay $91k a yearMissouri: 922 jobs, median listed pay $105k a yearWest Virginia: 124 jobs, median listed pay $94k a yearIllinois: 1,513 jobs, median listed pay $107k a yearNew Mexico: 738 jobs, median listed pay $94k a yearArkansas: 212 jobs, median listed pay $76k a yearCalifornia: 7,730 jobs, median listed pay $118k a yearDelaware: 94 jobs, median listed pay $97k a yearDistrict of Columbia: 1,961 jobs, median listed pay $140k a yearHawaii: 347 jobs, median listed pay $85k a yearIowa: 174 jobs, median listed pay $77k a yearKentucky: 287 jobs, median listed pay $84k a yearMaryland: 713 jobs, median listed pay $113k a yearMichigan: 347 jobs, median listed pay $90k a yearMississippi: 180 jobs, median listed pay $71k a yearMontana: 203 jobs, median listed pay $76k a yearNew Hampshire: 81 jobs, median listed pay $87k a yearNew York: 3,733 jobs, median listed pay $116k a yearOhio: 643 jobs, median listed pay $105k a yearOregon: 585 jobs, median listed pay $108k a yearTennessee: 392 jobs, median listed pay $87k a yearUtah: 797 jobs, median listed pay $97k a yearVirginia: 1,173 jobs, median listed pay $117k a yearWashington: 2,846 jobs, median listed pay $113k a yearWisconsin: 237 jobs, median listed pay $79k a yearNebraska: 217 jobs, median listed pay $77k a yearSouth Carolina: 215 jobs, median listed pay $73k a yearIdaho: 226 jobs, median listed pay $84k a yearNevada: 276 jobs, median listed pay $79k a yearVermont: 66 jobs, median listed pay $84k a yearLouisiana: 648 jobs, median listed pay $95k a yearRhode Island: 54 jobs, median listed pay $77k a yearDes MoinesBooneUrbandale Grimes, IA: 4 jobs, ▲ 1 new this weekGrimes · 4Ankeny, IA: 3 jobs, ▲ 3 new this week, 3 new todayAnkeny · 3Ames, IA: 16 jobs, median listed pay $110k a year, ▲ 12 new this week, 3 new todayAmes · 16 · $110k You: Ames, IA Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
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23 jobs within 25 miles of Ames, IA

6 listings new today. Nearest first; distance is centre to centre, in a straight line.

  1. Information Technology Specialist (Information Security)
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Ames, IA · in town · $79k/yr · 16 hours ago
  2. Information Technology Specialist (Information Security)
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Ames, IA · in town · $122k/yr · 16 hours ago
  3. Resource Management Assistant
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Ames, IA · in town · $59k/yr · 16 hours ago
  4. Transportation Specialist - DIRECT HIRE
    Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · Ames, IA · in town · $113k/yr · 2 days ago
  5. Budget Analyst - Recent Graduate
    Department of Energy Headquarters · Ames, IA · in town · $75k/yr · 2 days ago
  6. Information Technology Specialist (Security)
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Ames, IA · in town · $122k/yr · 2 days ago
  7. Survey Statistician
    U.S. Census Bureau · Ames, IA · in town · $110k/yr · 2 days ago
  8. Entomologist
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Ames, IA · in town · $105k/yr · 2 days ago
  9. Information Technology Specialist (Information Security)
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Ames, IA · in town · $145k/yr · 2 days ago
  10. Management and Program Analyst - Recent Graduate
    Department of Energy Headquarters · Ames, IA · in town · $75k/yr · 2 days ago
  11. Accountant - Recent Graduate
    Department of Energy Headquarters · Ames, IA · in town · $75k/yr · 2 days ago
  12. Entomologist
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Ames, IA · in town · $105k/yr · 2 days ago
  13. Program Support Assistant
    Agricultural Research Service · Ames, IA · in town · $61k/yr · 2 weeks ago
  14. 30 Percent Disabled Veteran Repository 2027 for Department of Energy (HQ Offices only)
    Department of Energy Headquarters · Ames, IA · in town · $119k/yr · 3 weeks ago
  15. Schedule A Repository 2027 for Department of Energy (HQ Offices only)
    Department of Energy Headquarters · Ames, IA · in town · $119k/yr · 3 weeks ago
  16. Executive Director Diagnostics and Biologics
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Ames, IA · in town · $210k/yr · 1 month ago
  17. Aviation Safety Inspector - Airworthiness (General Aviation Maintenance)
    Federal Aviation Administration · Ankeny, IA · 22 mi · $76k/yr · 16 hours ago
  18. Aviation Safety Inspector - Airworthiness (General Aviation Avionics)
    Federal Aviation Administration · Ankeny, IA · 22 mi · $76k/yr · 16 hours ago
  19. Aviation Safety Inspector - Airworthiness (Air Carrier Maintenance)
    Federal Aviation Administration · Ankeny, IA · 22 mi · $76k/yr · 16 hours ago
  20. Lot Specialist
    Carvana · Grimes, IA · 25 mi · $34k/yr · 1 day ago
  21. Customer Service Delivery Driver - 4 day work week!
    Carvana · Grimes, IA · 25 mi · $37k/yr · 2 weeks ago
  22. Customer Delivery Driver - 4 day work week!
    Carvana · Grimes, IA · 25 mi · $37k/yr · 2 weeks ago
  23. Car Detailer
    Carvana · Grimes, IA · 25 mi · $32k/yr · 2 months ago

Employers hiring most in Ames

  1. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · 8 jobs · map of 62 listings
  2. Department of Energy Headquarters · 5 jobs · map of 212 listings
  3. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · 1 job · map of 50 listings
  4. U.S. Census Bureau · 1 job · map of 113 listings
  5. Agricultural Research Service · 1 job · map of 52 listings

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