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Jobs in Ames, IA

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

12open in Ames
$107kmedian listed pay a year
16within 25 miles

Living costs in IA: 11% below the U.S. average. Typical listed pay here, $107k, buys about what $121k buys at U.S.-average prices. Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2023 (U.S. average = 100).

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Alabama: 362 jobs, median listed pay $87k a yearAlaska: 289 jobs, median listed pay $85k a yearArizona: 1,398 jobs, median listed pay $100k a yearColorado: 1,183 jobs, median listed pay $111k a yearFlorida: 1,507 jobs, median listed pay $98k a yearGeorgia: 1,175 jobs, median listed pay $103k a yearIndiana: 782 jobs, median listed pay $94k a yearKansas: 297 jobs, median listed pay $80k a yearMaine: 105 jobs, median listed pay $76k a yearMassachusetts: 1,406 jobs, median listed pay $114k a yearMinnesota: 647 jobs, median listed pay $98k a yearNew Jersey: 374 jobs, median listed pay $81k a yearNorth Carolina: 522 jobs, median listed pay $105k a yearNorth Dakota: 202 jobs, median listed pay $77k a yearOklahoma: 701 jobs, median listed pay $96k a yearPennsylvania: 591 jobs, median listed pay $105k a yearSouth Dakota: 216 jobs, median listed pay $69k a yearTexas: 3,655 jobs, median listed pay $106k a yearWyoming: 139 jobs, median listed pay $84k a yearConnecticut: 182 jobs, median listed pay $91k a yearMissouri: 914 jobs, median listed pay $105k a yearWest Virginia: 120 jobs, median listed pay $86k a yearIllinois: 1,503 jobs, median listed pay $109k a yearNew Mexico: 727 jobs, median listed pay $88k a yearArkansas: 210 jobs, median listed pay $76k a yearCalifornia: 7,722 jobs, median listed pay $118k a yearDelaware: 92 jobs, median listed pay $98k a yearDistrict of Columbia: 1,947 jobs, median listed pay $140k a yearHawaii: 345 jobs, median listed pay $85k a yearIowa: 175 jobs, median listed pay $77k a yearKentucky: 282 jobs, median listed pay $84k a yearMaryland: 709 jobs, median listed pay $113k a yearMichigan: 344 jobs, median listed pay $90k a yearMississippi: 180 jobs, median listed pay $71k a yearMontana: 201 jobs, median listed pay $74k a yearNew Hampshire: 79 jobs, median listed pay $92k a yearNew York: 3,719 jobs, median listed pay $118k a yearOhio: 636 jobs, median listed pay $105k a yearOregon: 578 jobs, median listed pay $110k a yearTennessee: 389 jobs, median listed pay $90k a yearUtah: 791 jobs, median listed pay $97k a yearVirginia: 1,149 jobs, median listed pay $117k a yearWashington: 2,844 jobs, median listed pay $113k a yearWisconsin: 230 jobs, median listed pay $79k a yearNebraska: 215 jobs, median listed pay $77k a yearSouth Carolina: 208 jobs, median listed pay $73k a yearIdaho: 224 jobs, median listed pay $84k a yearNevada: 274 jobs, median listed pay $79k a yearVermont: 66 jobs, median listed pay $84k a yearLouisiana: 642 jobs, median listed pay $96k a yearRhode Island: 54 jobs, median listed pay $77k a yearDes MoinesBooneUrbandale Grimes, IA: 1 job, ▲ 1 new this week, 1 new todayGrimes · 1Ankeny, IA: 3 jobs, ▲ 3 new this week, 3 new todayAnkeny · 3Ames, IA: 12 jobs, median listed pay $107k a year, ▲ 12 new this week, 3 new todayAmes · 12 · $107k You: Ames, IA Dashed rings: 13 and 25 miles
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16 jobs within 25 miles of Ames, IA

7 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 · 13 hours ago
  2. Information Technology Specialist (Information Security)
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Ames, IA · in town · $122k/yr · 13 hours ago
  3. Resource Management Assistant
    Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Ames, IA · in town · $59k/yr · 13 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. Aviation Safety Inspector - Airworthiness (General Aviation Maintenance)
    Federal Aviation Administration · Ankeny, IA · 22 mi · $76k/yr · 13 hours ago
  14. Aviation Safety Inspector - Airworthiness (General Aviation Avionics)
    Federal Aviation Administration · Ankeny, IA · 22 mi · $76k/yr · 13 hours ago
  15. Aviation Safety Inspector - Airworthiness (Air Carrier Maintenance)
    Federal Aviation Administration · Ankeny, IA · 22 mi · $76k/yr · 13 hours ago
  16. Lot Specialist
    Carvana · Grimes, IA · 25 mi · $34k/yr · 21 hours ago

Employers hiring most in Ames

  1. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · 7 jobs · map of 62 listings
  2. Department of Energy Headquarters · 3 jobs · map of 206 listings
  3. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration · 1 job · map of 50 listings
  4. U.S. Census Bureau · 1 job · map of 113 listings

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