Iowa Reentry Employment & Direct Employer Directory
This Iowa employment directory helps users find employers, staffing agencies, IowaWORKS offices, and job-search contacts across Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Davenport, Waterloo, Dubuque, Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Ames, and rural Iowa.
Search by city, employer, industry, skill level, or contact route. If you are on probation, parole, community supervision, or returning from incarceration, confirm travel, shift, driving, machinery, licensing, background-screening, cash-handling, overnight, secure-site, and supervision restrictions before accepting work.
How to use this directory
Iowa employment guidance
Apply directly to Iowa employers, then use IowaWORKS and staffing agencies to widen the search
Start with direct employer links when you know the industry or city you want. Use staffing agencies when you need faster placement or temp-to-hire options. Use IowaWORKS and local workforce offices when you need help with resumes, online applications, job matching, hiring events, or training referrals.
🏢 Employers
📞 Contact routes where available
🤝 Staffing routes
⚖️ Supervision-aware job search
🏛️ Statewide job-search anchor
IowaWORKS
IowaWORKS / Iowa Workforce Development
IowaWORKS is Iowa’s statewide workforce and job-search system. Users can search openings, connect with local IowaWORKS offices, receive resume support, and access hiring-event and workforce services.
🖥️ Statewide job portal
📍 Local IowaWORKS offices
📄 Resume and application help
⭐ Sponsor / partner opportunity
Iowa employment coverage
Sponsor or strengthen this Iowa employment directory
Employers, staffing firms, workforce partners, chambers, colleges, nonprofits, and sponsors can help improve regional depth, contact accuracy, and long-term directory maintenance.
📌 Regional employer coverage
🔎 Application routes
📈 Built for scale and upkeep
Statewide Employer Anchors
Major Iowa employers and statewide application routes before regional drilldown.
🏢 Direct employer application routes
Hy-Vee
Grocery, retail, stocking, warehouse, pharmacy support, bakery, deli, customer service, food service, and store operations roles.
Grocery, retail, stocking, warehouse, pharmacy support, bakery, deli, customer service, food service, and store operations roles.
Grocery / retail / warehouse lane
Casey’s
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, warehouse, and assistant manager roles.
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, warehouse, and assistant manager roles.
Review cash-handling restrictions
Walmart / Sam’s Club
Retail, stocking, overnight, warehouse, cart, customer service, auto care, food, and management-track roles.
Retail, stocking, overnight, warehouse, cart, customer service, auto care, food, and management-track roles.
Broad statewide retail lane
UnityPoint Health
Healthcare, patient access, food service, environmental services, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, food service, environmental services, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Search nonclinical roles too
MercyOne
Healthcare, patient support, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Healthcare, patient support, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Role-specific screening
University of Iowa / UI Health Care
Campus and hospital roles in custodial, food service, maintenance, patient support, administrative, facilities, and healthcare operations.
Campus and hospital roles in custodial, food service, maintenance, patient support, administrative, facilities, and healthcare operations.
Campus/hospital restrictions may apply
John Deere — Iowa search lane
Manufacturing, assembly, skilled trades, warehouse, maintenance, logistics, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Manufacturing, assembly, skilled trades, warehouse, maintenance, logistics, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Manufacturing / skilled trades route
Collins Aerospace — Cedar Rapids / Iowa search lane
Aerospace, manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Aerospace, manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Secure-site screening may apply
🤝 Staffing and statewide contact routes
IowaWORKS
Statewide public job-search portal and workforce system for job postings, resumes, local offices, job matching, and employer searches.
Statewide public job-search portal and workforce system for job postings, resumes, local offices, job matching, and employer searches.
Use with direct applications
IowaWORKS Offices
Local workforce offices for job-search help, career planning, resume support, hiring events, and training referrals.
Local workforce offices for job-search help, career planning, resume support, hiring events, and training referrals.
Public workforce contact route
Express Employment Professionals
Staffing route for full-time, part-time, temporary, office, industrial, warehouse, skilled trades, and administrative roles.
Staffing route for full-time, part-time, temporary, office, industrial, warehouse, skilled trades, and administrative roles.
Use with direct applications
Manpower
Staffing route for warehouse, production, office, administrative, industrial, and temporary-to-hire roles.
Staffing route for warehouse, production, office, administrative, industrial, and temporary-to-hire roles.
Temp-to-hire lane
PeopleReady
Staffing route for general labor, warehouse, construction helper, event, hospitality, cleanup, and temporary work.
Staffing route for general labor, warehouse, construction helper, event, hospitality, cleanup, and temporary work.
Fast-entry staffing lane
Aerotek
Staffing route for manufacturing, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, production, facilities, and industrial roles.
Staffing route for manufacturing, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, production, facilities, and industrial roles.
Industrial staffing route
Goodwill employment support route
Retail, donation center, job-readiness, employment support, and barrier-support route where local Goodwill services are available.
Retail, donation center, job-readiness, employment support, and barrier-support route where local Goodwill services are available.
Confirm local availability
Statewide practical search lane
Best searches: warehouse, production, food processing, package handler, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, manufacturing, retail stocker, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Best searches: warehouse, production, food processing, package handler, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, manufacturing, retail stocker, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Use multiple application lanes
Central Iowa
Coverage: Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Ames, Altoona, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive, Waukee, Newton, Boone, Indianola, and surrounding counties.
Central Iowa has strong employment lanes in healthcare, grocery, convenience retail, insurance, finance, warehousing, logistics, food production, manufacturing, public-sector work, higher education, construction, hospitality, and staffing. Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Ames, Altoona, and Newton are practical application hubs.
🏢 High-volume direct employers
Hy-Vee — Central Iowa
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, warehouse, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, warehouse, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery / retail / warehouse lane
Casey’s — Central Iowa
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, warehouse, and assistant manager roles.
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, warehouse, and assistant manager roles.
Review cash-handling restrictions
UnityPoint Health — Des Moines
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Search nonclinical roles too
MercyOne — Central Iowa
Healthcare, patient support, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Healthcare, patient support, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Role-specific screening
Iowa State University
Campus roles in custodial, dining, maintenance, facilities, grounds, administrative support, student services, and operations.
Campus roles in custodial, dining, maintenance, facilities, grounds, administrative support, student services, and operations.
Campus restrictions may apply
State of Iowa Careers — Des Moines / Central Iowa
Public-sector roles in clerical support, maintenance, transportation, administration, human services, facilities, parks, and field services.
Public-sector roles in clerical support, maintenance, transportation, administration, human services, facilities, parks, and field services.
Confirm eligibility by role
City of Des Moines Jobs
Municipal roles in public works, parks, maintenance, clerical support, facilities, administration, and city services.
Municipal roles in public works, parks, maintenance, clerical support, facilities, administration, and city services.
Confirm eligibility by position
Des Moines Public Schools
School district roles in custodial, food service, maintenance, transportation support, clerical, classroom support, and operations.
School district roles in custodial, food service, maintenance, transportation support, clerical, classroom support, and operations.
Review school-site restrictions
🏭 Manufacturing, logistics, retail, and facilities employers
John Deere — Ankeny / Central Iowa search lane
Manufacturing, production, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, logistics, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Manufacturing, production, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, logistics, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Manufacturing / skilled trades route
Pella Corporation — Central Iowa search lane
Manufacturing, window/door production, warehouse, assembly, maintenance, quality, logistics, operations, and support roles.
Manufacturing, window/door production, warehouse, assembly, maintenance, quality, logistics, operations, and support roles.
Manufacturing route
Bridgestone / Firestone — Des Moines search lane
Manufacturing, tire service, warehouse, maintenance, automotive support, production, operations, and retail-service roles where available.
Manufacturing, tire service, warehouse, maintenance, automotive support, production, operations, and retail-service roles where available.
Manufacturing/auto-service route
Amazon Jobs — Central Iowa search lane
Warehouse, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, operations, safety, and support roles where openings are posted.
Warehouse, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, operations, safety, and support roles where openings are posted.
Background process varies by role
UPS / FedEx logistics lane
Package handler, warehouse, driver helper, sorting, dock, delivery support, operations, and seasonal logistics roles.
Package handler, warehouse, driver helper, sorting, dock, delivery support, operations, and seasonal logistics roles.
Check driving restrictions first
Central Iowa retail employer stack
Search Walmart, Target, Costco, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Menards, and Fleet Farm for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Search Walmart, Target, Costco, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Menards, and Fleet Farm for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Broad entry-level lane
ABM — Des Moines facilities lane
Janitorial, facilities, airport support, maintenance, parking, grounds, and building-service roles where available.
Janitorial, facilities, airport support, maintenance, parking, grounds, and building-service roles where available.
Site restrictions may apply
Aramark — Central Iowa search lane
Food service, custodial, facilities, hospitality, kitchen, concessions, and support roles at client sites.
Food service, custodial, facilities, hospitality, kitchen, concessions, and support roles at client sites.
Client-site restrictions may apply
🏦 Finance, insurance, office support, and business services
Principal Financial Group
Customer service, operations, administrative, facilities, business support, finance support, IT, and office-based roles.
Customer service, operations, administrative, facilities, business support, finance support, IT, and office-based roles.
Office/customer support route
Wells Fargo — Central Iowa search lane
Customer service, operations, administrative, facilities, business support, banking support, and office-based roles where available.
Customer service, operations, administrative, facilities, business support, banking support, and office-based roles where available.
Role-specific screening may apply
F&G — Des Moines search lane
Insurance, customer service, operations, administrative, business support, office, IT, and finance-support roles where available.
Insurance, customer service, operations, administrative, business support, office, IT, and finance-support roles where available.
Office support route
Athene — West Des Moines search lane
Insurance, operations, customer service, administrative, business support, IT, and office-based roles where available.
Insurance, operations, customer service, administrative, business support, IT, and office-based roles where available.
Office/business support route
Office and customer-support search lane
Best searches: customer service, call center, claims support, operations assistant, mailroom, data entry, facilities, receptionist, and administrative assistant.
Best searches: customer service, call center, claims support, operations assistant, mailroom, data entry, facilities, receptionist, and administrative assistant.
Review role-specific background policies
🤝 Workforce, staffing, training, and practical search lanes
IowaWORKS — Des Moines / Ames region
Job-search support, resume help, hiring events, career services, training referrals, and employer connections.
Job-search support, resume help, hiring events, career services, training referrals, and employer connections.
Public workforce route
DMACC Career & Employment Services
Community-college route for training, career navigation, employer connections, and student/community employment support where available.
Community-college route for training, career navigation, employer connections, and student/community employment support where available.
Training + employment support
Central Iowa staffing route
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, ProLogistix, and local staffing agencies for warehouse, manufacturing, office, and labor roles.
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, ProLogistix, and local staffing agencies for warehouse, manufacturing, office, and labor roles.
Temp-to-hire route
Goodwill of Central Iowa employment route
Retail, donation center, job-readiness, employment support, training, and barrier-support services where locally available.
Retail, donation center, job-readiness, employment support, training, and barrier-support services where locally available.
Confirm current program availability
Central Iowa practical search lane
Best searches: warehouse, package handler, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, production, retail stocker, custodial, driver helper, and maintenance helper.
Best searches: warehouse, package handler, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, production, retail stocker, custodial, driver helper, and maintenance helper.
Use direct applications + staffing together
Central Iowa supervision and commute note
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, or commute-heavy jobs, confirm curfew, travel, treatment, reporting, and transportation requirements.
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, or commute-heavy jobs, confirm curfew, travel, treatment, reporting, and transportation requirements.
Avoid preventable violations
Eastern Iowa
Coverage: Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Davenport, Bettendorf, Muscatine, Clinton, Marion, Hiawatha, Mount Vernon, and surrounding counties.
Eastern Iowa has strong employment lanes in aerospace, healthcare, universities, food production, warehousing, logistics, manufacturing, packaging, public-sector work, construction, retail, hospitality, and staffing. Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and the Quad Cities are the largest application hubs, with Muscatine, Clinton, and surrounding communities offering additional manufacturing and production options.
🏢 High-volume direct employers
Collins Aerospace — Cedar Rapids
Aerospace, avionics, manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Aerospace, avionics, manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Secure-site screening may apply
University of Iowa / UI Health Care
Campus and hospital roles in custodial, food service, patient support, transport, maintenance, administrative, facilities, and healthcare operations.
Campus and hospital roles in custodial, food service, patient support, transport, maintenance, administrative, facilities, and healthcare operations.
Campus/hospital restrictions may apply
UnityPoint Health — Eastern Iowa
Healthcare, patient access, food service, environmental services, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, food service, environmental services, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Search nonclinical roles too
Mercy / MercyOne — Eastern Iowa search lane
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles where available.
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles where available.
Role-specific screening
Hy-Vee — Eastern Iowa
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, warehouse, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, warehouse, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery / retail / food service lane
Casey’s — Eastern Iowa
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, and assistant manager roles.
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, and assistant manager roles.
Review cash-handling restrictions
City of Cedar Rapids Jobs
Municipal roles in public works, utilities, parks, maintenance, clerical support, facilities, administration, and city services.
Municipal roles in public works, utilities, parks, maintenance, clerical support, facilities, administration, and city services.
Confirm eligibility by position
City of Iowa City Jobs
Public works, transit, parks, maintenance, clerical, facilities, administrative, recreation, and city-service roles.
Public works, transit, parks, maintenance, clerical, facilities, administrative, recreation, and city-service roles.
Review role-specific requirements
🏭 Manufacturing, food production, packaging, and logistics
Quaker Oats / PepsiCo — Cedar Rapids search lane
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, quality, plant operations, and logistics roles where posted.
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, quality, plant operations, and logistics roles where posted.
Food production route
General Mills — Cedar Rapids search lane
Food production, packaging, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, quality, operations, and plant support roles where available.
Food production, packaging, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, quality, operations, and plant support roles where available.
Food manufacturing route
International Paper — Cedar Rapids search lane
Packaging, warehouse, manufacturing, maintenance, quality, operations, logistics, and plant support roles where available.
Packaging, warehouse, manufacturing, maintenance, quality, operations, logistics, and plant support roles where available.
Packaging/manufacturing route
Arconic — Davenport search lane
Aluminum manufacturing, production, warehouse, maintenance, operations, quality, skilled trades, and technical roles where available.
Aluminum manufacturing, production, warehouse, maintenance, operations, quality, skilled trades, and technical roles where available.
Manufacturing route
John Deere — Davenport / Eastern Iowa search lane
Manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, logistics, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, logistics, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Manufacturing / skilled trades route
HNI Corporation — Muscatine search lane
Furniture manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, operations, office support, and production roles.
Furniture manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, operations, office support, and production roles.
Manufacturing/warehouse route
Amazon Jobs — Eastern Iowa search lane
Warehouse, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, operations, safety, and support roles where openings are posted.
Warehouse, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, operations, safety, and support roles where openings are posted.
Background process varies by role
UPS / FedEx / DHL logistics lane
Package handler, warehouse, driver helper, sorting, dock, delivery support, operations, and seasonal logistics roles.
Package handler, warehouse, driver helper, sorting, dock, delivery support, operations, and seasonal logistics roles.
Check driving restrictions first
🏥 Education, healthcare, and local support employers
Kirkwood Community College
Campus jobs, custodial, food service, maintenance, administrative support, student services, training, and workforce-linked roles.
Campus jobs, custodial, food service, maintenance, administrative support, student services, training, and workforce-linked roles.
Campus restrictions may apply
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Campus employment, custodial, facilities, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Campus employment, custodial, facilities, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Training + employment support
Genesis Health System — Quad Cities search lane
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Search support roles too
Great River Health — Eastern / Southeast search lane
Healthcare, support, housekeeping, food service, patient access, transport, administrative, clinical, and operations roles.
Healthcare, support, housekeeping, food service, patient access, transport, administrative, clinical, and operations roles.
Healthcare support lane
Goodwill employment support route — Eastern Iowa
Retail, donation center, job-readiness, employment support, training, and barrier-support services where locally available.
Retail, donation center, job-readiness, employment support, training, and barrier-support services where locally available.
Confirm local availability
Corridor Careers
Local Eastern Iowa job-search route for Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and surrounding corridor employers.
Local Eastern Iowa job-search route for Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, and surrounding corridor employers.
Use with direct employer applications
🤝 Workforce, staffing, retail, and practical search lanes
IowaWORKS — Eastern Iowa offices
Job-search support, resume help, hiring events, workforce services, training referrals, and employer connections.
Job-search support, resume help, hiring events, workforce services, training referrals, and employer connections.
Public workforce route
Eastern Iowa staffing route
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, ProLogistix, and local staffing agencies for warehouse, manufacturing, office, healthcare support, and labor roles.
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, ProLogistix, and local staffing agencies for warehouse, manufacturing, office, healthcare support, and labor roles.
Temp-to-hire route
Eastern Iowa retail employer stack
Search Walmart, Target, Costco, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Menards, Fleet Farm, and local retailers for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Search Walmart, Target, Costco, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Menards, Fleet Farm, and local retailers for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Broad entry-level lane
Facilities and food-service employer lane
Search ABM, Aramark, Compass Group, Sodexo, and local contractors for janitorial, food service, custodial, facilities, kitchen, and site-support roles.
Search ABM, Aramark, Compass Group, Sodexo, and local contractors for janitorial, food service, custodial, facilities, kitchen, and site-support roles.
Client-site screening may vary
Eastern Iowa practical search lane
Best searches: warehouse, food production, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, assembly, package handler, retail stocker, janitorial, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Best searches: warehouse, food production, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, assembly, package handler, retail stocker, janitorial, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Manufacturing + healthcare + campus mix
Eastern Iowa supervision and commute note
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, casino-adjacent work, secure-site work, or commute-heavy jobs, confirm travel, curfew, reporting, and transportation requirements.
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, casino-adjacent work, secure-site work, or commute-heavy jobs, confirm travel, curfew, reporting, and transportation requirements.
Avoid preventable violations
Northeast Iowa
Coverage: Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Dubuque, Mason City, Decorah, Charles City, Waverly, Independence, Oelwein, Manchester, and surrounding counties.
Northeast Iowa has strong employment lanes in manufacturing, food production, healthcare, education, logistics, public-sector work, financial services, retail, construction, staffing, and campus support. Waterloo/Cedar Falls, Dubuque, and Mason City are the main application hubs, while Decorah, Waverly, Charles City, and surrounding communities add healthcare, education, manufacturing, and rural employer options.
🏭 Manufacturing, food production, and logistics employers
John Deere — Waterloo / Northeast Iowa
Manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, logistics, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, logistics, operations, engineering, and technical roles.
Major manufacturing route
Tyson Foods — Waterloo search lane
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant operations, quality, and logistics roles where available.
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant operations, quality, and logistics roles where available.
Food production route
MasterBrand Cabinets — Waterloo search lane
Cabinet manufacturing, assembly, production, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, and plant-support roles where available.
Cabinet manufacturing, assembly, production, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, and plant-support roles where available.
Manufacturing / assembly route
VGM Group — Waterloo
Healthcare equipment support, customer service, warehouse, operations, administrative, logistics, business support, and technology roles.
Healthcare equipment support, customer service, warehouse, operations, administrative, logistics, business support, and technology roles.
Operations + customer support lane
Nestlé / Purina food-production search lane
Food production, packaging, warehouse, maintenance, sanitation, quality, and plant-support roles where Iowa openings are available.
Food production, packaging, warehouse, maintenance, sanitation, quality, and plant-support roles where Iowa openings are available.
Production route
Cambrex — Charles City search lane
Manufacturing, production, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, technical, and plant-support roles where available.
Manufacturing, production, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, technical, and plant-support roles where available.
Manufacturing / technical route
Amazon Jobs — Northeast Iowa search lane
Warehouse, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, operations, safety, and support roles where openings are posted.
Warehouse, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, operations, safety, and support roles where openings are posted.
Background process varies by role
UPS / FedEx / DHL logistics lane
Package handler, warehouse, driver helper, sorting, dock, delivery support, seasonal, and operations roles.
Package handler, warehouse, driver helper, sorting, dock, delivery support, seasonal, and operations roles.
Check driving restrictions first
🏥 Healthcare, education, and public employers
UnityPoint Health — Northeast Iowa
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Search nonclinical roles too
MercyOne — Northeast Iowa
Healthcare, patient support, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Healthcare, patient support, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Role-specific screening
MercyOne North Iowa — Mason City
Healthcare, patient access, environmental services, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, environmental services, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Search support jobs too
Medical Associates Clinic — Dubuque
Clinic, patient support, administrative, healthcare support, operations, clerical, and medical-office roles where available.
Clinic, patient support, administrative, healthcare support, operations, clerical, and medical-office roles where available.
Clinic support route
University of Northern Iowa
Campus roles in custodial, dining, maintenance, facilities, administrative support, student services, grounds, and operations.
Campus roles in custodial, dining, maintenance, facilities, administrative support, student services, grounds, and operations.
Campus restrictions may apply
Hawkeye Community College
Campus employment, custodial, facilities, food service, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Campus employment, custodial, facilities, food service, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Training + employment support
City of Waterloo Jobs
Municipal roles in public works, parks, maintenance, utilities, clerical support, facilities, administration, and city services.
Municipal roles in public works, parks, maintenance, utilities, clerical support, facilities, administration, and city services.
Confirm eligibility by position
City of Dubuque Jobs
Public works, parks, maintenance, clerical, facilities, utilities, administrative, transit, recreation, and city-service roles.
Public works, parks, maintenance, clerical, facilities, utilities, administrative, transit, recreation, and city-service roles.
Review position requirements
🏦 Retail, finance, business support, and service employers
Hy-Vee — Northeast Iowa
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, warehouse, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, warehouse, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery / retail / food service lane
Casey’s — Northeast Iowa
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, and assistant manager roles.
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, and assistant manager roles.
Review cash-handling restrictions
Northeast Iowa retail employer stack
Search Walmart, Target, Menards, Fleet Farm, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and local retailers for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Search Walmart, Target, Menards, Fleet Farm, Home Depot, Lowe’s, and local retailers for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Broad entry-level lane
Veridian Credit Union
Customer service, branch operations, administrative, facilities, business support, financial services, and office-based roles where available.
Customer service, branch operations, administrative, facilities, business support, financial services, and office-based roles where available.
Office/customer support route
Dupaco Community Credit Union
Customer service, branch operations, administrative, financial services, business support, facilities, and office roles where available.
Customer service, branch operations, administrative, financial services, business support, facilities, and office roles where available.
Office/customer support route
Facilities and food-service employer lane
Search ABM, Aramark, Compass Group, Sodexo, hospitals, campuses, and local contractors for janitorial, food service, custodial, facilities, and kitchen roles.
Search ABM, Aramark, Compass Group, Sodexo, hospitals, campuses, and local contractors for janitorial, food service, custodial, facilities, and kitchen roles.
Client-site screening may vary
🤝 Workforce, staffing, training, and practical search lanes
IowaWORKS — Northeast Iowa offices
Job-search support, resume help, workforce services, hiring events, training referrals, employer connections, and career services.
Job-search support, resume help, workforce services, hiring events, training referrals, employer connections, and career services.
Public workforce route
IowaWORKS — Waterloo
Local job-center contact for Waterloo/Cedar Falls-area job search, workforce services, resume support, and employer referrals.
Local job-center contact for Waterloo/Cedar Falls-area job search, workforce services, resume support, and employer referrals.
Call before traveling
IowaWORKS — Dubuque
Local job-center contact for Dubuque-area job search, workforce services, resume support, and training referrals.
Local job-center contact for Dubuque-area job search, workforce services, resume support, and training referrals.
Dubuque workforce contact
IowaWORKS — Mason City
Local job-center contact for Mason City/North Iowa job search, workforce services, resume help, and employer connections.
Local job-center contact for Mason City/North Iowa job search, workforce services, resume help, and employer connections.
Mason City workforce contact
Northeast Iowa staffing route
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, Staffmark, and local staffing agencies for manufacturing, warehouse, office, healthcare support, and labor roles.
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, Staffmark, and local staffing agencies for manufacturing, warehouse, office, healthcare support, and labor roles.
Temp-to-hire route
Northeast Iowa practical search lane
Best searches: production, warehouse, food processing, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, assembly, retail stocker, janitorial, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Best searches: production, warehouse, food processing, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, assembly, retail stocker, janitorial, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Manufacturing + healthcare mix
Northeast Iowa supervision and commute note
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, secure-site work, or commute-heavy jobs, confirm travel, curfew, reporting, treatment, and transportation requirements.
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, secure-site work, or commute-heavy jobs, confirm travel, curfew, reporting, treatment, and transportation requirements.
Avoid preventable violations
Southeast Iowa
Coverage: Burlington, Fort Madison, Keokuk, Ottumwa, Fairfield, Mount Pleasant, Washington, Oskaloosa, Pella, Knoxville, and surrounding counties.
Southeast Iowa has strong employment lanes in healthcare, food production, manufacturing, agriculture, public-sector work, retail, warehousing, transportation, construction, community colleges, and staffing. Burlington, Fort Madison, Ottumwa, Pella, Mount Pleasant, and Oskaloosa are practical application hubs.
🏭 Manufacturing, food production, and industrial employers
Pella Corporation — Pella / Southeast Iowa
Window and door manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, operations, and support roles.
Window and door manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, operations, and support roles.
Manufacturing / assembly route
Vermeer Corporation — Pella
Equipment manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, welding, quality, logistics, operations, and technical roles.
Equipment manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, welding, quality, logistics, operations, and technical roles.
Manufacturing / skilled trades lane
Clow Valve — Oskaloosa search lane
Manufacturing, foundry, production, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, and plant-support roles where available.
Manufacturing, foundry, production, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, and plant-support roles where available.
Industrial manufacturing route
Dexter Laundry — Fairfield search lane
Manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, production, operations, and technical-support roles where posted.
Manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, production, operations, and technical-support roles where posted.
Manufacturing / assembly route
Roquette — Keokuk search lane
Food ingredients, production, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, logistics, and technical plant roles where available.
Food ingredients, production, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, logistics, and technical plant roles where available.
Food ingredients / production route
Cargill — Eddyville / Southeast Iowa search lane
Agriculture, food production, warehouse, maintenance, sanitation, quality, logistics, and plant-support roles where available.
Agriculture, food production, warehouse, maintenance, sanitation, quality, logistics, and plant-support roles where available.
Agriculture / production route
JBS — Ottumwa search lane
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant operations, quality, and logistics roles where posted.
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant operations, quality, and logistics roles where posted.
Food production route
Siemens Gamesa — Fort Madison search lane
Wind-energy manufacturing, production, maintenance, warehouse, quality, technical, operations, and support roles where available.
Wind-energy manufacturing, production, maintenance, warehouse, quality, technical, operations, and support roles where available.
Manufacturing / energy route
🏥 Healthcare, education, and public employers
Great River Health — Burlington / Fort Madison
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Search nonclinical roles too
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Healthcare, patient support, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Healthcare, patient support, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Role-specific screening
Mahaska Health — Oskaloosa
Healthcare, clinic support, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare, clinic support, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare support lane
Pella Regional Health Center
Healthcare, patient access, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Search support roles
Southeastern Community College
Campus employment, custodial, facilities, food service, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Campus employment, custodial, facilities, food service, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Training + campus route
Indian Hills Community College
Campus employment, custodial, dining, maintenance, facilities, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Campus employment, custodial, dining, maintenance, facilities, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Campus restrictions may apply
City of Burlington Jobs
Municipal roles in public works, parks, maintenance, clerical, utilities, facilities, administration, and city services.
Municipal roles in public works, parks, maintenance, clerical, utilities, facilities, administration, and city services.
Review eligibility by position
City of Ottumwa Jobs
Public works, parks, clerical, maintenance, facilities, utilities, administrative, recreation, and city-service roles.
Public works, parks, clerical, maintenance, facilities, utilities, administrative, recreation, and city-service roles.
Confirm role-specific requirements
🛒 Retail, grocery, transportation, and service employers
Hy-Vee — Southeast Iowa
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery / retail / food service lane
Casey’s — Southeast Iowa
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, and assistant manager roles.
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, and assistant manager roles.
Review cash-handling restrictions
Southeast Iowa retail employer stack
Search Walmart, Target, Menards, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Dollar General, and local retailers for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Search Walmart, Target, Menards, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Dollar General, and local retailers for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Broad entry-level lane
Warehouse and package-handler lane
Search Amazon, UPS, FedEx, DHL, Walmart, and regional freight employers for warehouse, package handler, sorting, delivery support, and operations roles.
Search Amazon, UPS, FedEx, DHL, Walmart, and regional freight employers for warehouse, package handler, sorting, delivery support, and operations roles.
Check driving restrictions first
Facilities and food-service employer lane
Search ABM, Aramark, Compass Group, Sodexo, hospitals, colleges, and local contractors for janitorial, food service, custodial, facilities, kitchen, and site-support roles.
Search ABM, Aramark, Compass Group, Sodexo, hospitals, colleges, and local contractors for janitorial, food service, custodial, facilities, kitchen, and site-support roles.
Client-site screening may vary
Goodwill employment support route — Southeast Iowa
Retail, donation center, job-readiness, employment support, training, and barrier-support services where locally available.
Retail, donation center, job-readiness, employment support, training, and barrier-support services where locally available.
Confirm local availability
🤝 Workforce, staffing, and practical search lanes
IowaWORKS — Southeast Iowa offices
Job-search support, resume help, workforce services, hiring events, training referrals, employer connections, and career services.
Job-search support, resume help, workforce services, hiring events, training referrals, employer connections, and career services.
Public workforce route
Southeast Iowa staffing route
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, Staffmark, and local staffing agencies for manufacturing, warehouse, food production, office, healthcare support, and labor roles.
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, Staffmark, and local staffing agencies for manufacturing, warehouse, food production, office, healthcare support, and labor roles.
Temp-to-hire route
Southeast Iowa practical search lane
Best searches: production, warehouse, food processing, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, assembly, retail stocker, janitorial, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Best searches: production, warehouse, food processing, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, assembly, retail stocker, janitorial, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Manufacturing + healthcare + food production mix
Agriculture and seasonal job lane
Best searches: farm labor, grain, harvest, feed mill, warehouse, maintenance helper, landscaping, road crew, food processing, and seasonal production.
Best searches: farm labor, grain, harvest, feed mill, warehouse, maintenance helper, landscaping, road crew, food processing, and seasonal production.
Seasonality matters
Southeast Iowa supervision and commute note
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, secure-site work, or commute-heavy jobs, confirm travel, curfew, reporting, treatment, and transportation requirements.
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, secure-site work, or commute-heavy jobs, confirm travel, curfew, reporting, treatment, and transportation requirements.
Avoid preventable violations
Northwest Iowa
Coverage: Sioux City, Le Mars, Spencer, Storm Lake, Cherokee, Sheldon, Orange City, Spirit Lake, Emmetsburg, Algona, Estherville, and surrounding counties.
Northwest Iowa has strong employment lanes in food production, agriculture, healthcare, manufacturing, warehousing, public-sector work, transportation, retail, construction, community colleges, hospitality, and staffing. Sioux City, Le Mars, Storm Lake, Spencer, Orange City, and Spirit Lake are practical application hubs.
🏭 Food production, agriculture, and manufacturing employers
Wells Enterprises — Le Mars
Food production, ice cream manufacturing, warehouse, sanitation, packaging, maintenance, quality, logistics, and plant-support roles.
Food production, ice cream manufacturing, warehouse, sanitation, packaging, maintenance, quality, logistics, and plant-support roles.
Food production route
Tyson Foods — Northwest Iowa search lane
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant operations, quality, and logistics roles where posted.
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant operations, quality, and logistics roles where posted.
Food production route
Seaboard Triumph Foods — Sioux City
Food production, pork processing, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, quality, plant operations, and logistics roles.
Food production, pork processing, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, quality, plant operations, and logistics roles.
Production / plant route
Smithfield Foods — Sioux City search lane
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant support, quality, and operations roles where available.
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant support, quality, and operations roles where available.
Food production route
AgState — Northwest Iowa search lane
Agriculture, grain, warehouse, feed, maintenance, operations, driver-support, seasonal, and cooperative service roles.
Agriculture, grain, warehouse, feed, maintenance, operations, driver-support, seasonal, and cooperative service roles.
Agriculture / grain route
POET — Northwest Iowa biofuels search lane
Ethanol, bioprocessing, production, maintenance, operations, warehouse, lab, quality, and plant-support roles where available.
Ethanol, bioprocessing, production, maintenance, operations, warehouse, lab, quality, and plant-support roles where available.
Biofuels / production route
Rosenboom Machine & Tool — Sheldon
Manufacturing, machining, warehouse, production, maintenance, quality, assembly, welding, operations, and technical roles.
Manufacturing, machining, warehouse, production, maintenance, quality, assembly, welding, operations, and technical roles.
Manufacturing / machining lane
Polaris — Spirit Lake search lane
Manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, operations, and support roles where posted.
Manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, operations, and support roles where posted.
Manufacturing / assembly route
🏥 Healthcare, education, and public employers
MercyOne Siouxland — Sioux City
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Search nonclinical roles too
UnityPoint Health — Sioux City / Northwest Iowa
Healthcare, patient support, food service, environmental services, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and operations roles.
Healthcare, patient support, food service, environmental services, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and operations roles.
Healthcare support route
Spencer Hospital
Healthcare, patient access, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Search support roles
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
Healthcare, clinic support, patient access, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinical, and operations roles.
Healthcare, clinic support, patient access, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinical, and operations roles.
Healthcare support lane
Northwest Iowa Community College
Campus employment, custodial, facilities, administrative, student support, workforce training, maintenance, and college operations roles.
Campus employment, custodial, facilities, administrative, student support, workforce training, maintenance, and college operations roles.
Training + campus route
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Campus employment, custodial, dining, maintenance, facilities, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Campus employment, custodial, dining, maintenance, facilities, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Campus restrictions may apply
City of Sioux City Jobs
Municipal roles in public works, parks, maintenance, utilities, clerical support, facilities, administration, and city services.
Municipal roles in public works, parks, maintenance, utilities, clerical support, facilities, administration, and city services.
Review eligibility by position
Woodbury County Jobs
County roles may include clerical, public works, facilities, maintenance, records, administration, and county-service roles.
County roles may include clerical, public works, facilities, maintenance, records, administration, and county-service roles.
Confirm role-specific requirements
🛒 Retail, grocery, hospitality, and service employers
Hy-Vee — Northwest Iowa
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery / retail / food service lane
Casey’s — Northwest Iowa
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, and assistant manager roles.
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, and assistant manager roles.
Review cash-handling restrictions
Northwest Iowa retail employer stack
Search Walmart, Target, Menards, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Dollar General, Fleet Farm, and local retailers for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Search Walmart, Target, Menards, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Dollar General, Fleet Farm, and local retailers for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Broad entry-level lane
Okoboji / Iowa Great Lakes hospitality lane
Search hotels, resorts, restaurants, marinas, recreation employers, and seasonal businesses for housekeeping, kitchen, maintenance, grounds, guest service, and food-service roles.
Search hotels, resorts, restaurants, marinas, recreation employers, and seasonal businesses for housekeeping, kitchen, maintenance, grounds, guest service, and food-service roles.
Seasonal hospitality route
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City
Hospitality, food service, housekeeping, maintenance, guest service, hotel operations, kitchen, and support roles where available.
Hospitality, food service, housekeeping, maintenance, guest service, hotel operations, kitchen, and support roles where available.
Gaming-site screening may apply
Facilities and food-service employer lane
Search ABM, Aramark, Compass Group, Sodexo, hospitals, colleges, and local contractors for janitorial, food service, custodial, facilities, kitchen, and site-support roles.
Search ABM, Aramark, Compass Group, Sodexo, hospitals, colleges, and local contractors for janitorial, food service, custodial, facilities, kitchen, and site-support roles.
Client-site screening may vary
🤝 Workforce, staffing, agriculture, and practical search lanes
IowaWORKS — Northwest Iowa offices
Job-search support, resume help, workforce services, hiring events, training referrals, employer connections, and career services.
Job-search support, resume help, workforce services, hiring events, training referrals, employer connections, and career services.
Public workforce route
Northwest Iowa staffing route
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, Staffmark, and local staffing agencies for manufacturing, warehouse, food production, office, healthcare support, and labor roles.
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, Staffmark, and local staffing agencies for manufacturing, warehouse, food production, office, healthcare support, and labor roles.
Temp-to-hire route
Agriculture and seasonal job lane
Best searches: grain, elevator, feed mill, harvest, farm labor, warehouse, maintenance helper, truck helper, seed production, livestock support, and seasonal operations.
Best searches: grain, elevator, feed mill, harvest, farm labor, warehouse, maintenance helper, truck helper, seed production, livestock support, and seasonal operations.
Seasonality matters
Northwest Iowa practical search lane
Best searches: food production, warehouse, sanitation, package handler, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, retail stocker, janitorial, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Best searches: food production, warehouse, sanitation, package handler, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, retail stocker, janitorial, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Food production + healthcare + retail mix
Northwest Iowa supervision and commute note
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, secure-site work, casino-site work, or commute-heavy jobs, confirm travel, curfew, reporting, treatment, and transportation requirements.
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, secure-site work, casino-site work, or commute-heavy jobs, confirm travel, curfew, reporting, treatment, and transportation requirements.
Avoid preventable violations
Western Iowa
Coverage: Council Bluffs, Atlantic, Carroll, Denison, Harlan, Creston, Red Oak, Shenandoah, Glenwood, Clarinda, Audubon, and surrounding counties.
Western Iowa has strong employment lanes in healthcare, agriculture, food production, warehousing, public-sector work, retail, transportation, construction, hospitality, manufacturing, community colleges, and staffing. Council Bluffs is the largest application hub, while Carroll, Denison, Atlantic, Red Oak, Shenandoah, Harlan, and Creston offer regional manufacturing, healthcare, agriculture, and service options.
🏭 Manufacturing, logistics, agriculture, and production employers
Tyson Foods — Western Iowa search lane
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant operations, quality, and logistics roles where posted.
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant operations, quality, and logistics roles where posted.
Food production route
Smithfield Foods — Denison search lane
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant support, quality, and operations roles where available.
Food production, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, packaging, plant support, quality, and operations roles where available.
Production / plant route
Conagra Brands — Council Bluffs search lane
Food production, packaging, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, quality, plant operations, and logistics roles where available.
Food production, packaging, warehouse, sanitation, maintenance, quality, plant operations, and logistics roles where available.
Food production route
PALFINGER / Omaha Standard — Council Bluffs search lane
Manufacturing, welding, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, equipment, and skilled trades roles where available.
Manufacturing, welding, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, operations, equipment, and skilled trades roles where available.
Manufacturing / welding route
Pella Corporation — Carroll / Western Iowa search lane
Window and door manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, operations, and support roles.
Window and door manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, quality, logistics, operations, and support roles.
Manufacturing / assembly route
POET — Western Iowa biofuels search lane
Ethanol, bioprocessing, production, maintenance, operations, warehouse, lab, quality, and plant-support roles where available.
Ethanol, bioprocessing, production, maintenance, operations, warehouse, lab, quality, and plant-support roles where available.
Biofuels / production route
Landus — Western Iowa agriculture lane
Agriculture, grain, feed, warehouse, operations, maintenance, driver-support, agronomy, seasonal, and cooperative service roles.
Agriculture, grain, feed, warehouse, operations, maintenance, driver-support, agronomy, seasonal, and cooperative service roles.
Agriculture / grain route
Amazon Jobs — Western Iowa search lane
Warehouse, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, operations, safety, and support roles where openings are posted.
Warehouse, fulfillment, sortation, delivery, operations, safety, and support roles where openings are posted.
Background process varies by role
UPS / FedEx / DHL logistics lane
Package handler, warehouse, driver helper, sorting, dock, delivery support, seasonal, and operations roles.
Package handler, warehouse, driver helper, sorting, dock, delivery support, seasonal, and operations roles.
Check driving restrictions first
🏥 Healthcare, education, and public employers
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — Council Bluffs
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and support roles.
Search nonclinical roles too
CHI Health Mercy — Council Bluffs
Healthcare, patient support, food service, environmental services, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and operations roles.
Healthcare, patient support, food service, environmental services, transport, facilities, administrative, clinical, and operations roles.
Healthcare support route
St. Anthony Regional Hospital — Carroll
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, administrative, clinical, and facility-support roles.
Search support roles
Cass Health — Atlantic
Healthcare, patient access, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinic, and hospital-support roles.
Healthcare, patient access, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinic, and hospital-support roles.
Healthcare support lane
Myrtue Medical Center — Harlan
Healthcare, patient support, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinic, and support roles where posted.
Healthcare, patient support, food service, housekeeping, transport, administrative, clinic, and support roles where posted.
Rural healthcare route
Iowa Western Community College
Campus employment, custodial, dining, facilities, maintenance, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Campus employment, custodial, dining, facilities, maintenance, administrative, student support, workforce training, and college operations roles.
Training + campus route
City of Council Bluffs Jobs
Municipal roles in public works, parks, maintenance, utilities, clerical support, facilities, administration, and city services.
Municipal roles in public works, parks, maintenance, utilities, clerical support, facilities, administration, and city services.
Review eligibility by position
Pottawattamie County Jobs
County roles may include clerical, public works, facilities, maintenance, records, administration, and county-service roles.
County roles may include clerical, public works, facilities, maintenance, records, administration, and county-service roles.
Confirm role-specific requirements
🛒 Retail, grocery, hospitality, and service employers
Hy-Vee — Western Iowa
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery, stocking, cashier, bakery, deli, pharmacy support, food service, customer service, and store operations roles.
Grocery / retail / food service lane
Casey’s — Western Iowa
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, and assistant manager roles.
Convenience retail, food service, cashier, kitchen, delivery, store support, and assistant manager roles.
Review cash-handling restrictions
Western Iowa retail employer stack
Search Walmart, Target, Menards, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Dollar General, and local retailers for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Search Walmart, Target, Menards, Home Depot, Lowe’s, Tractor Supply, Dollar General, and local retailers for stocking, cashier, freight, warehouse, lot, and customer-service roles.
Broad entry-level lane
Ameristar Casino Hotel Council Bluffs
Hospitality, food service, housekeeping, maintenance, guest service, hotel operations, kitchen, and support roles where available.
Hospitality, food service, housekeeping, maintenance, guest service, hotel operations, kitchen, and support roles where available.
Gaming-site screening may apply
Harrah’s Council Bluffs search lane
Hospitality, hotel, food service, housekeeping, maintenance, guest service, kitchen, and support roles where available.
Hospitality, hotel, food service, housekeeping, maintenance, guest service, kitchen, and support roles where available.
Gaming-site screening may apply
Facilities and food-service employer lane
Search ABM, Aramark, Compass Group, Sodexo, hospitals, colleges, and local contractors for janitorial, food service, custodial, facilities, kitchen, and site-support roles.
Search ABM, Aramark, Compass Group, Sodexo, hospitals, colleges, and local contractors for janitorial, food service, custodial, facilities, kitchen, and site-support roles.
Client-site screening may vary
🤝 Workforce, staffing, agriculture, and practical search lanes
IowaWORKS — Western Iowa offices
Job-search support, resume help, workforce services, hiring events, training referrals, employer connections, and career services.
Job-search support, resume help, workforce services, hiring events, training referrals, employer connections, and career services.
Public workforce route
Western Iowa staffing route
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, Staffmark, and local staffing agencies for manufacturing, warehouse, food production, office, healthcare support, and labor roles.
Use Express Employment, Manpower, PeopleReady, Aerotek, Staffmark, and local staffing agencies for manufacturing, warehouse, food production, office, healthcare support, and labor roles.
Temp-to-hire route
Agriculture and seasonal job lane
Best searches: grain, elevator, feed mill, harvest, farm labor, warehouse, maintenance helper, truck helper, seed production, livestock support, and seasonal operations.
Best searches: grain, elevator, feed mill, harvest, farm labor, warehouse, maintenance helper, truck helper, seed production, livestock support, and seasonal operations.
Seasonality matters
Western Iowa practical search lane
Best searches: food production, warehouse, sanitation, package handler, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, retail stocker, janitorial, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Best searches: food production, warehouse, sanitation, package handler, patient transport, housekeeping, food service, retail stocker, janitorial, forklift, and maintenance helper.
Food production + healthcare + retail mix
Western Iowa supervision and commute note
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, casino-site work, Nebraska commute work, or jobs across state lines, confirm travel, curfew, reporting, and transportation requirements.
Before accepting long shifts, overnight work, driving work, casino-site work, Nebraska commute work, or jobs across state lines, confirm travel, curfew, reporting, and transportation requirements.
Avoid preventable violations
Rural / Statewide Iowa
Coverage: Smaller Iowa counties, rural communities, farm towns, regional commute areas, and statewide application routes.
Rural Iowa employment often requires a wider search radius and practical job categories: agriculture, food production, grain operations, feed mills, healthcare support, public works, road crews, retail, warehousing, maintenance, construction, trucking support, seasonal work, community colleges, county jobs, and local government. Users should apply directly where possible, then use IowaWORKS, staffing agencies, and local employer calls to widen the search.
🏢 Rural employer and public-sector routes
IowaWORKS — rural access route
Public workforce route for job search, resume help, employer events, workforce services, training referrals, and local job-center support.
Public workforce route for job search, resume help, employer events, workforce services, training referrals, and local job-center support.
Call before traveling long distances
State of Iowa — rural public jobs
Transportation, maintenance, parks, clerical, field services, public works, human services, administrative, and seasonal public-sector roles.
Transportation, maintenance, parks, clerical, field services, public works, human services, administrative, and seasonal public-sector roles.
Confirm eligibility by role
County government jobs
County roles may include road maintenance, clerical support, facilities, public works, records, parks, administrative, and seasonal roles.
County roles may include road maintenance, clerical support, facilities, public works, records, parks, administrative, and seasonal roles.
Review restrictions by role
City and municipal jobs
Smaller cities may hire for public works, parks, utilities, maintenance, clerical support, facilities, sanitation, recreation, and administrative roles.
Smaller cities may hire for public works, parks, utilities, maintenance, clerical support, facilities, sanitation, recreation, and administrative roles.
Local government route
Rural healthcare search lane
Search local hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities, MercyOne, UnityPoint, Great River Health, and regional health systems for patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, and support roles.
Search local hospitals, clinics, nursing facilities, MercyOne, UnityPoint, Great River Health, and regional health systems for patient access, housekeeping, food service, transport, and support roles.
Search nonclinical roles
Community college employment lane
Local colleges may offer custodial, food service, maintenance, administrative, student support, facilities, workforce training, and campus operations roles.
Local colleges may offer custodial, food service, maintenance, administrative, student support, facilities, workforce training, and campus operations roles.
Campus restrictions may apply
School district support jobs
School districts may offer custodial, food service, maintenance, grounds, transportation support, clerical, and operations roles.
School districts may offer custodial, food service, maintenance, grounds, transportation support, clerical, and operations roles.
School-site restrictions may apply
🌽 Agriculture, food production, retail, and rural employers
Landus — statewide agriculture search lane
Agriculture, grain, feed, warehouse, operations, maintenance, driver-support, agronomy, seasonal, and cooperative service roles.
Agriculture, grain, feed, warehouse, operations, maintenance, driver-support, agronomy, seasonal, and cooperative service roles.
Agriculture / grain route
AgState — statewide agriculture search lane
Agriculture, grain, feed, warehouse, maintenance, operations, driver-support, seasonal, and cooperative service roles.
Agriculture, grain, feed, warehouse, maintenance, operations, driver-support, seasonal, and cooperative service roles.
Agriculture / operations route
POET — Iowa biofuels search lane
Ethanol, bioprocessing, production, maintenance, operations, warehouse, lab, quality, and plant-support roles where available.
Ethanol, bioprocessing, production, maintenance, operations, warehouse, lab, quality, and plant-support roles where available.
Biofuels / production route
Food production employer lane
Search Tyson, JBS, Cargill, Conagra, Smithfield, Wells, Prairie Farms, Roquette, ADM, and regional food processors for production, sanitation, warehouse, maintenance, and plant-support roles.
Search Tyson, JBS, Cargill, Conagra, Smithfield, Wells, Prairie Farms, Roquette, ADM, and regional food processors for production, sanitation, warehouse, maintenance, and plant-support roles.
Food production route
Manufacturing employer lane
Search Pella, Vermeer, John Deere, Polaris, HNI, Clow Valve, Collins Aerospace, MasterBrand, and regional manufacturers for production, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, and skilled trades.
Search Pella, Vermeer, John Deere, Polaris, HNI, Clow Valve, Collins Aerospace, MasterBrand, and regional manufacturers for production, assembly, warehouse, maintenance, and skilled trades.
Production / skilled trades route
Rural retail and convenience lane
Search Hy-Vee, Casey’s, Walmart, Dollar General, Tractor Supply, Fareway, local grocery stores, hardware stores, farm-supply retailers, and local retailers for entry and support roles.
Search Hy-Vee, Casey’s, Walmart, Dollar General, Tractor Supply, Fareway, local grocery stores, hardware stores, farm-supply retailers, and local retailers for entry and support roles.
Good rural entry lane
Fareway Stores
Grocery, stocking, cashier, food service, meat department support, customer service, warehouse, and store operations roles.
Grocery, stocking, cashier, food service, meat department support, customer service, warehouse, and store operations roles.
Grocery / retail route
🤝 Staffing, seasonal, and practical rural job lanes
Express Employment — rural Iowa route
Use local Express offices and online search for agriculture, warehouse, industrial, office, and temporary roles near rural counties.
Use local Express offices and online search for agriculture, warehouse, industrial, office, and temporary roles near rural counties.
Call nearest office before traveling
Manpower — rural Iowa route
Staffing route for warehouse, manufacturing, office, clerical, production, seasonal, industrial, and temporary-to-hire roles where available.
Staffing route for warehouse, manufacturing, office, clerical, production, seasonal, industrial, and temporary-to-hire roles where available.
Temp-to-hire route
PeopleReady — rural Iowa route
Temporary labor, construction helper, warehouse, event, cleanup, hospitality, and light-industrial staffing route where branches or placements are available.
Temporary labor, construction helper, warehouse, event, cleanup, hospitality, and light-industrial staffing route where branches or placements are available.
Fast-entry option
Aerotek — Iowa manufacturing staffing route
Manufacturing, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, production, facilities, and industrial staffing route where openings are posted.
Manufacturing, warehouse, maintenance, skilled trades, production, facilities, and industrial staffing route where openings are posted.
Industrial staffing route
Rural seasonal job lane
Best searches: harvest, grain, elevator, feed mill, warehouse, landscaping, grounds, road crew, parks, farm labor, food processing, maintenance helper, hotel housekeeping, and kitchen support.
Best searches: harvest, grain, elevator, feed mill, warehouse, landscaping, grounds, road crew, parks, farm labor, food processing, maintenance helper, hotel housekeeping, and kitchen support.
Seasonality matters
Transportation and driver-helper lane
Best searches: driver helper, warehouse driver, yard worker, dock worker, package handler, delivery helper, route support, logistics assistant, and shipping/receiving.
Best searches: driver helper, warehouse driver, yard worker, dock worker, package handler, delivery helper, route support, logistics assistant, and shipping/receiving.
Driving restrictions may apply
Rural supervision and travel note
For long-distance jobs, overnight shifts, driving work, county-to-county travel, or cross-state commute work, confirm travel permission, reporting obligations, shift schedule, transportation, curfew, and officer approval before accepting work.
For long-distance jobs, overnight shifts, driving work, county-to-county travel, or cross-state commute work, confirm travel permission, reporting obligations, shift schedule, transportation, curfew, and officer approval before accepting work.
Avoid travel-related violations
Rural best-use strategy
Apply online first, call the employer to confirm openings, use IowaWORKS for wider searches, and contact staffing agencies when local jobs are limited.
Apply online first, call the employer to confirm openings, use IowaWORKS for wider searches, and contact staffing agencies when local jobs are limited.
Do not rely on one source
⚖️ Supervision-aware employment notes
Driving, CDL, delivery, and equipment roles
For delivery, route, forklift, CDL, warehouse driver, equipment, or company-vehicle roles, confirm license status, supervision restrictions, insurance requirements, and employer background-screening rules.
For delivery, route, forklift, CDL, warehouse driver, equipment, or company-vehicle roles, confirm license status, supervision restrictions, insurance requirements, and employer background-screening rules.
Driving approval may be required
School, campus, hospital, and secure-site roles
Campus, school, hospital, airport, casino, correctional, government, and secure-site jobs may have stricter background or site-access rules depending on the role.
Campus, school, hospital, airport, casino, correctional, government, and secure-site jobs may have stricter background or site-access rules depending on the role.
Site access varies by employer
Overnight shifts, overtime, and schedule conflicts
Before accepting overnight, rotating, overtime, or long-shift work, confirm curfew, reporting, treatment, transportation, and appointment obligations.
Before accepting overnight, rotating, overtime, or long-shift work, confirm curfew, reporting, treatment, transportation, and appointment obligations.
Avoid schedule-related issues
Cash-handling, finance, and sensitive-property roles
Cashier, bank, finance, inventory, controlled-substance, and sensitive-property roles may require extra review depending on the person’s case, history, and employer policy.
Cashier, bank, finance, inventory, controlled-substance, and sensitive-property roles may require extra review depending on the person’s case, history, and employer policy.
Role-specific restrictions may apply
Employment verification and documentation
Keep employer contact information, schedule, pay stubs, onboarding emails, worksite address, supervisor name, and any schedule changes organized for verification if required.
Keep employer contact information, schedule, pay stubs, onboarding emails, worksite address, supervisor name, and any schedule changes organized for verification if required.
Documentation helps avoid confusion
OACRA directory note
Employment and supervision awareness
Employment approval depends on the person, the role, and the supervision conditions
This directory is designed to help users identify realistic employer applications and job-search lanes. It does not guarantee hiring, program eligibility, background-screening approval, secure-site access, licensing approval, driving approval, school-site approval, casino-site approval, or court approval. Individuals should follow their court orders, supervision instructions, travel rules, reporting obligations, treatment schedules, curfew restrictions, and any employment restrictions that apply to their case.
OACRA is an independent educational and organizational justice-tech platform. This page is not legal advice, does not replace supervision instructions, and does not guarantee employment, program eligibility, background-screening approval, licensing approval, secure-site access, school-site access, casino-site access, driving approval, or court approval. Always verify details directly with the employer, staffing agency, workforce office, training provider, or supervising authority.
