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Health unit coordinator jobs in Iowa

5 open health unit coordinator jobs in Iowa at 4 employers. BLS measures a median of $19.70 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Iowa, opens in a new tab) for medical secretaries and administrative assistants here.

5
Open in IA
4
Employers hiring
4
Towns
$19.70
BLS median in IA
42nd of 52 states and territories

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Where the health unit coordinator jobs are in Iowa

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What health unit coordinators earn in Iowa

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in Iowa

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in Iowa, May 2025

$19.70/hr ($40,980 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Iowa, opens in a new tab)

Median for medical secretaries and administrative assistants, against $22.08 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 10,560 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Iowa, opens in a new tab) employed in Iowa.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring health unit coordinators in Iowa

What the job takes

A high school diploma, often a short unit coordinator course or on-the-job training.

  • Certification

    Certified health unit coordinator (CHUC)

    National Association of Health Unit Coordinators. Voluntary

    Official page

Health unit coordinator jobs in Iowa: common questions

How much do health unit coordinators make in Iowa?

Too few open health unit coordinator jobs in Iowa post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $19.70/hr ($40,980 a year) for medical secretaries and administrative assistants in Iowa (May 2025), against $22.08 nationally, 42nd highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in Iowa are the most health unit coordinator jobs?

Ames (2), Clive (1), Fairfield (1) and Ottumwa (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring health unit coordinators in Iowa?

By open jobs on this board: Mary Greeley Medical Center (2), Jefferson County Health Center (1) and LifePoint Health (1). In all, 4 employers have health unit coordinator jobs open in Iowa.

What do you need to work as a health unit coordinator in Iowa?

A high school diploma, often a short unit coordinator course or on-the-job training. Certified health unit coordinator (CHUC) (National Association of Health Unit Coordinators; voluntary). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from Iowa's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

How current are these jobs?

CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in Iowa, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the hourly rates jobs here state, shown when at least eight jobs from three employers state one. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Iowa, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 21, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (SOC 43-6013), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Certified health unit coordinator (CHUC): National Association of Health Unit Coordinators

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Health unit coordinator jobs in Iowa. Data as of October 21, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/health-unit-coordinator/iowa

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