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Healthcare Jobs in Altoona, IA

8 open healthcare jobs in Altoona, Iowa, at 4 employers, in 8 occupations. Read from each employer's own job board every day.

Polk County · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area · population 21,495 (source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, opens in a new tab) (Census ACS 2020-2024)

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Employers hiring
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Kinds of job

Jobs in Altoona by occupation

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Family medicine physician jobs in Altoona

1 open · Family medicine physician jobs in Iowa

Medical assistant jobs in Altoona

1 open · Medical assistant jobs in Iowa

Occupational therapist jobs in Altoona

1 open · Occupational therapist jobs in Iowa

Pharmacist jobs in Altoona

1 open · Pharmacist jobs in Iowa

Pharmacy technician jobs in Altoona

1 open · Pharmacy technician jobs in Iowa

Physical therapist jobs in Altoona

1 open · Physical therapist jobs in Iowa

Physical therapist assistant jobs in Altoona

1 open · Physical therapist assistant jobs in Iowa

Speech-language pathologist jobs in Altoona

1 open · Speech-language pathologist jobs in Iowa
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Kinds of healthcare job in Altoona

Open jobs of each kind here, with the hourly pay they post where enough do.

Employers hiring in Altoona, IA

What care jobs pay in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area

What BLS measured people employed in the town's main occupations earned across its metro area (May 2025). Each job above shows the pay its employer posts.

Occupation (BLS)Median /hrMedian a yearEmployed in area
Family Medicine Physicians(29-1215 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1215, opens in a new tab))$127.50 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Family Medicine Physicians, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)$265,200 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Family Medicine Physicians, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)250 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Family Medicine Physicians, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)
Medical Assistants(31-9092 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-9092, opens in a new tab))$22.56 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Assistants, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)$46,920 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Assistants, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)1,780 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Assistants, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)
Occupational Therapists(29-1122 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1122, opens in a new tab))$37.87 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Occupational Therapists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)$78,770 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Occupational Therapists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)340 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Occupational Therapists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)
Pharmacists(29-1051 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1051, opens in a new tab))$67.84 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)$141,110 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)850 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)
Pharmacy Technicians(29-2052 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-2052, opens in a new tab))$22.41 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacy Technicians, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)$46,620 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacy Technicians, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)1,160 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Pharmacy Technicians, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)
Physical Therapists(29-1123 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1123, opens in a new tab))$47.02 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)$97,790 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)740 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)
Physical Therapist Assistants(31-2021 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 31-2021, opens in a new tab))$29.50 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapist Assistants, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)$61,360 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapist Assistants, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)170 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Physical Therapist Assistants, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)
Speech-Language Pathologists(29-1127 (source: BLS OEWS occupation profile, SOC 29-1127, opens in a new tab))$40.42 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Speech-Language Pathologists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)$84,080 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Speech-Language Pathologists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)380 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Speech-Language Pathologists, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA area, opens in a new tab)

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025: Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area.

Healthcare jobs near Altoona

Towns within thirty-five miles with their own page, nearest first.

Healthcare jobs in Altoona, IA: common questions

How many healthcare jobs are open in Altoona, IA?

8 open jobs at 4 hospitals, clinics and care employers, read from each employer's own job board every night. The most are for family medicine physicians (1), medical assistants (1), occupational therapists (1), pharmacists (1) and pharmacy technicians (1).

Who is hiring in Altoona, IA?

By open jobs on this board: UnityPoint Health (4), CVS Health (2) and Reliant Rehabilitation (1).

What do healthcare jobs pay around Altoona?

In the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro area, BLS measured these median wages in May 2025: family medicine physicians $127.50/hr, medical assistants $22.56/hr, occupational therapists $37.87/hr and pharmacists $67.84/hr. Each job here shows the pay its employer posts.

Which towns near Altoona have healthcare jobs?

Ankeny, IA (33, 8 mi away), Des Moines, IA (437, 9 mi away), Johnston, IA (15, 13 mi away), Urbandale, IA (30, 16 mi away) and Clive, IA (32, 17 mi away).

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations names Altoona; spellings of the town ("Saint" and "St.", capitals) are matched to one Census place, and a location naming only a facility or a region is not placed in a town. A job's occupation is read from its title. Nearby towns are measured between Census place centers.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Altoona, IA, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 23, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  3. US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files (places)
  4. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, table B01003 (total population)
  5. OMB core-based statistical area delineations (July 2023), via the US Census Bureau

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Healthcare jobs in Altoona, IA. Data as of October 23, 2026. https://carejobs.now/states/iowa/altoona

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