Retention Specialist Salary in Iowa

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Retention Specialist in Iowa is $55,796. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $51,879 to $61,517, with most professionals earning between $48,313 and $66,725.

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Location	Avg. Salary	Date Updated
Location Ackley, IA	Avg. Salary $53,866	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Ackworth, IA	Avg. Salary $56,939	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Adair, IA	Avg. Salary $56,659	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Adel, IA	Avg. Salary $56,799	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Afton, IA	Avg. Salary $56,659	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Agency, IA	Avg. Salary $55,960	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Ainsworth, IA	Avg. Salary $55,260	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Akron, IA	Avg. Salary $51,913	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Albert City, IA	Avg. Salary $51,878	Date Updated April 01, 2025
Location Albia, IA	Avg. Salary $56,659	Date Updated April 01, 2025

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What does a Retention Specialist do?

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Provides individual advising to students regarding university policies, registration, withdrawal, graduation, financial aid, general education, advising and other issues typical of university life.

December 23, 2022

Complete Serious Incident Reports before end of shift and give them to community support specialist supervisor within 24 hours.

January 30, 2023

Manage data related to retention, graduation rates, and outreach tracking.

February 09, 2023

Follow up with customers to assure satisfaction, respond to queries, solicit further sales, and solve or refer problems.

February 26, 2023

Participates and supports job placement activities including providing necessary services, including interview coaching, formulating realistic career goals,assistance with appropriate dress and behaviorsand timelines in their employability plan to achieve employment/career goals.

March 12, 2023

Assist students in gaining knowledge of various academic programs, and guide them in selecting a program of study compatible with their career interest/goals.

April 18, 2023

Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively and professionally at all levels of internal and external clients (business, creative, medical, and technical contacts at all levels).

May 04, 2023

Develop and maintain contact with workforce interns, employed clients and supervisors of working clients, to ensure implementation of all job search activities and management of any and all challenges that clients might face in retaining employment, by providing necessary supportive services.

May 09, 2023

Review credit checks, assist in course selection, oversee degree progress, and assist with procedural steps as needed (appeals, grade change requests, off-campus classes requests, etc.

May 10, 2023

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Iowa (/ˈaɪəwə/ (listen)) is a state in the Midwestern United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest and Minnesota to the north. In colonial times, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn...

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