Out-of-field teaching is a common phenomenon in the K-12 education system in the United States. To determine if Iowa's middle school family and consumer sciences programs are experiencing high levels of out-of-field teaching, 252 Iowa middle school family and consumer sciences teachers were surveyed, using a mailed questionnaire. One hundred seventy-six usable questionnaires were returned, resulting in a 72% response rate. Respondents were split into 3 groups: those who held a major in FCS education, those who held a minor in FCS education, and those who had neither a major or minor in FCS education. Although Iowa currently has very low rates of out-of-field teaching, several factors were significantly different between the groups. These factors included: the location of teaching, the level of students that teachers are certified to teach, the other non-teaching duties of teachers, the student teaching experience, the number of years teachers had taught, and the future teaching plans of teachers. No differences were found in school characteristics. Based on the number of teachers leaving teaching, the perceived willingness of administrators to employ out-of-field teachers to fill vacancies, and the low number of FCS teachers prepared, Iowa has a high probability to experience high rates of out-of-field teaching in the future.