Occupational profile · 2025
Minnesota
Minnesota employs 2,949,820 people. The work it does most unusually is gambling service workers, all other, at 11.0× the national concentration — 2,960 jobs paying a median of $31,540.
What Minnesota is distinctive for
Detailed occupations ranked by location quotient. A location quotient is an occupation’s share of a state’s jobs divided by its share of the nation’s. One means the state looks like the country; two means twice the concentration. It is a measure of distinctiveness, not of quality, size or pay. Bars use a logarithmic scale so the lower ranks stay legible beside the leader.
- 1Gambling Service Workers, All Other2,960 jobs · median $31,54011.0×
- 2Prepress Technicians and Workers2,880 jobs · median $49,1306.4×
- 3Social Workers, All Other7,270 jobs · median $79,7906.1×
- 4Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors2,880 jobs · median $76,8004.1×
- 5Marriage and Family Therapists4,870 jobs · median $72,4703.9×
- 6Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians5,380 jobs · median $70,4903.8×
- 7Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians1,110 jobs · median $40,2803.1×
- 8Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders1,120 jobs · median $50,3402.9×
- 9Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers1,230 jobs · median $127,7302.8×
- 10Print Binding and Finishing Workers1,710 jobs · median $48,3902.7×
- 11Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators1,440 jobs · median $75,8502.7×
- 12Industrial Engineers17,580 jobs · median $102,6602.5×
What Minnesota is made of
All twenty-two occupational groups by headcount, with the concentration figure beside each. Most states look broadly alike in this view — that is the finding, not a flaw in it.
| Occupation group | Share of state employment | Jobs | vs national | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 326,540 | 0.97× | $50,900 | |
| Sales and Related Occupations | 251,790 | 0.99× | $39,360 | |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 242,430 | 0.93× | $33,860 | |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | 231,390 | 0.89× | $47,560 | |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 206,400 | 1.03× | $83,280 | |
| Management Occupations | 203,950 | 0.97× | $126,620 | |
| Production Occupations | 200,570 | 1.23× | $49,290 | |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | 196,480 | 1.05× | $98,840 | |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | 187,710 | 1.25× | $40,420 | |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | 169,460 | 0.98× | $59,500 | |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | 122,450 | 1.00× | $72,590 | |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | 101,520 | 0.88× | $62,920 | |
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 95,850 | 0.96× | $104,140 | |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | 82,320 | 0.95× | $40,840 | |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | 67,990 | 1.10× | $36,650 | |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | 61,530 | 1.22× | $61,980 | |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 57,670 | 1.16× | $96,960 | |
| Protective Service Occupations | 48,790 | 0.68× | $58,980 | |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | 37,480 | 0.97× | $62,480 | |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 32,040 | 1.15× | $83,150 | |
| Legal Occupations | 21,720 | 0.88× | $105,100 | |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | 3,730 | 0.45× | $47,540 |
Elsewhere on Minnesota
Blank cells are estimates BLS did not release, usually because too few employers reported. They are shown as gaps rather than filled. Detailed occupations are included only where at least 1,000 people are employed, below which a quotient is survey noise. A wage marked “$239,200 or more” is censored at source: BLS does not publish medians above that figure, so the number is a floor rather than the wage. A work of the U.S. government: no copyright subsists (17 U.S.C. §105). BLS OEWS ↗