Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Minneapolis, MN

789 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Minneapolis, MN for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$45,490	50	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$45,420	870	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$45,400	50	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$45,090	—	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$45,080	80	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$45,020	4,490	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$44,840	880	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$44,830	4,490	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$44,790	5,530	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$44,770	1,800	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$44,740	3,700	View salary detail
Tutors	$44,650	910	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$44,410	3,030	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$44,290	780	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$43,960	7,650	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$43,950	490	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$43,950	490	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$43,700	300	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$43,680	—	View salary detail
Security Guards	$43,430	10,930	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$42,300	1,130	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$42,280	3,990	View salary detail
Bakers	$42,270	1,900	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$42,230	80	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$42,110	100	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$41,830	270	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	$41,780	570	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$41,470	40	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$40,800	26,790	View salary detail
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$40,090	520	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$39,890	3,070	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$39,870	310	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$39,860	230	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$39,850	580	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$39,640	17,760	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$39,530	2,280	View salary detail
Firefighters	$39,350	3,980	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$39,200	200	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$39,090	610	View salary detail
Barbers	$39,000	190	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$38,670	580	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$38,600	2,130	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$38,600	8,110	View salary detail
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$38,590	690	View salary detail
Cooks, All Other	$38,210	40	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$38,180	4,960	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$38,150	2,080	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$38,130	2,790	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,000	8,780	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,880	820	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.