Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Minnesota

838 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Minnesota for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$58,69060View salary detail
Cargo and Freight Agents$58,6501,380View salary detail
Freight Forwarders$58,6501,380View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators$58,590320View salary detail
Statistical Assistants$58,580—View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$58,5401,260View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,39011,980View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics$58,280350View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,2601,130View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$58,250560View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,1501,960View salary detail
Procurement Clerks$58,100790View salary detail
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,0401,620View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$58,0303,580View salary detail
Rock Splitters, Quarry$57,97080View salary detail
Food Science Technicians$57,940380View salary detail
Private Detectives and Investigators$57,880600View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$57,7103,160View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,560670View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians$57,310530View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians$57,310530View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$57,290110View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$57,2703,560View salary detail
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$57,2703,810View salary detail
Fence Erectors$57,260—View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,1901,810View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$57,1709,710View salary detail
Foundry Mold and Coremakers$56,840470View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$56,7804,290View salary detail
Sailors and Marine Oilers$56,68090View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$56,550660View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$56,540120View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$56,5205,360View salary detail
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$56,210640View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians$56,090390View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$55,990630View salary detail
Billing and Posting Clerks$55,8106,300View salary detail
Avionics Technicians$55,660—View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,210220View salary detail
Psychiatric Aides$55,040620View salary detail
Desktop Publishers$54,93090View salary detail
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$54,6401,480View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$54,60026,850View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,5203,380View salary detail
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$54,3501,090View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$54,33040View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$54,310220View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers$54,310220View salary detail
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$54,0504,010View salary detail
Barbers$53,990260View salary detail

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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.