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

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Helpers--Electricians	$46,750	—	View salary detail
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$46,730	560	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$46,680	29,120	View salary detail
File Clerks	$46,640	760	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$46,610	17,610	View salary detail
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	$46,570	40	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$46,490	510	View salary detail
Photographers	$46,470	730	View salary detail
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,430	50	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$46,410	2,530	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$46,280	210	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$46,280	54,480	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$46,280	54,480	View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers	$46,180	290	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$46,020	580	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$46,000	2,090	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$45,930	2,940	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$45,930	2,940	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$45,930	2,940	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$45,890	630	View salary detail
Potters, Manufacturing	$45,790	900	View salary detail
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers	$45,790	900	View salary detail
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing	$45,790	900	View salary detail
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic	$45,790	900	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$45,730	1,820	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$45,660	9,050	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$45,280	1,450	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$45,270	20,760	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$45,200	390	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$44,950	1,110	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$44,920	300	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$44,860	440	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$44,850	4,710	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$44,840	1,170	View salary detail
Tutors	$44,800	1,370	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$44,720	2,570	View salary detail
Orderlies	$44,550	430	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$44,430	920	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$44,280	1,360	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$44,230	100	View salary detail
Tellers	$44,190	5,740	View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	$44,080	210	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$43,930	1,590	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$43,910	400	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$43,750	1,310	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$43,630	150	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$43,620	7,010	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$43,530	750	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$43,460	7,890	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$43,430	10,320	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

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.