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
Surgical Assistants	$75,950	360	View salary detail
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders	$75,880	200	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$75,880	1,250	View salary detail
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$75,850	1,440	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$75,570	7,400	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$75,530	90	View salary detail
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,500	2,840	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$75,370	19,220	View salary detail
Art Therapists	$75,360	500	View salary detail
Therapists, All Other	$75,360	500	View salary detail
Music Therapists	$75,360	500	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$75,150	1,900	View salary detail
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$75,020	3,590	View salary detail
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic	$74,900	60	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$74,670	2,290	View salary detail
Roofers	$74,490	1,890	View salary detail
Bridge and Lock Tenders	$74,420	60	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$74,400	270	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$74,190	1,250	View salary detail
Healthcare Social Workers	$73,970	2,430	View salary detail
Medical Equipment Repairers	$73,940	2,080	View salary detail
Meter Readers, Utilities	$73,930	120	View salary detail
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$73,710	1,130	View salary detail
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other	$73,300	60	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$73,270	1,220	View salary detail
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	$73,190	1,060	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$73,090	1,220	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$72,970	2,980	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$72,810	720	View salary detail
Writers and Authors	$72,810	720	View salary detail
Marriage and Family Therapists	$72,470	4,870	View salary detail
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$71,960	6,510	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$71,650	880	View salary detail
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	$71,520	950	View salary detail
Conservation Scientists	$71,280	770	View salary detail
Park Naturalists	$71,280	770	View salary detail
Range Managers	$71,280	770	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians	$71,240	—	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$71,090	200	View salary detail
Judicial Law Clerks	$71,070	410	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$71,020	1,150	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$70,680	1,930	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$70,560	610	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$70,490	5,380	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$70,490	5,380	View salary detail
Acupuncturists	$69,690	210	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, All Other	$69,470	180	View salary detail
Adapted Physical Education Specialists	$69,470	180	View salary detail
Public Relations Specialists	$68,620	8,260	View salary detail
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists	$68,620	720	View 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.