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23-0000 Legal Occupations

Occupational Description:

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2024

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	19,040	666	$63.74/hr	$24.60/hr	$32.66/hr	$51.15/hr	$81.51/hr	>$100/hr
U S	1,240,630	4,963	$66.28/hr	$23.29/hr	$30.80/hr	$49.14/hr	$83.84/hr

Leading Industries for Legal Occupations

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	20	$100.49/hr
Manufacturing	250	$106.35/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	250	$69.54/hr
Information	80	$93.72/hr
Financial Activities	1,370	$79.66/hr
Professional and Business Services	12,460	$49.15/hr
Education and Health Services	160	$59.11/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	10	$116.24/hr
Other Services	160	$50.39/hr
Public Administration	4,290	$48.27/hr

Other Regional Data for Legal Occupations

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	100	$47.05/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	230	$39.76/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	240	$36.81/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	290	$29.65/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	290	$32.58/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	390	$42.94/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	390	$42.81/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	420	$40.38/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	520	$37.81/hr	4.2%
Northeast Minnesota	540	$40.53/hr	3.7%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	540	$38.95/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	690	$43.12/hr	3.5%
Northwest Balance of State	690	$39.47/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	750	$40.50/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	790	$40.09/hr	3.1%
Central Minnesota	920	$40.20/hr	4.8%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	15,120	$55.72/hr	6.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	15,730	$53.84/hr	N/A
Minnesota	19,040	$51.15/hr	5.8%