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45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 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	3,520	246	$22.73/hr	$15.15/hr	$17.41/hr	$22.13/hr	$27.19/hr	$30.78/hr
U S	432,200	4,754	$19.72/hr	$14.81/hr	$16.39/hr	$17.52/hr	$21.33/hr	$27.94/hr

Leading Industries for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	1,570	$21.78/hr
Manufacturing	310	$23.87/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	870	$20.01/hr
Professional and Business Services	N/A	$15.15/hr
Education and Health Services	70	$26.29/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A
Other Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	250	$35.35/hr

Other Regional Data for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	60	$18.26/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	70	$18.99/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	110	$22.96/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	110	$18.61/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	130	$19.10/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	180	$22.75/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	220	$22.88/hr	-5.4%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	220	$21.90/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	230	$22.46/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	320	$20.01/hr	1.9%
Southeast Balance of State	320	$22.15/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	480	$21.62/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	530	$21.86/hr	2.7%
Central Minnesota	620	$21.84/hr	0.5%
Northwest Minnesota	650	$22.04/hr	1.5%
Southwest Balance of State	650	$21.55/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,050	$21.98/hr	-1.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,240	$22.25/hr	N/A
Minnesota	3,520	$22.13/hr	0.6%