Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Occupational Description:

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	6,970	155	$39.39/hr	$24.26/hr	$29.48/hr	$36.69/hr	$46.06/hr	$58.71/hr

Leading Industries for Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	220	$29.22/hr
Construction	6,570	$42.23/hr
Manufacturing	17,760	$41.24/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	18,110	$37.86/hr
Information	4,650	$39.38/hr
Financial Activities	39,350	$44.38/hr
Professional and Business Services	66,520	$46.40/hr
Education and Health Services	22,010	$37.38/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	2,730	$29.40/hr
Other Services	7,310	$38.52/hr
Public Administration	21,180	$43.02/hr

Other Regional Data for Business and Financial Operations Occupations

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	1,400	$36.90/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	2,340	$36.48/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	2,590	$36.99/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	4,060	$36.85/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	4,440	$36.34/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	5,280	$37.90/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	5,480	$37.49/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	5,560	$41.28/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	5,920	$37.51/hr	4.7%
Southeast Balance of State	6,460	$37.78/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	6,970	$36.69/hr	3.6%
Northwest Balance of State	7,160	$36.40/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	8,350	$36.10/hr	5.0%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	8,960	$37.14/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	10,850	$39.51/hr	6.0%
Central Minnesota	11,610	$38.24/hr	6.4%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	148,660	$43.34/hr	6.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	154,950	$43.02/hr	N/A
Minnesota	206,400	$40.71/hr	6.6%