Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science 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	29,220	584	$44.10/hr	$22.65/hr	$29.79/hr	$39.93/hr	$51.52/hr	$68.34/hr

Leading Industries for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	250	$22.24/hr
Construction	250	$44.59/hr
Manufacturing	3,770	$41.57/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	1,160	$39.51/hr
Information	N/A	N/A
Financial Activities	100	$54.50/hr
Professional and Business Services	8,240	$38.43/hr
Education and Health Services	8,360	$42.16/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	40	$23.69/hr
Other Services	280	$36.39/hr
Public Administration	6,690	$38.14/hr

Other Regional Data for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	280	$36.77/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	550	$33.55/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	560	$31.69/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	630	$34.88/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	630	$37.29/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	770	$33.10/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	1,060	$33.28/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	1,260	$30.68/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	1,300	$33.51/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	1,310	$33.10/hr	4.7%
Rochester MN MSA	1,410	$39.02/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	1,480	$35.83/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	1,550	$33.30/hr	5.0%
Central Minnesota	1,580	$37.17/hr	6.5%
Northeast Minnesota	1,820	$35.31/hr	4.2%
Southeast Minnesota	2,120	$38.64/hr	5.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	19,390	$42.20/hr	7.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	20,410	$42.02/hr	N/A
Minnesota	29,220	$39.93/hr	8.1%