Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-4099 Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Occupational Description:
All life, physical, and social science technicians not listed separately.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	20	6	$25.03/hr	$20.59/hr	$23.28/hr	$23.28/hr	$26.34/hr	$31.74/hr

Leading Industries for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Manufacturing	180	$23.35/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	30	$22.62/hr
Financial Activities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	110	$24.38/hr
Education and Health Services	990	$24.41/hr
Other Services	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	40	$29.87/hr

Other Regional Data for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	10	$21.94/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	10	$29.87/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	20	$23.28/hr	4.5%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	20	$26.01/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	20	$34.27/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	20	$26.01/hr	5.4%
Northwest Balance of State	20	$23.28/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	30	$26.24/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	30	$29.23/hr	5.9%
Southwest Minnesota	60	$23.35/hr	8.3%
Southwest Balance of State	60	$23.35/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	130	$23.30/hr	3.2%
Southeast Balance of State	130	$23.30/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,080	$24.41/hr	4.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,100	$24.41/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,350	$24.41/hr	5.8%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Prepress Technicians and Workers	2,880	$24.16/hr	-12.8%
Industrial Production Managers	5,080	$60.42/hr	5.4%
Computer Systems Analysts	11,330	$52.56/hr	7.3%

Task for Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other

Complete documentation needed to support testing procedures, including data capture forms, equipment logbooks, or inventory forms.
Ensure that lab cleanliness and safety standards are maintained.
Calibrate, validate, or maintain laboratory equipment.
Monitor testing procedures to ensure that all tests are performed according to established item specifications, standard test methods, or protocols.
Interpret test results, compare them to established specifications and control limits, and make recommendations on appropriateness of data for release.
Conduct routine and non-routine analyses of in-process materials, raw materials, environmental samples, finished goods, or stability samples.
Perform visual inspections of finished products.
Receive and inspect raw materials.
Receive and inspect raw materials.
Integrate remotely sensed data with other geospatial data.