Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

21-1029 Social Workers, All Other

Occupational Description:
All social workers not listed separately.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	7,240	492	$38.47/hr	$26.75/hr	$32.09/hr	$38.63/hr	$45.24/hr	$49.04/hr

Leading Industries for Social Workers, All Other

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Financial Activities	30	$45.83/hr
Professional and Business Services	460	$30.55/hr
Education and Health Services	890	$28.46/hr
Other Services	110	$28.33/hr
Public Administration	5,750	$38.71/hr

Other Regional Data for Social Workers, All Other

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	20	$32.31/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	70	$29.12/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	110	$38.21/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	120	$36.19/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	140	$43.20/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	170	$42.44/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	320	$42.25/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	350	$36.68/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	390	$38.06/hr	8.6%
Rochester MN MSA	390	$38.44/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	500	$37.30/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	530	$36.90/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	580	$37.30/hr	6.6%
Northwest Minnesota	640	$37.36/hr	8.8%
Southeast Minnesota	640	$42.25/hr	7.2%
Central Minnesota	720	$38.30/hr	8.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	4,230	$38.71/hr	9.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	4,690	$38.71/hr	N/A
Minnesota	7,240	$38.63/hr	8.5%