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 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Central Minnesota	810	86	$40.55/hr	$30.09/hr	$36.32/hr	$40.16/hr	$48.94/hr	$50.46/hr

Leading Industries for Social Workers, All Other

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Financial Activities	N/A	N/A
Professional and Business Services	800	$28.54/hr
Education and Health Services	750	$27.43/hr
Other Services	60	$30.78/hr
Public Administration	5,640	$40.02/hr

Other Regional Data for Social Workers, All Other

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	20	$30.38/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	40	$30.51/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	110	$38.55/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	140	$36.52/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	160	$38.27/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	270	$43.08/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	300	$37.29/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	300	$38.07/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	360	$38.07/hr	8.6%
Rochester MN MSA	370	$39.78/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	510	$39.78/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	570	$39.78/hr	7.2%
Northeast Minnesota	610	$39.78/hr	6.6%
Northwest Balance of State	700	$37.66/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	810	$37.72/hr	8.8%
Central Minnesota	810	$40.16/hr	8.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	4,060	$39.43/hr	9.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	4,450	$39.43/hr	N/A
Minnesota	7,270	$39.43/hr	8.5%