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Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

23-0000 Legal Occupations

Occupational Description:

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	20,750	436	$62.07/hr	$24.46/hr	$34.33/hr	$49.52/hr	$79.09/hr	>$100/hr

Leading Industries for Legal Occupations

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	N/A	N/A
Construction	60	$56.13/hr
Manufacturing	230	$98.28/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	180	$68.43/hr
Information	100	$81.51/hr
Financial Activities	1,320	$76.64/hr
Professional and Business Services	13,750	$45.77/hr
Education and Health Services	120	$60.79/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	40	$45.86/hr
Other Services	180	$49.23/hr
Public Administration	4,770	$52.30/hr

Other Regional Data for Legal Occupations

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Balance of State	110	$38.54/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	230	$38.46/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	240	$37.11/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	280	$30.95/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	300	$36.59/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	400	$42.93/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	460	$42.95/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	470	$37.17/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	530	$40.98/hr	3.7%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	530	$38.74/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	560	$36.59/hr	4.2%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	720	$40.09/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	730	$35.48/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	770	$39.41/hr	3.5%
Northwest Minnesota	840	$35.48/hr	3.1%
Central Minnesota	970	$41.73/hr	4.8%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	16,390	$53.02/hr	6.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	17,040	$52.01/hr	N/A
Minnesota	20,750	$49.52/hr	5.8%