Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

45-0000 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Occupational Description:

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	3,730	351	$24.39/hr	$15.42/hr	$18.81/hr	$23.48/hr	$27.91/hr	$36.63/hr

Leading Industries for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	1,370	$24.26/hr
Manufacturing	150	$23.83/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	1,160	$22.67/hr
Professional and Business Services	N/A	$19.30/hr
Education and Health Services	100	$23.57/hr
Public Administration	250	$40.41/hr

Other Regional Data for Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	$23.33/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	90	$21.96/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	120	$23.96/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	120	$23.94/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	130	$22.41/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	160	$23.43/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	180	$23.07/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	220	$28.61/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	260	$23.33/hr	1.9%
Northeast Minnesota	270	$28.55/hr	-5.4%
Southeast Balance of State	340	$23.52/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	480	$23.52/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	550	$23.01/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	580	$23.41/hr	1.5%
Central Minnesota	600	$23.45/hr	0.5%
Southwest Minnesota	630	$23.57/hr	2.7%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	1,180	$23.38/hr	-1.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	1,440	$23.50/hr	N/A
Minnesota	3,730	$23.48/hr	0.6%