Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-0000 Production Occupations

Occupational Description:

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2022

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Central Minnesota	26,380	586	$23.29/hr	$15.35/hr	$18.85/hr	$20.46/hr	$25.17/hr	$31.91/hr

Leading Industries for Production Occupations

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	760	$32.13/hr
Construction	830	$30.98/hr
Manufacturing	152,350	$22.27/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	15,030	$20.14/hr
Information	720	$23.99/hr
Financial Activities	150	$31.51/hr
Professional and Business Services	19,530	$17.08/hr
Education and Health Services	2,140	$19.49/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	1,370	$14.00/hr
Other Services	3,350	$18.17/hr
Public Administration	2,700	$31.30/hr

Other Regional Data for Production Occupations

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Northeast Balance of State	2,610	$23.62/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	3,300	$22.50/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	4,630	$19.78/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	5,770	$23.45/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	5,790	$19.37/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	6,120	$23.62/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	6,500	$23.66/hr	-3.4%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	6,830	$19.54/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	9,650	$19.71/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	14,670	$19.43/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	17,170	$19.43/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	19,080	$19.55/hr	-0.2%
Northwest Minnesota	19,100	$19.54/hr	1.1%
Southeast Balance of State	21,230	$19.42/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	23,280	$19.54/hr	0.3%
Central Minnesota	26,380	$20.46/hr	0.3%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	101,900	$21.64/hr	-0.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	118,810	$21.96/hr	N/A
Minnesota	198,940	$20.18/hr	-0.4%