Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-0000 Production Occupations

Occupational Description:

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Northwest Minnesota	18,400	442	$22.24/hr	$15.62/hr	$17.90/hr	$20.57/hr	$24.79/hr	$30.45/hr

Leading Industries for Production Occupations

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Natural Resources and Mining	750	$32.90/hr
Construction	1,030	$29.98/hr
Manufacturing	153,800	$22.70/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	19,620	$20.77/hr
Information	650	$18.93/hr
Financial Activities	50	$19.32/hr
Professional and Business Services	23,280	$18.55/hr
Education and Health Services	2,010	$22.41/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	1,930	$16.21/hr
Other Services	3,430	$17.99/hr
Public Administration	2,840	$31.85/hr

Other Regional Data for Production Occupations

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Northeast Balance of State	2,780	$23.97/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	2,960	$23.20/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	4,700	$21.12/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	5,840	$21.84/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	5,940	$22.38/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	5,990	$22.66/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	6,640	$22.97/hr	-3.4%
Fargo ND-MN MSA	7,570	$21.61/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	10,570	$20.12/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	15,440	$20.48/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	16,690	$20.51/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	18,400	$20.57/hr	1.1%
Southwest Minnesota	20,020	$20.48/hr	-0.2%
Southeast Balance of State	21,040	$20.31/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	22,610	$20.84/hr	0.3%
Central Minnesota	28,020	$21.98/hr	0.3%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	109,650	$22.67/hr	-0.6%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	127,380	$22.70/hr	N/A
Minnesota	209,380	$22.07/hr	-0.4%