Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

51-3099 Food Processing Workers, All Other

Occupational Description:
All food processing workers not listed separately

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	450	85	$19.89/hr	$18.52/hr	$18.77/hr	$18.77/hr	$19.86/hr	$23.81/hr

Leading Industries for Food Processing Workers, All Other

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	1,490	$19.41/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	330	$20.00/hr
Professional and Business Services	N/A	N/A

Other Regional Data for Food Processing Workers, All Other

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	-5.3%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	30	$26.12/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	50	$21.07/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	110	$25.39/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	170	$19.58/hr	7.1%
Northwest Balance of State	350	$19.77/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	360	$21.29/hr	2.3%
Northwest Minnesota	360	$19.77/hr	10.0%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	400	$21.29/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	400	$18.78/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	450	$18.77/hr	7.8%
Southeast Minnesota	470	$18.77/hr	5.6%
Southeast Balance of State	490	$18.77/hr	N/A
Minnesota	1,830	$19.52/hr	5.4%