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 2026

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	280	39	$23.03/hr	$19.68/hr	$19.68/hr	$21.49/hr	$26.26/hr	$27.82/hr

Leading Industries for Food Processing Workers, All Other

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	1,720	$20.56/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	N/A	N/A
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
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	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
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	7.1%
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	20	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	60	$30.65/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	190	$21.36/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	210	$22.12/hr	10.0%
Northwest Balance of State	210	$22.12/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	220	$21.36/hr	5.6%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	280	$21.49/hr	2.3%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	300	$21.49/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	370	$19.49/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	400	$19.49/hr	7.8%
Minnesota	2,000	$20.56/hr	5.4%