DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Plan, direct, or coordinate the work activities and resources necessary for manufacturing products in accordance with cost, quality, and quantity specifications.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	5,370	161	$56.70/hr	$3.29/hr	$32.73/hr	$39.27/hr	$49.73/hr	$65.04/hr	$90.92/hr
U S	185,790	1,672	$55.86/hr	$0.17/hr	$31.56/hr	$39.99/hr	$51.19/hr	$66.43/hr	$85.45/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Industrial Production Managers Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Manufacturing 3,840 $46.69/hr Professional and Business Services 820 $83.51/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 430 $51.46/hr Natural Resources and Mining 80 $49.37/hr Public Administration 70 $54.50/hr Other Services 50 $39.78/hr Construction 40 $49.35/hr Information 30 $38.96/hr

Other Regional Data For Industrial Production Managers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 5,370 $49.73/hr 1.4% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 3,810 $53.11/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 3,410 $54.46/hr N/A Central Minnesota 620 $42.86/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 450 $45.72/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 430 $45.14/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 410 $44.28/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 370 $44.24/hr N/A Northwest Balance of State 340 $44.00/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 240 $38.07/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 210 $45.50/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 190 $46.38/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA 170 $43.22/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 170 $44.70/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 130 $46.91/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 120 $55.35/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA 80 $54.48/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 50 $56.61/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 50 $44.18/hr N/A

Related Occupations

Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers	12,030	$31.19/hr	1.3%
Chief Executives	5,630	$86.12/hr	N/A
Industrial Engineering Technicians	3,500	$25.26/hr	1.8%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	2,550	$46.77/hr	2.5%
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	220	$35.76/hr	0.5%

• Directs and coordinates production, processing, distribution, and marketing activities of industrial organization.
• Coordinates and recommends procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification.
• Develops budgets and approves expenditures for supplies, materials, and human resources.
• Resolves personnel grievances.
• Hires, trains, evaluates, and discharges staff.
• Prepares and maintains production reports and personnel records.
• Examines samples of raw products or directs testing during processing to ensure finished products conform to prescribed quality standards.
• Reviews plans and confers with research and support staff to develop new products and processes or the quality of existing products.
• Analyzes production, quality control, maintenance, and other operational reports to detect production problems.
• Reviews operations and confers with technical or administrative staff to resolve production or processing problems.
• Negotiates materials prices with suppliers.
• Initiates and coordinates inventory and cost control programs.
• Reviews processing schedules and production orders to determine staffing requirements, work procedures, and duty assignments.