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DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

19-0000 Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

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	27,070	1,164	$37.32/hr	$0.90/hr	$19.59/hr	$25.69/hr	$34.35/hr	$45.48/hr	$58.91/hr
U S	1,288,920	9,022	$37.67/hr	$0.15/hr	$17.80/hr	$23.98/hr	$33.11/hr	$46.72/hr	$62.23/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Professional and Business Services	8,310	$33.45/hr
Education and Health Services	7,030	$37.39/hr
Public Administration	6,400	$32.81/hr
Manufacturing	3,650	$32.05/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	840	$37.51/hr
Other Services	300	$29.55/hr
Construction	180	$35.68/hr
Natural Resources and Mining	160	$25.99/hr
Financial Activities	130	$45.57/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	40	$24.15/hr
Information	30	$30.89/hr

Other Regional Data For Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Minnesota	27,070	$34.35/hr	2.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	20,440	$35.86/hr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	19,520	$36.17/hr	N/A
Central Minnesota	1,780	$30.92/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	1,640	$27.19/hr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	1,600	$29.46/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	1,510	$31.36/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	1,390	$33.94/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	1,300	$31.62/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	1,270	$31.73/hr	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	1,250	$29.83/hr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	1,000	$30.30/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	970	$26.55/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	760	$36.07/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	600	$30.91/hr	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	470	$28.91/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	460	$29.70/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	430	$29.83/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	300	$31.51/hr	N/A