DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Arbitrate, advise, adjudicate, or administer justice in a court of law. May sentence defendant in criminal cases according to government statutes or sentencing guidelines. May determine liability of defendant in civil cases. May perform wedding ceremonies.

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	550	21	$68.32/hr	$1.71/hr	$54.02/hr	$54.03/hr	$77.21/hr	$77.22/hr	$77.22/hr
U S	28,670	143	$62.44/hr	$0.81/hr	$18.99/hr	$37.85/hr	$66.50/hr	$80.30/hr	$99.19/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Public Administration 550 $77.21/hr

Other Regional Data For Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2023 - 2025 Minnesota 550 $77.21/hr 1.9% Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 380 $77.21/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 350 $72.66/hr N/A Southeast Minnesota 60 $56.99/hr N/A Southeast Balance of State 40 $77.21/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 30 $77.21/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 20 $77.22/hr N/A Fargo ND-MN MSA 20 $70.66/hr N/A Southwest Balance of State 20 $77.22/hr N/A Duluth MN-WI MSA 20 $77.21/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 10 $72.71/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A Northwest Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Rochester MN MSA N/A $62.57/hr N/A St Cloud MN MSA N/A N/A N/A Northeast Balance of State N/A N/A N/A Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA N/A N/A N/A

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Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2023 - 2025
Lawyers	11,420	$53.91/hr	1.3%
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	1,600	$26.42/hr	-1.9%
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,390	$37.72/hr	1.6%
Political Scientists	N/A	N/A	N/A

• Listens to presentation of case or allegations of plaintiff.
• Instructs jury on applicable law and directs jury to deduce facts from evidence presented.
• Sentences defendant in criminal cases, on conviction by jury, according to statutes of state or federal government.
• Conducts preliminary hearings in felony cases to determine reasonable and probable cause to hold defendant for further proceedings or trial.
• Examines evidence in criminal cases to determine if evidence will support charges.
• Rules on admissibility of evidence and methods of conducting testimony.
• Performs wedding ceremonies.
• Settles disputes between opposing attorneys.
• Awards judicial relief to litigants in civil cases in relation to findings by jury or by court.
• Establishes rules of procedure on questions for which standard procedures have not been established by law or by superior court.