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Minnesota Jobs

The estimated total employment in Minnesota is 2,704,860 people with an average annual salary of 44,100.

Since 2001, the number of jobs in Minnesota has increaded by 4%. The nominal average pay for those jobs has increaded by 25%.

Employment Statistics

Size


Jobs by YearAnnual Change
20012,613,310N/A
20022,602,140-0.43%
20032,600,210-0.07%
20042,602,2300.08%
20052,687,7403.18%
20062,682,940-0.18%
20072,687,7400.18%
20082,704,8600.64%
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Pay


Salary by YearAnnual Change
2001$35,280N/A
2002$37,3005.42%
2003$38,1402.2%
2004$39,3903.17%
2005$42,8208.01%
2006$41,510-3.06%
2007$42,8203.16%
2008$44,1002.99%
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Recent Job Data

Major Occupations


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Office and administrative support occupations428,970$33,420
Sales and related occupations277,030$38,330
Production occupations228,290$34,160
Food preparation and serving related occupations224,340$21,210
Transportation and material moving occupations167,230$33,040
Education, training, and library occupations156,780$45,260
Business and financial operations occupations155,510$59,300
Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations153,350$72,850
Management occupations137,870$101,340
Construction and extraction occupations101,940$50,290
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations93,070$43,330
Healthcare support occupations91,080$27,760
Personal care and service occupations86,690$24,730
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations82,440$25,870
Computer and mathematical science occupations81,800$74,430
Architecture and engineering occupations51,890$66,910
Community and social services occupations51,490$39,390
Protective service occupations44,160$38,910
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations39,270$49,870
Life, physical, and social science occupations29,600$64,220
Legal occupations17,820$92,340
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations4,260$28,420

Top Paying Occupations (more than 1,000 employed)


OccupationEmployeesAnnual Pay
Physicians and surgeons, all other4,900$206,730
Internists, general1,220$186,380
Chief executives4,350$171,900
Dentists, general1,510$166,480
Family and general practitioners3,670$165,290
Marketing managers4,690$121,860
Lawyers10,140$121,630
Natural sciences managers1,350$119,040
Computer and information systems managers9,310$117,550
Financial managers11,710$116,560