Minnesota Jobs and Career Information

RELATIVE POPULARITY

Top 100 Jobs Relatively More Common in Minnesota Than Elsewhere

Whether you're looking for a career to pursue, or just want to get a feel for occupations in the state, the table below should be helpful. And we haven't seen anything like it from anyone else.

This table tells us which jobs are more common in Minnesota, relative to the state population, compared to their popularity in every other US state. A Local Popularity Index of 1.0 matches the average across all US states; higher and lower numbers indicate the job is proportionally more or less popular here.

Rank	Job	Mean Local Salary 2006	Local Jobs 2006	Local Popularity Index
1	Floor sanders and finishers	$45,060	250	14.3
2	Audio-visual collections specialists	$52,666	830	13.4
3	Umpires, referees, and other sports officials	$31,500	580	8.0
4	Semiconductor processors	$31,980	2,920	7.9
5	Food scientists and technologists	$72,060	490	7.6
6	Gaming and sports book writers and runners	$17,700	1,000	7.6
7	Religious workers	$34,480	260	6.4
8	Automotive glass installers and repairers	$41,370	350	5.1
9	Foresters	$55,765	200	4.7
10	Biomedical engineers	$70,270	540	4.6
11	Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary	$64,400	210	4.6
12	Air traffic controllers	$114,780	580	4.4
13	Model makers, metal and plastic	$45,910	140	4.2
14	Epidemiologists	$64,640	100	4.1
15	Soil and plant scientists	$64,880	200	3.7
16	Dancers	(varies)	490	3.7
17	Purchasing agents and buyers, farm products	$75,410	390	3.7
18	Ophthalmic laboratory technicians	$27,015	920	3.6
19	Photographic process workers	$28,960	760	3.3
20	Mechanical engineering technicians	$48,890	1,930	3.2
21	Hydrologists	$67,240	240	3.1
22	Engineering technicians, except drafters	$45,193	2,760	3.1
23	Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators	$70,940	120	3.1
24	Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles	$25,220	410	3.1
25	Life scientists	$51,900	370	3.0
26	Writers and authors	$46,637	1,740	3.0
27	Computer specialists	$58,197	5,440	2.8
28	Industrial engineering technicians	$40,336	2,460	2.8
29	Costume attendants	$31,000	110	2.7
30	Appraisers and assessors of real estate	$56,727	1,780	2.6
31	Earth drillers, except oil and gas	$38,710	170	2.6
32	Eligibility interviewers, government programs	$39,430	1,810	2.5
33	Grounds maintenance workers	$34,930	160	2.5
34	Medical equipment preparers	$29,053	1,360	2.5
35	Motorcycle mechanics	$34,790	280	2.5
36	Personal and home care aides	$21,237	19,840	2.5
37	Tree trimmers and pruners	$40,830	300	2.5
38	Communications teachers, postsecondary	$49,380	530	2.5
39	Business operations specialists	$47,577	38,090	2.4
40	Chiropractors	$78,743	700	2.4
41	Zoologists and wildlife biologists	$52,260	260	2.4
42	Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers	$28,860	160	2.4
43	Elevator installers and repairers	$51,330	600	2.4
44	Aerospace engineering and operations technicians	$65,580	130	2.4
45	Sales and related workers	$37,622	6,640	2.4
46	Surgeons	$192,030	1,260	2.4
47	Materials scientists	$77,020	100	2.3
48	Medical transcriptionists	$31,177	2,930	2.3
49	Conservation scientists	$53,230	250	2.3
50	Numerical tool and process control programmers	$49,730	450	2.3
51	Medical equipment repairers	$43,605	800	2.3
52	Community and social service specialists	$35,777	3,380	2.3
53	Personal care and service workers	$20,033	1,690	2.3
54	Motion picture projectionists	$17,370	230	2.3
55	Stationary engineers and boiler operators	$48,657	1,200	2.3
56	Psychologists	$57,310	150	2.3
57	Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary	$54,660	270	2.2
58	Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders	$36,970	2,690	2.2
59	Dental laboratory technicians	$42,085	1,240	2.2
60	Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders	$40,325	380	2.2
61	Amusement and recreation attendants	$16,006	7,260	2.2
62	Human resources managers	$88,530	2,100	2.2
63	Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary	$53,105	1,820	2.2
64	Proofreaders and copy markers	$33,960	370	2.2
65	Desktop publishers	$36,236	780	2.1
66	Loan interviewers and clerks	$30,177	6,220	2.1
67	Biological scientists	$57,610	660	2.1
68	Protective service workers	$31,255	4,460	2.1
69	Social and human service assistants	$25,922	9,890	2.1
70	First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	$31,040	4,220	2.0
71	Plating and coating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	$28,760	1,000	2.0
72	Law teachers, postsecondary	$108,570	170	2.0
73	Prepress technicians and workers	$37,706	2,040	2.0
74	Optometrists	$113,400	490	2.0
75	Market research analysts	$57,222	6,430	2.0
76	Pediatricians, general	$152,960	500	1.9
77	Production workers	$28,267	7,380	1.9
78	Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators	$45,980	170	1.9
79	Assemblers and fabricators	$23,867	5,380	1.9
80	Computer software engineers, applications	$72,047	15,450	1.9
81	Food preparation and serving related workers	$18,615	1,320	1.9
82	Bindery workers	$26,480	1,640	1.9
83	Education teachers, postsecondary	$58,210	890	1.9
84	Drafters	$45,980	310	1.9
85	Tailors, dressmakers, and custom sewers	$33,600	630	1.9
86	Insulation workers, mechanical	$70,610	230	1.9
87	Mechanical drafters	$41,202	1,930	1.8
88	Natural sciences managers	$90,350	1,070	1.8
89	Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	$29,440	3,390	1.8
90	Art directors	$63,660	880	1.8
91	Printing machine operators	$35,235	5,520	1.8
92	Court, municipal, and license clerks	$34,060	1,940	1.8
93	Computer-controlled machine tool operators, metal and plastic	$32,860	3,230	1.8
94	Operations research analysts	$63,725	1,390	1.8
95	Forest and conservation technicians	$34,100	260	1.8
96	Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary	$56,210	340	1.8
97	Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	$27,263	1,570	1.8
98	Opticians, dispensing	$28,192	1,700	1.7
99	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists	$45,720	5,080	1.7
100	Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary	$48,980	420	1.7

ABSOLUTE POPULARITY

The Most Common Jobs in Minnesota

Unlike the table above, which shows where jobs in Minnesota are unusually common compared to other states, the table below lists jobs which are the most common in raw numbers in the state.

Rank	Job	Local Jobs 2006	Mean Local Salary 2006	Local Popularity Index
1	Retail salespersons	66,590	$22,417	0.9
2	Office clerks, general	54,240	$25,575	1.1
3	Cashiers	46,360	$16,917	0.8
4	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	39,460	$15,860	1.1
5	Business operations specialists	38,090	$47,577	2.4
6	Waiters and waitresses	36,360	$17,660	1.0
7	Registered nurses	33,280	$58,395	0.9
8	Customer service representatives	32,220	$29,800	0.9
9	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	30,540	$22,625	0.9
10	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	28,220	$50,405	1.2
11	Stock clerks and order fillers	28,100	$22,037	1.1
12	General and operations managers	27,440	$89,412	1.0
13	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	25,720	$24,200	0.7
14	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	25,490	$30,182	0.9
15	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	24,380	$36,677	1.0
16	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	21,570	$37,127	0.9
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	21,520	$42,180	0.9
18	Teacher assistants	20,570	$21,915	1.1
19	Team assemblers	20,390	$26,780	1.2
20	Accountants and auditors	20,080	$52,255	1.1
21	Personal and home care aides	19,840	$21,237	2.5
22	Receptionists and information clerks	18,780	$23,957	1.0
23	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	17,410	$25,007	0.8
24	Carpenters	17,120	$39,820	1.1
25	Elementary school teachers, except special education	16,800	$46,405	0.8
26	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	15,790	$45,202	1.1
27	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	15,560	$33,597	0.9
28	Computer software engineers, applications	15,450	$72,047	1.9
29	Home health aides	13,160	$21,185	1.3
30	Cooks, restaurant	13,030	$19,937	1.0
31	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	12,660	$26,832	0.8
32	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	12,350	$26,942	1.0
33	Packers and packagers, hand	12,260	$19,916	0.9
34	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	12,180	$25,750	1.0
35	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	11,940	$19,307	0.9
36	Maintenance and repair workers, general	11,730	$35,070	0.6
37	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	11,460	$47,515	1.1
38	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	11,110	$35,720	1.0
39	Security guards	10,960	$25,290	0.6
40	Bartenders	10,490	$17,675	1.4
41	Food preparation workers	10,170	$19,947	0.7
42	Financial managers	9,980	$93,202	1.2
43	Social and human service assistants	9,890	$25,922	2.1
44	Sales representatives, services	9,710	$52,935	1.4
45	Helpers--production workers	9,540	$24,532	1.3
46	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	9,260	$44,436	1.1
47	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	9,220	$56,760	1.0
48	Lawyers	9,140	$95,312	1.0
49	Managers	9,110	$85,887	1.6
50	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	8,890	$32,107	0.3
51	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	8,830	$25,005	0.6
52	Construction laborers	8,810	$36,370	0.6
53	Computer support specialists	8,690	$41,262	1.0
54	Industrial truck and tractor operators	8,300	$31,502	0.9
55	Driver/sales workers	8,290	$23,597	1.3
56	Electricians	8,280	$53,995	0.8
57	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	8,150	$35,217	0.8
58	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	8,080	$55,465	1.2
59	Management analysts	7,930	$64,095	1.0
60	Computer and information systems managers	7,810	$95,392	1.7
61	Computer systems analysts	7,780	$63,147	0.9
62	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	7,500	$68,152	1.5
63	Production workers	7,380	$28,267	1.9
64	Loan officers	7,370	$57,910	1.4
65	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	7,300	$30,925	0.9
66	Amusement and recreation attendants	7,260	$16,006	2.2
67	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	7,030	$53,142	1.0
68	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	6,970	$46,267	1.3
69	Dishwashers	6,940	$15,712	0.9
70	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	6,900	$77,545	1.7
71	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	6,850	$26,012	1.2
72	Sales managers	6,740	$96,022	1.2
73	Tellers	6,720	$22,682	0.8
74	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	6,660	$64,930	1.1
75	Counter and rental clerks	6,660	$19,895	0.9
76	Sales and related workers	6,640	$37,622	2.4
77	Medical secretaries	6,620	$30,673	1.3
78	Machinists	6,600	$36,852	1.2
79	Bus drivers, school	6,570	$28,457	1.1
80	Market research analysts	6,430	$57,222	2.0
81	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	6,280	$16,420	0.8
82	Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	6,270	$25,372	1.1
83	Loan interviewers and clerks	6,220	$30,177	2.1
84	Bill and account collectors	6,060	$30,246	0.9
85	Office and administrative support workers	6,030	$27,220	1.4
86	Network and computer systems administrators	5,840	$55,825	1.2
87	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	5,650	$32,152	0.7
88	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	5,600	$35,752	1.1
89	Computer software engineers, systems software	5,590	$70,600	1.1
90	Printing machine operators	5,520	$35,235	1.8
91	Computer specialists	5,440	$58,197	2.8
92	Preschool teachers, except special education	5,400	$30,717	1.0
93	Assemblers and fabricators	5,380	$23,867	1.9
94	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	5,310	$16,202	1.0
95	Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists	5,080	$45,720	1.7
96	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	5,070	$47,842	0.6
97	Medical assistants	5,060	$28,335	0.8
98	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	5,050	$21,140	0.9
99	Mechanical engineers	5,000	$64,235	1.4
100	Data entry keyers	4,840	$26,385	1.0

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