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Job Insights for Minnesota

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Minnesota

Detailed Occupations

731

Highest Average Salary

$515,440

Average Salary Across Occupations

$77,727

Highest Paying Occupation in Minnesota

Radiologists leads this state with an average annual salary of $515,440.

Largest Employment Market in Minnesota

Home Health and Personal Care Aides has one of the largest employment totals in the state with 120,390 jobs.

Top Paying Jobs in Minnesota

Average annual salary for the highest-paying occupations in this state.

Most Available Jobs in Minnesota

Total employment for the occupations with the broadest job base in this state.

💰 Top Paying Jobs in Minnesota

Ranked by average annual salary among detailed occupations in this state.

# Job Title Average Salary Hourly Wage Total Jobs
1 Radiologists $515,440 $247.81 450
2 Anesthesiologists $465,340 $223.72 970
3 Dermatologists $447,890 $215.33 200
4 Surgeons, All Other $373,920 $179.77 970
5 Emergency Medicine Physicians $367,300 $176.59 1,010
6 General Internal Medicine Physicians $327,510 $157.46 1,870
7 Physicians, All Other $323,830 $155.69 4,380
8 Psychiatrists $312,500 $150.24 610
9 Neurologists $305,110 $146.69 260
10 Obstetricians and Gynecologists $289,250 $139.06 460
11 Family Medicine Physicians $277,170 $133.25 2,290
12 Nurse Anesthetists $246,930 $118.72 2,570
13 Chief Executives $243,330 $116.98 6,690
14 Dentists, General $224,700 $108.03 2,500
15 Physicists $217,700 $104.66 60
16 Podiatrists $209,990 $100.96 150
17 Pediatricians, General $209,210 $100.58 890
18 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $188,580 $0.00 0
19 Computer and Information Systems Managers $180,390 $86.73 10,710
20 Architectural and Engineering Managers $173,730 $83.52 4,190

👥 Most Available Jobs in Minnesota

Ranked by total employment to show the occupations with the largest job base in this state.

# Job Title Total Jobs Average Salary Hourly Wage
1 Home Health and Personal Care Aides 120,390 $37,000 $17.79
2 General and Operations Managers 73,900 $115,300 $55.43
3 Retail Salespersons 69,640 $38,090 $18.31
4 Registered Nurses 64,740 $99,460 $47.82
5 Fast Food and Counter Workers 59,220 $32,720 $15.73
6 Customer Service Representatives 59,170 $50,020 $24.05
7 Cashiers 57,290 $32,560 $15.65
8 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 56,030 $45,760 $22.00
9 Office Clerks, General 55,710 $48,790 $23.46
10 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 46,920 $46,540 $22.38
11 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 44,260 $40,050 $19.26
12 Stockers and Order Fillers 41,430 $40,380 $19.41
13 Software Developers 39,580 $121,600 $58.46
14 Waiters and Waitresses 38,540 $27,970 $13.45
15 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 38,530 $62,110 $29.86
16 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 37,410 $40,340 $0.00
17 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 32,010 $85,890 $41.29
18 Accountants and Auditors 30,400 $92,240 $44.34
19 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 30,160 $50,850 $24.45
20 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 29,960 $57,350 $27.57