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Top 200 Popular Jobs in Minnesota

What professions have the highest employment in Minnesota? In this article we show the top 200 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Minnesota. We note that the total employment in Minnesota is 2,827,310. The most popular job is the home health and personal care aides profession, which employs 106,640 people (3.77 percent of the total employment in Minnesota). The second most common job is the general and operations manager profession which employs 73,910 people (2.61 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Minnesota is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 200 most popular jobs in Minnesota (2022 survey)

Job Description # of
Empl. i		 % of    
Empl. i		 Average
Salary i
1 All Occupations
2,827,310
100.00% $48,760
2 Home Health and Personal Care Aides
106,640
3.77% $31,600
3 General and Operations Managers
73,910
2.61% $88,720
4 Retail Salespersons
66,830
2.36% $31,430
5 Registered Nurses
63,800
2.26% $84,060
6 Customer Service Representatives
58,340
2.06% $44,830
7 Cashiers
57,760
2.04% $28,980
8 Office Clerks, General
55,760
1.97% $43,680
9 Fast Food and Counter Workers
53,640
1.90% $29,320
10 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
53,370
1.89% $39,800
11 Stockers and Order Fillers
41,700
1.47% $34,900
12 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
41,670
1.47% $35,560
13 Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators
40,770
1.44% $39,260
14 Waiters and Waitresses
37,220
1.32% $23,300
15 Software Developers
36,360
1.29% $110,600
16 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
35,590
1.26% $56,180
17 Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary
34,720
1.23% $36,660
18 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive
31,510
1.11% $46,730
19 Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives
29,500
1.04% $74,300
20 Accountants and Auditors
28,730
1.02% $76,200
21 Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
26,760
0.95% $48,950
22 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
26,540
0.94% $47,610
23 Restaurant Cooks
25,720
0.91% $36,190
24 Nursing Assistants
24,860
0.88% $38,690
25 Construction Laborers
24,000
0.85% $48,260
26 First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
23,510
0.83% $65,090
27 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
23,330
0.83% $61,980
28 Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists
23,020
0.81% $77,320
29 Management Analysts
21,180
0.75% $95,990
30 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
20,670
0.73% $70,830
31 Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers
20,120
0.71% $44,760
32 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
19,070
0.67% $45,630
33 Bartenders
18,770
0.66% $26,000
34 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
18,390
0.65% $62,770
35 Carpenters
17,190
0.61% $59,200
36 First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
17,060
0.60% $38,400
37 Food Preparation Workers
17,050
0.60% $31,180
38 Other Business Operations Specialists
16,920
0.60% $65,050
39 Project Management Specialists
16,710
0.59% $86,590
40 Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
16,370
0.58% $37,630
41 Human Resources Specialists
16,120
0.57% $70,320
42 Industrial Engineers
15,530
0.55% $96,150
43 Medical Secretaries
15,370
0.54% $46,190
44 Financial Managers
14,990
0.53% $133,040
45 Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
14,700
0.52% $42,420
46 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
14,660
0.52% $54,270
47 Receptionists and Information Clerks
14,630
0.52% $34,660
48 Computer Systems Analysts
13,380
0.47% $105,610
49 First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
12,990
0.46% $65,750
50 Computer User Support Specialists
12,980
0.46% $60,940
51 Machinists
12,810
0.45% $51,280
52 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
12,200
0.43% $33,420
53 Medical Assistants
12,120
0.43% $47,680
54 Electricians
11,850
0.42% $72,060
55 Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
11,610
0.41% $48,960
56 Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
11,490
0.41% $36,280
57 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
10,780
0.38% $49,970
58 Lawyers
10,750
0.38% $137,360
59 Security Guards
10,720
0.38% $36,860
60 Social and Human Service Assistants
10,710
0.38% $40,650
61 Driver/Sales Workers
10,710
0.38% $28,470
62 First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
10,600
0.37% $86,340
63 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
10,090
0.36% $67,610
64 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
9,930
0.35% $47,670
65 Buyers and Purchasing Agents
9,840
0.35% $73,530
66 First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
9,650
0.34% $62,930
67 Medical and Health Services Managers
9,630
0.34% $102,560
68 Insurance Sales Agents
9,540
0.34% $61,010
69 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
9,480
0.34% $62,050
70 Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
9,430
0.33% $75,940
71 Childcare Workers
9,400
0.33% $29,120
72 Sales Managers
9,240
0.33% $132,150
73 Packers and Packagers
9,140
0.32% $33,490
74 School Bus Drivers
9,090
0.32% $44,630
75 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
9,020
0.32% $78,710
76 Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
9,010
0.32% $30,950
77 Computer and Information Systems Managers
8,920
0.32% $158,280
78 First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
8,870
0.31% $75,840
79 Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
8,560
0.30% $73,050
80 Loan Officers
8,020
0.28% $78,850
81 Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
7,920
0.28% $37,870
82 Pharmacy Technicians
7,880
0.28% $43,980
83 Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
7,860
0.28% $37,800
84 Marketing Managers
7,750
0.27% $156,330
85 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
7,520
0.27% $74,880
86 Training and Development Specialists
7,510
0.27% $74,780
87 Child, Family, and School Social Workers
7,400
0.26% $63,590
88 Chief Executives
7,270
0.26% $167,540
89 Food Batchmakers
7,200
0.25% $34,150
90 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
7,010
0.25% $44,640
91 Computer Network Support Specialists
6,820
0.24% $70,470
92 Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
6,800
0.24% $29,380
93 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
6,780
0.24% $28,410
94 Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
6,770
0.24% $49,530
95 Personal Financial Advisors
6,740
0.24% $85,420
96 Fast Food Cooks
6,740
0.24% $27,080
97 Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
6,690
0.24% $57,090
98 Pharmacists
6,630
0.23% $137,190
99 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
6,630
0.23% $60,000
100 Dishwashers
6,450
0.23% $28,610
101 Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
6,390
0.23% $49,920
102 Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives
6,380
0.23% $81,750
103 Financial Analysts
6,310
0.22% $91,420
104 Public Relations Specialists
6,310
0.22% $64,720
105 Compliance Officers
6,250
0.22% $77,880
106 Billing and Posting Clerks
6,170
0.22% $48,090
107 Paralegals and Legal Assistants
6,140
0.22% $60,380
108 Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers
6,060
0.21% $39,440
109 Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians
6,040
0.21% $60,780
110 Industrial Machinery Mechanics
6,000
0.21% $63,130
111 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists
5,980
0.21% $37,010
112 Tellers
5,930
0.21% $36,900
113 Dental Assistants
5,890
0.21% $60,810
114 Amusement and Recreation Attendants
5,860
0.21% $27,860
115 Social and Community Service Managers
5,850
0.21% $75,410
116 Mechanical Engineers
5,760
0.20% $82,070
117 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
5,750
0.20% $35,160
118 All Other Managers
5,740
0.20% $131,230
119 Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
5,660
0.20% $96,970
120 Postal Service Mail Carriers
5,620
0.20% $55,640
121 Administrative Services Managers
5,580
0.20% $119,700
122 Recreation Workers
5,440
0.19% $36,380
123 Graphic Designers
5,400
0.19% $60,440
124 Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
5,390
0.19% $67,250
125 Printing Press Operators
5,380
0.19% $45,510
126 Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment
5,330
0.19% $35,410
127 Construction Managers
5,310
0.19% $98,730
128 Nurse Practitioners
5,300
0.19% $128,020
129 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
5,300
0.19% $45,660
130 Secondary School Special Education Teachers
5,270
0.19% $62,280
131 Loan Interviewers and Clerks
5,160
0.18% $47,860
132 Industrial Production Managers
5,140
0.18% $103,950
133 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
5,060
0.18% $48,140
134 Correctional Officers and Jailers
5,050
0.18% $53,680
135 Parts Salespersons
5,040
0.18% $37,500
136 Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
5,030
0.18% $38,740
137 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
4,950
0.18% $45,520
138 Highway Maintenance Workers
4,880
0.17% $55,870
139 Helpers--Production Workers
4,870
0.17% $37,220
140 Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
4,850
0.17% $48,120
141 Short-Term Substitute Teachers
4,820
0.17% $38,210
142 Dental Hygienists
4,800
0.17% $83,140
143 Coaches and Scouts
4,770
0.17% $38,880
144 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
4,610
0.16% $90,090
145 Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
4,580
0.16% $62,400
146 Other Production Workers
4,500
0.16% $36,470
147 Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
4,490
0.16% $67,010
148 All Other Physicians
4,470
0.16% n/a
149 Firefighters
4,440
0.16% $39,540
150 Physical Therapists
4,430
0.16% $91,610
151 Other Office and Administrative Support Workers
4,370
0.15% $38,090
152 Computer Occupations, All Other
4,310
0.15% $97,130
153 Other Healthcare Support Workers
4,290
0.15% $40,420
154 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
4,270
0.15% $36,270
155 Radiologic Technologists
4,130
0.15% $75,550
156 Property, Real Estate Managers
4,120
0.15% $60,800
157 Architectural and Engineering Managers
4,080
0.14% $160,960
158 Slaughterers and Meat Packers
3,980
0.14% $37,140
159 Bill and Account Collectors
3,970
0.14% $43,930
160 Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
3,940
0.14% $30,490
161 Other Community and Social Service Specialists
3,890
0.14% $46,180
162 Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators
3,880
0.14% $109,400
163 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
3,840
0.14% $30,070
164 Industrial Engineering Technicians
3,810
0.13% $62,540
165 Instructional Coordinators
3,800
0.13% $75,660
166 Cost Estimators
3,790
0.13% $73,390
167 Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors
3,790
0.13% $59,400
168 Human Resources Managers
3,710
0.13% $132,900
169 Other Social Workers
3,620
0.13% $65,780
170 Counter and Rental Clerks
3,600
0.13% $35,940
171 Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
3,570
0.13% $46,540
172 Civil Engineers
3,530
0.12% $91,160
173 Physician Assistants
3,530
0.12% $124,440
174 Residential Advisors
3,520
0.12% $42,360
175 Electrical Engineers
3,510
0.12% $100,340
176 Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
3,430
0.12% $39,980
177 Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping
3,330
0.12% $47,610
178 Painters, Construction and Maintenance
3,300
0.12% $51,320
179 Postsecondary Health Specialties Teachers
3,270
0.12% $79,860
180 Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
3,250
0.11% $52,980
181 Marriage and Family Therapists
3,240
0.11% $65,960
182 Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs
3,240
0.11% $60,660
183 Medical Records Specialists
3,190
0.11% $51,810
184 Bakers
3,140
0.11% $35,490
185 Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
3,140
0.11% $45,360
186 Emergency Medical Technicians
3,110
0.11% $40,410
187 Speech-Language Pathologists
3,100
0.11% $81,150
188 Gaming Service Workers, All Other
3,090
0.11% $27,940
189 Logisticians
3,010
0.11% $76,280
190 Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
3,010
0.11% $60,980
191 Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
3,010
0.11% $40,090
192 Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
2,970
0.11% $31,900
193 Manicurists and Pedicurists
2,950
0.10% $29,770
194 Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
2,950
0.10% $42,940
195 Automotive Body and Related Repairers
2,940
0.10% $48,600
196 Occupational Therapists
2,850
0.10% $81,370
197 Legal Secretaries
2,850
0.10% $60,280
198 Family Medicine Physicians
2,840
0.10% $206,180
199 Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
2,830
0.10% $61,800
200 Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
2,810
0.10% $46,050

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