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Careers in Minnesota
Job opportunities vary greatly by location. As the tables below clearly show, individual cities and towns offer employment opportunities which differ from those you'll find in other places. Some places feature jobs in technology, some in manufacturing, others in education, etc. Whether choosing a career path or seeking a new job, it pays to consider which careers are favored in the area in which you live or to which are willing to move.
Select the city you want or just browse down this page to see the analysis for each city:
NOTE: A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Duluth Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Duluth and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foresters | $54,740 | 100 | 48.6 |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders | $45,300 | 120 | 32.3 |
| Social and human service assistants | $26,930 | 2,370 | 8.4 |
| Conveyor operators and tenders | $37,060 | 140 | 7.3 |
| Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines | $49,360 | 760 | 7.3 |
| Millwrights | $50,720 | 190 | 7.1 |
| Tour guides and escorts | $20,890 | 140 | 6.7 |
| Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $47,550 | 150 | 6.4 |
| Stationary engineers and boiler operators | $48,190 | 140 | 4.8 |
| Highway maintenance workers | $42,360 | 380 | 4.7 |
Minneapolis Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Minneapolis and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical technicians | $47,770 | 110 | 36.8 |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators | $41,200 | 160 | 13.4 |
| Shoe and leather workers and repairers | $25,510 | 310 | 11.1 |
| Automotive glass installers and repairers | $42,630 | 460 | 8.2 |
| Oral and maxillofacial surgeons | $208,030 | 110 | 8.2 |
| Audio-visual collections specialists | $58,630 | 440 | 8.1 |
| Terrazzo workers and finishers | $45,350 | 160 | 7.5 |
| Building cleaning workers, all other | $26,820 | 180 | 6.8 |
| Media and communication workers, all other | $54,180 | 1,590 | 6.5 |
| Religious workers, all other | $37,830 | 170 | 5.9 |
Rochester Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in Rochester and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal care and service workers, all other | $29,980 | 360 | 10.3 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $18,300 | 260 | 7.2 |
| Surgical technologists | n/a | 340 | 6 |
| Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary | $85,300 | 120 | 5.9 |
| Interpreters and translators | n/a | 120 | 5.8 |
| Registered nurses | n/a | 6,450 | 3.8 |
| Personal and home care aides | $22,650 | 1,000 | 3.5 |
| Production workers, all other | $27,650 | 460 | 3.2 |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity | $31,210 | 300 | 3.1 |
| Home health aides | $24,090 | 1,710 | 3.1 |
St. Cloud Employment and Careers
Ten careers significantly more common in St. Cloud and surrounding towns than in most metro areas nationwide.
| Job Title | Mean Local Salary | Local Jobs | Popularity* vs. Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm equipment mechanics | $35,120 | 110 | 14.6 |
| Ophthalmic laboratory technicians | $24,200 | 140 | 8.8 |
| Bindery workers | $31,950 | 310 | 7.9 |
| Grinding and polishing workers, hand | $34,670 | 140 | 6.8 |
| Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing | $32,650 | 240 | 6.3 |
| Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders | $34,910 | 230 | 5.8 |
| Food preparation and serving related workers, all other | $21,410 | 140 | 4.9 |
| Production workers, all other | $29,400 | 710 | 4.5 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other | $27,920 | 380 | 4 |
| Food batchmakers | $28,430 | 220 | 4 |
* A Career Popularity level of 1.0 indicates the national average; a popularity rating of 3.5, for example, indicates that the career is 3.5 times as prevalent locally than it is nationally.
Analysis (above) provided by CityTownInfo.com, based on data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and the US Census.