The most recent statistics gathered by the US Government shows Minnesota to have 177,623 employers offering 2,713,335 jobs. The average weekly wage for these Minnesota jobs is $822 per week ($42,744 annually). Overall, the Private sector has more jobs in Minnesota than any other with 2,343,020 jobs and 168,897 employers. The average weekly wage for the Private sector is $824 per week ($42,848 annually). The next highest sector is Local Government jobs with 259,761 positions and 4,898 employers. The average weekly wage for Local Government jobs is $680 per week ($35,360 annually). Rounding out the jobs in Minnesota is the State Government sector which has 1,949 firms and agencies that employ 77,337 people in Minnesota. The average weekly wage for State Government jobs is $1,071 per week ($55,692 annually) .
A deeper analysis of these statistics reveals the specific industries that offer jobs in Minnesota. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs in the
Service-Providing sector make up the majority of Minnesota jobs. Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs account for
41,519 employers in Minnesota which hire 522,837
people. Their average weekly salary is $715 per week ( $37,180 Annually).
Education and Health Services jobs are created by 14,160 employers in Minnesota which employ
412,509 people. The average weekly salary for an employee who works in the Education and Health Services industry is
$777 per week ($40,404 annually).
If you're interested in Minnesota jobs in the Goods-Producing industry, you should know that Manufacturing jobs employ
the most people, with 343,685 positions filled by 9,443
employers in Minnesota. A person with a career in Manufacturing earns $960 per week in pay, on average or
$49,920 annually.
The Construction industry makes up 130,039 Minnesota jobs. The number of businesses and
companies hiring employees in this field include 19,708 firms, paying their employees $944
weekly or $49,088 annually.
For those interested in the Service Providing industry, it is made up of 137,495 companies that create 1,845,128 Minnesota jobs.
Jobs in the Service Providing sector will earn an employee $792 weekly ($41,184 Annually).
The Goods Producing industry is made up of 31,402 companies that employ 497,892 people in Minnesota.
Jobs in Goods Producing industries pay on average $941 per week ($48,932 annually). The highest paying jobs in this sector are
Manufacturing jobs which pay on average $960 per week
($49,920 annually).
Data Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Q3 2007.
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