Minnesota was 17.7% above the U.S. median for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. It ranked 10 of 54 state areas with a published annual median. Neither comparison adjusts for cost of living, benefits, experience, employer mix, or hours.
Price-level context
What the local median may buy
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Minnesota was 98.6, or 1.4% below the national price level. Its housing index was 91.3.
National-price-dollar proxy
$57,969
WageScope divides the published Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median by the BEA all-items index. This is a price-level comparison, not take-home pay, a personal budget, or a quality-of-life score.
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Minnesota: wage guide
Use the local pay range, same-source bench marks, job scale, price level, and survey care marks as separate facts. This guide stays tied to SOC 51-9061 and BLS area 27.
Questions, answered
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Minnesota: common questions
What is the median wage for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Minnesota?
The May 2025 BLS OEWS release published a median of $57,170 per year for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in Minnesota. This describes an occupation-area estimate, not a promised offer or an individual's pay.
Is Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay higher in Minnesota than nationally?
Minnesota's published median was 17.7% above the U.S. median for the same occupation and release.
Does the wage estimate adjust for cost of living in Minnesota?
No. The BLS wage is nominal. WageScope separately shows BEA's 2024 all-items Regional Price Parity of 98.6 and a transparent national-price-dollar proxy.
How many Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs does BLS estimate in Minnesota?
From market data to your evidence
Tailor for a real Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers job, not a generic wage number.
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What the Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median says in Minnesota
The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median in Minnesota at $57,170 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 51-9061 and BLS area 27.
BLS lists 9,710 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $57,480 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.
Minnesota's Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median is 17.7% above the U.S. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $48,570 on the same published median. The comparison uses the same SOC code and source period. It does not add price levels, taxes, benefits, hours, or a person's work history.
This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 51-9061 and area 27. SOC 51-9061 names Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Area 27 names Minnesota. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.
The 51-9061/27 row reports 9,710 wage and salary jobs, 3.29 jobs per 1,000 local jobs, and a 0.86 location quotient. Each value stays under the same two source keys.
For 51-9061/27, the annual median is $57,170 per year, while the matching mean is $57,480 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.
BLS area 27 facts behind this Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers page
Area 27 reports 2,949,820 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $71,160. Its annual median is $56,920. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 51-9061 row.
The all-jobs wage ladder in Minnesota runs from $33,540 at the 10th percentile to $125,730 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $39,680. The median is $56,920. The 75th percentile is $82,520. This is a place check, not a pay range for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 27. They do not show related skills or a path into Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
1. Area 27, SOC 31-1120, Home Health and Personal Care Aides: 128,680 jobs, $38,370 annual median, 43.62 jobs per 1,000, and 1.58 location quotient.
2. Area 27, SOC 41-2031, Retail Salespersons: 74,840 jobs, $36,370 annual median, 25.37 jobs per 1,000, and 1.01 location quotient.
3. Area 27, SOC 11-1021, General and Operations Managers: 72,860 jobs, $99,340 annual median, 24.7 jobs per 1,000, and 1.1 location quotient.
Pay range
Read the Minnesota wage ladder for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
The 10th percentile is $42,030 per year. The 25th percentile is $48,060 per year. The median is $57,170 per year. The 75th percentile is $62,910 per year. The 90th percentile is $76,510 per year.
A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.
The middle half runs from $48,060 per year to $62,910 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $34,480. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.
Minnesota has a annual median of $57,170 per year. No exact state row is linked for this area. The U.S. row has $48,570 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.
A state comparison is not available for Minnesota. Minnesota is 17.7% above the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.
The state and U.S. rows are bench marks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.
Where Minnesota sits for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
Minnesota ranks 10 of 54 among states and territories with a published annual median for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.
Rank 10 of 54 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.
The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.
7. Montana has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $58,070 per year, 580 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.29.
8. Wyoming has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $57,900 per year, 990 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.92.
9. Delaware has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $57,190 per year, 1,020 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.55.
Pay leaders
Where Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers medians lead among states and territories
The rows below use the same SOC 51-9061, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same state map type. Alaska has the highest published median in this set, at $78,150 per year. Minnesota sits at $57,170 per year.
A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.
Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey care marks, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.
1. Alaska has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $78,150 per year, or $20,980 above Minnesota. BLS lists 300 jobs there, compared with 9,710 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.24.
2. Washington has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $64,420 per year, or $7,250 above Minnesota. BLS lists 12,010 jobs there, compared with 9,710 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.88.
Job-base leaders
Where BLS counts the most Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs
California has the largest published state job estimate for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers in this same-source set, at 61,130 jobs. Minnesota has 9,710. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.
A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.
Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.
1. California has 61,130 estimated Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs, a gap of 51,420 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $54,300 per year, or $2,870 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 0.87.
2. Texas has 56,390 estimated Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs, a gap of 46,680 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $46,210 per year, or $10,960 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 1.04.
Local-share leaders
Where Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers takes the largest share of local jobs
Indiana has the highest published location quotient in this state set, at 2.02. Minnesota has 0.86. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.
A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.
Use this list to ask where Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.
1. Indiana has a location quotient of 2.02, a gap of 1.16 from Minnesota. BLS lists 24,790 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs and a median of $47,900 per year, or $9,270 below Minnesota.
2. Kansas has a location quotient of 1.68, a gap of 0.82 from Minnesota. BLS lists 9,300 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs and a median of $53,680 per year, or $3,490 below Minnesota.
Job scale and share
How common Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers is in Minnesota
BLS lists 9,710 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs in Minnesota. It also lists 3.29 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.
The location quotient is 0.86. A value of 1 means Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.
Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers beside other roles in Minnesota
The all-occupations median in Minnesota is $56,920 per year. The Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median is $57,170 per year. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers is 0.4% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.
The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Minnesota. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.
Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.
1. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Minnesota median of $59,200 per year. BLS lists 29,660 jobs and a location quotient of 1.02.
2. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Minnesota median of $54,600 per year. BLS lists 26,850 jobs and a location quotient of 1.03.
Area job mix
The largest detailed roles in Minnesota
Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Minnesota table, at 128,680 jobs. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has 9,710 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.
The all-occupations job count is 2,949,820. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.
A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.
1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 128,680 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 118,970 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its median is $38,370 per year, or $18,800 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.58.
2. Retail Salespersons has 74,840 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 65,130 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its median is $36,370 per year, or $20,800 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
Area pay mix
Published role medians around Minnesota
Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Minnesota role table, at $130,050 per year. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has $57,170 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.
The local all-occupations median is $56,920 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.
The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.
1. Software Developers has a median of $130,050 per year in Minnesota, or $72,880 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 35,890 jobs, compared with 9,710 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.12.
2. Registered Nurses has a median of $101,510 per year in Minnesota, or $44,340 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 70,110 jobs, compared with 9,710 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
Area role shares
Roles with the largest local share in Minnesota
Bartenders has the highest location quotient in the bounded Minnesota role table, at 1.7. Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers has 0.86. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.
A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.
The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.
1. Bartenders has a location quotient of 1.7 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.84 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 24,420 jobs and a median of $26,900 per year, or $30,270 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
2. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.68 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.82 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 44,810 jobs and a median of $46,920 per year, or $10,250 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
Price-level view
What $57,170 may mean after the Minnesota price level
BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Minnesota is 98.6. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 1.4% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.
WageScope divides the $57,170 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median by 98.6 divided by 100. The result is $57,969 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.
Housing is 91.3. Goods are 100.5. Utilities are 90.8. Other services are 100.2. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.
The employment RSE for this Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers row is 2.3%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.6%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.
The employment RSE belongs to the 9,710 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $57,480 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.
A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.
The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. It uses a Minnesota place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.
Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $57,170 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.
Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.
What the Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers row for Minnesota does not claim
The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.
The 9,710 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.86 is not a growth score. Rank 10 of 54 is not a place score. The 98.6 price index is not a personal budget.
Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 51-9061 in BLS area 27. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.
BLS published an employment estimate of 9,710 wage and salary jobs for this exact row. It is a survey estimate, not a current opening count or forecast.
Are the current job listings included in the BLS wage calculation?
No. MeritLog shows eligible live public-catalog listings separately, with their own source and observation date. Posted pay never changes the official BLS distribution.
4. Area 27, SOC 29-1141, Registered Nurses: 70,110 jobs, $101,510 annual median, 23.77 jobs per 1,000, and 1.09 location quotient.
5. Area 27, SOC 35-3023, Fast Food and Counter Workers: 58,970 jobs, $31,370 annual median, 19.99 jobs per 1,000, and 0.81 location quotient.
6. Area 27, SOC 41-2011, Cashiers: 58,190 jobs, $34,620 annual median, 19.73 jobs per 1,000, and 0.99 location quotient.
11. Connecticut has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $57,090 per year, 7,460 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.15.
12. Rhode Island has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $54,940 per year, 1,790 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 0.93.
13. New Hampshire has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $54,800 per year, 3,050 estimated jobs, and a location quotient of 1.16.
3. Maryland has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $61,790 per year, or $4,620 above Minnesota. BLS lists 4,600 jobs there, compared with 9,710 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.43.
4. Hawaii has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $59,740 per year, or $2,570 above Minnesota. BLS lists 650 jobs there, compared with 9,710 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.27.
5. District of Columbia has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $59,730 per year, or $2,560 above Minnesota. BLS lists 70 jobs there, compared with 9,710 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.03.
6. Colorado has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $58,350 per year, or $1,180 above Minnesota. BLS lists 5,220 jobs there, compared with 9,710 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.47.
7. Montana has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $58,070 per year, or $900 above Minnesota. BLS lists 580 jobs there, compared with 9,710 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.29.
8. Wyoming has a Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers median of $57,900 per year, or $730 above Minnesota. BLS lists 990 jobs there, compared with 9,710 in Minnesota. The location quotient is 0.92.
3. Ohio has 32,060 estimated Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs, a gap of 22,350 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $47,360 per year, or $9,810 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 1.5.
4. Illinois has 31,700 estimated Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs, a gap of 21,990 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $47,920 per year, or $9,250 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 1.35.
5. Michigan has 27,980 estimated Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs, a gap of 18,270 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $44,490 per year, or $12,680 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 1.65.
6. Pennsylvania has 25,870 estimated Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs, a gap of 16,160 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $48,320 per year, or $8,850 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 1.11.
7. Indiana has 24,790 estimated Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs, a gap of 15,080 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $47,900 per year, or $9,270 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 2.02.
8. Florida has 22,630 estimated Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs, a gap of 12,920 jobs from Minnesota. Its median is $47,540 per year, or $9,630 below Minnesota. Its location quotient is 0.59.
3. Kentucky has a location quotient of 1.68, a gap of 0.82 from Minnesota. BLS lists 12,880 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs and a median of $46,280 per year, or $10,890 below Minnesota.
4. Michigan has a location quotient of 1.65, a gap of 0.79 from Minnesota. BLS lists 27,980 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs and a median of $44,490 per year, or $12,680 below Minnesota.
5. Alabama has a location quotient of 1.62, a gap of 0.76 from Minnesota. BLS lists 13,120 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs and a median of $40,010 per year, or $17,160 below Minnesota.
6. Mississippi has a location quotient of 1.56, a gap of 0.70 from Minnesota. BLS lists 6,970 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs and a median of $40,670 per year, or $16,500 below Minnesota.
7. Wisconsin has a location quotient of 1.56, a gap of 0.70 from Minnesota. BLS lists 17,670 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs and a median of $49,610 per year, or $7,560 below Minnesota.
8. South Carolina has a location quotient of 1.51, a gap of 0.65 from Minnesota. BLS lists 13,360 Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers jobs and a median of $46,890 per year, or $10,280 below Minnesota.
3. Construction Laborers, SOC 47-2061, has a Minnesota median of $60,260 per year. BLS lists 28,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.37.
4. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Minnesota median of $61,990 per year. BLS lists 38,770 jobs and a location quotient of 0.99.
5. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Minnesota median of $51,400 per year. BLS lists 31,330 jobs and a location quotient of 0.97.
6. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Minnesota median of $48,800 per year. BLS lists 53,340 jobs and a location quotient of 1.08.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Minnesota median of $48,770 per year. BLS lists 21,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.01.
8. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Minnesota median of $47,840 per year. BLS lists 55,530 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
3. General and Operations Managers has 72,860 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 63,150 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its median is $99,340 per year, or $42,170 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
4. Registered Nurses has 70,110 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 60,400 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its median is $101,510 per year, or $44,340 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
5. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 58,970 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 49,260 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its median is $31,370 per year, or $25,800 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 0.81.
6. Cashiers has 58,190 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 48,480 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its median is $34,620 per year, or $22,550 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 0.99.
7. Office Clerks, General has 55,530 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 45,820 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its median is $47,840 per year, or $9,330 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.19.
8. Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand has 54,480 jobs in Minnesota, a gap of 44,770 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its median is $46,280 per year, or $10,890 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 0.97.
3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $99,340 per year in Minnesota, or $42,170 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 72,860 jobs, compared with 9,710 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
4. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a median of $87,510 per year in Minnesota, or $30,340 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 21,280 jobs, compared with 9,710 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.25.
5. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $81,600 per year in Minnesota, or $24,430 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 30,530 jobs, compared with 9,710 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
6. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $76,750 per year in Minnesota, or $19,580 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 31,230 jobs, compared with 9,710 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.33.
7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $76,440 per year in Minnesota, or $19,270 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 21,690 jobs, compared with 9,710 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 0.8.
8. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $76,350 per year in Minnesota, or $19,180 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 26,640 jobs, compared with 9,710 for Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. Its location quotient is 1.01.
3. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 1.58 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.72 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 128,680 jobs and a median of $38,370 per year, or $18,800 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
4. Food Preparation Workers has a location quotient of 1.45 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.59 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 24,620 jobs and a median of $34,850 per year, or $22,320 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
5. Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary has a location quotient of 1.43 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.57 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 38,540 jobs and a median of $40,100 per year, or $17,070 below Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
6. Construction Laborers has a location quotient of 1.37 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.51 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 28,530 jobs and a median of $60,260 per year, or $3,090 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
7. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a location quotient of 1.33 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.47 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 31,230 jobs and a median of $76,750 per year, or $19,580 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
8. Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists has a location quotient of 1.25 in Minnesota, a gap of 0.39 from Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers. BLS lists 21,280 jobs and a median of $87,510 per year, or $30,340 above Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers.
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