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Mankato, MN

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Mankato, MN metro area

Figures describe the Mankato, MN metropolitan statistical area as defined by BLS/OMB — the whole multi-county metro region, not Mankato city limits.

Median annual wage, all occupations$49,530

Total employment56,180

Across all occupations, the median wage in the Mankato, MN metro area was $49,530 per year ($23.81 per hour) as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 56,180 jobs. 247 detailed occupations are published for this area.

Most concentrated occupations

Occupations far more common here than in the U.S. overall (location quotient ≥ 1.5, published estimates only) — a truthful picture of what makes this area’s job mix distinctive.

Location quotient: local share of employment ÷ national share
Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Median annual
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	2.80	500	$63,460
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	2.04	3,170	$37,560
Nursing Assistants	1.77	930	$46,430
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1.52	770	$45,650

All published occupations

Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this area in May 2025 — 247 in total. Sort by pay, employment, or concentration.

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Published occupations in the Mankato, MN metro area
Occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$37,560	$18.06	3,170	2.04
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$30,000	$14.42	1,860	1.34
Retail Salespersons	$35,350	$16.99	1,780	1.27
Registered Nurses	$103,400	$49.71	1,570	1.29
General and Operations Managers	$86,890	$41.78	1,180	0.93
Cashiers	$33,530	$16.12	1,140	1.02
Office Clerks, General	$47,890	$23.03	1,080	1.21
Stockers and Order Fillers	$39,360	$18.92	1,080	1.06
Customer Service Representatives	$47,320	$22.75	1,030	1.10
Nursing Assistants	$46,430	$22.32	930	1.77
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$37,380	$17.97	900	1.12
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$44,500	$21.39	790	0.74
Waiters and Waitresses	$23,330	$11.22	770	0.94
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$45,650	$21.95	770	1.52
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$60,070	$28.88	740	0.99
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$51,410	$24.72	660	1.06
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$56,690	$27.26	630	1.14
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	$37,850	Not published	570	1.11
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$43,300	$20.82	530	1.19
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$69,100	$33.22	530	1.19
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,190	$17.88	510	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$46,110	$22.17	510	1.27
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	$63,460	$30.51	500	2.80
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$50,750	$24.40	490	0.99
Light Truck Drivers	$45,440	$21.85	480	1.36
Bartenders	$24,710	$11.88	450	1.63
Bus Drivers, School	$46,580	$22.40	450	3.10
Printing Press Operators	$44,980	$21.63	430	8.24
Accountants and Auditors	$76,660	$36.85	400	0.77
Food Preparation Workers	$33,440	$16.08	390	1.22
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$66,600	$32.02	360	0.91
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$64,400	$30.96	360	1.55
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$71,310	$34.29	360	0.69
Industrial Engineers	$96,110	$46.21	350	2.66
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,070	Not published	350	0.70
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$49,160	$23.63	350	1.01
Construction Laborers	$59,350	$28.53	340	0.86
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$45,400	$21.83	330	0.95
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$78,270	$37.63	330	1.35
Childcare Workers	$34,590	$16.63	300	1.61
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	$46,580	$22.39	300	1.01
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$48,450	$23.29	290	1.15
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$52,940	$25.45	280	1.84
Human Resources Specialists	$72,410	$34.81	260	0.79
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$63,220	Not published	260	0.69
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$83,430	$40.11	260	0.88
Electricians	$83,120	$39.96	260	0.93
Medical and Health Services Managers	$111,560	$53.64	250	1.17
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$51,910	$24.96	240	1.12
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	$73,020	$35.11	230	0.72
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$41,820	$20.10	230	1.34
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$34,760	$16.71	230	2.20
Carpenters	$61,150	$29.40	230	0.94
Project Management Specialists	$80,970	$38.93	220	0.57
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$60,850	$29.26	220	0.48
Financial Managers	$134,710	$64.76	210	0.70
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$34,590	$16.63	210	0.68
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	$73,390	$35.29	200	1.15
Medical Assistants	$48,530	$23.33	200	0.67
Social and Human Service Assistants	$44,320	$21.31	190	1.21
Recreation Workers	$36,440	$17.52	190	1.55
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,950	$18.25	190	0.59
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$82,570	$39.70	190	0.84
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$62,170	$29.89	180	1.70
Driver/Sales Workers	$29,640	$14.25	180	1.19
Sales Managers	$131,330	$63.14	170	0.75
Social and Community Service Managers	$86,630	$41.65	170	2.30
Computer User Support Specialists	$61,150	$29.40	170	0.66
Dishwashers	$30,690	$14.75	170	0.96
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	$63,450	$30.51	170	0.75
Software Developers	$100,630	$48.38	160	0.27
Coaches and Scouts	$41,220	Not published	160	1.78
Parts Salespersons	$47,750	$22.96	160	1.67
Machinists	$61,120	$29.39	160	1.51
Marriage and Family Therapists	$83,100	$39.95	150	6.09
Nurse Practitioners	$138,580	$66.62	150	1.25
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$83,670	$40.22	150	0.63
Security Guards	$39,760	$19.11	150	0.32
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$40,410	$19.43	150	0.95
Residential Advisors	$46,720	$22.46	150	4.78
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$78,560	$37.77	150	0.87
Helpers--Production Workers	$41,530	$19.97	150	2.48
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$39,710	$19.09	150	1.70
Lawyers	$130,020	$62.51	140	0.52
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$61,850	Not published	140	0.64
Loan Officers	$94,850	$45.60	130	1.27
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$61,500	$29.57	130	0.89
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$55,300	$26.59	130	3.36
Pharmacy Technicians	$48,400	$23.27	130	0.78
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$35,010	$16.83	130	1.18
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$64,480	$31.00	130	0.93
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$74,450	$35.79	130	0.77
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,200	$17.40	130	0.92
Chief Executives	$171,460	$82.43	120	1.65
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	$57,830	$27.80	120	1.04
Training and Development Specialists	$74,180	$35.66	120	0.73
Graphic Designers	$54,150	$26.04	120	1.66
Dental Assistants	$61,010	$29.33	120	0.88
Firefighters	$34,190	$16.44	120	0.95
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$28,730	$13.81	120	0.60
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$29,060	$13.97	120	0.83
Insurance Sales Agents	$65,200	$31.35	120	0.69
Tellers	$38,570	$18.54	120	0.98
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$76,670	$36.86	120	0.83
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$47,360	$22.77	120	0.85
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,220	$22.70	120	2.05
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,720	$17.17	120	0.61
Industrial Production Managers	$104,470	$50.23	110	1.21
Social Workers, All Other	$77,990	$37.50	110	4.85
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$43,310	$20.82	110	0.92
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$37,390	$17.98	110	0.97
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$45,430	$21.84	110	12.79
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$62,440	$30.02	100	0.78
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$59,490	$28.60	100	0.74
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	$60,820	$29.24	100	7.21
Public Relations Specialists	$63,740	$30.65	100	1.00
Pharmacists	$157,010	$75.49	100	0.86
Physical Therapists	$101,260	$48.68	100	1.01
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$56,940	$27.37	100	1.54
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$57,700	$27.74	100	0.87
Compliance Officers	$81,830	$39.34	90	0.57
Management Analysts	$77,020	$37.03	90	0.26
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$73,150	$35.17	90	3.29
Healthcare Social Workers	$78,800	$37.89	90	1.35
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$83,530	$40.16	90	1.85
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,050	Not published	90	3.07
Phlebotomists	$44,210	$21.26	90	1.83
Counter and Rental Clerks	$44,070	$21.19	90	0.60
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$80,310	$38.61	90	0.50
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,900	$17.26	90	0.93
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$65,830	$31.65	90	0.55
Construction Managers	$102,880	$49.46	80	0.56
Cost Estimators	$74,660	$35.90	80	0.95
Computer Systems Analysts	$96,250	$46.27	80	0.45
Electrical Engineers	$98,430	$47.32	80	1.07
Mechanical Engineers	$101,350	$48.73	80	0.77
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$62,260	Not published	80	1.32
Physicians, All Other	$421,630	$202.71	80	0.63
Dental Hygienists	$100,260	$48.20	80	1.05
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$43,870	$21.09	80	1.36
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$74,880	$36.00	80	0.49
Highway Maintenance Workers	$63,650	$30.60	80	1.51
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$56,790	$27.31	80	1.42
Marketing Managers	$155,360	$74.69	70	0.51
Administrative Services Managers	$113,570	$54.60	70	0.75
Computer and Information Systems Managers	$142,390	$68.46	70	0.30
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	$61,010	Not published	70	0.69
Physician Assistants	$142,020	$68.28	70	1.25
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$47,300	$22.74	70	0.95
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$48,520	$23.33	70	6.74
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$81,990	$39.42	70	1.04
Bakers	$33,080	$15.90	70	0.87
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$61,440	$29.54	70	1.36
Facilities Managers	$109,160	$52.48	60	1.00
Human Resources Managers	$147,830	$71.07	60	0.72
Dentists, General	$207,000	$99.52	60	1.24
Speech-Language Pathologists	$83,920	$40.35	60	0.86
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$59,240	$28.48	60	0.41
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	$52,450	$25.21	60	1.48
Sales and Related Workers, All Other	$28,930	$13.91	60	1.84
Billing and Posting Clerks	$50,790	$24.42	60	0.44
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	$58,860	$28.30	60	1.01
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$62,770	$30.18	60	1.13
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$72,100	$34.66	60	1.22
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$57,850	$27.81	60	0.99
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$36,850	$17.71	60	0.86
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$69,830	$33.57	60	1.34
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$122,830	$59.05	50	0.59
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$127,590	Not published	50	0.42
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$158,750	$76.32	50	0.59
Computer Network Support Specialists	$71,140	$34.20	50	0.91
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$95,720	$46.02	50	0.42
Civil Engineers	$128,220	$61.65	50	0.39
Environmental Engineers	$107,120	$51.50	50	3.33
Mechanical Drafters	$67,250	$32.33	50	3.38
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$78,690	$37.83	50	1.84
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$116,010	Not published	50	0.63
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,890	Not published	50	1.37
Instructional Coordinators	$76,760	$36.91	50	0.55
Occupational Therapists	$87,770	$42.20	50	0.79
Veterinarians	$134,110	$64.48	50	1.54
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$48,470	$23.30	50	1.04
Medical Records Specialists	$53,040	$25.50	50	0.66
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$39,230	$18.86	50	1.23
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	$44,500	$21.39	50	0.70
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$63,770	$30.66	50	1.02
Animal Caretakers	$34,320	$16.50	50	0.54
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	$31,760	$15.27	50	10.28
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	$47,750	$22.96	50	0.96
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$49,210	$23.66	50	0.92
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$53,910	$25.92	50	1.44
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$46,470	$22.34	50	0.63
Sheet Metal Workers	$59,840	$28.77	50	1.27
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	$54,230	$26.07	50	3.46
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,110	$17.84	50	0.98
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$57,130	$27.46	40	0.68
Fundraisers	$66,850	$32.14	40	1.11
Personal Financial Advisors	$82,380	$39.61	40	0.47
Computer Programmers	$84,710	$40.72	40	1.06
Computer Occupations, All Other	$80,370	$38.64	40	0.28
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$71,770	$34.50	40	1.11
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$82,350	$39.59	40	1.18
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$116,320	$55.92	40	1.56
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$87,270	$41.96	40	0.73
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$79,420	$38.18	40	0.86
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$50,520	$24.29	40	0.64
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$70,580	$33.93	40	0.51
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	$60,530	$29.10	40	1.03
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$47,050	$22.62	40	1.85
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	$61,590	$29.61	40	0.59
Roofers	$50,250	$24.16	40	0.78
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$99,170	$47.68	40	0.76
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	$71,290	$34.28	40	1.05
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	$78,610	$37.79	40	3.62
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	$49,330	$23.72	40	0.59
Education Administrators, All Other	$78,820	$37.89	30	1.59
Financial and Investment Analysts	$96,480	$46.38	30	0.26
Tax Preparers	Not published	Not published	30	1.25
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$74,620	Not published	30	0.80
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$77,310	Not published	30	3.25
Library Technicians	$56,310	$27.07	30	1.36
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	$54,950	$26.42	30	0.72
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$42,550	$20.46	30	4.44
Recreational Therapists	$81,950	$39.40	30	5.95
Athletic Trainers	$61,670	Not published	30	3.11
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$107,310	$51.59	30	0.59
Chefs and Head Cooks	$60,050	$28.87	30	0.46
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	$49,110	$23.61	30	0.85
Advertising Sales Agents	$60,050	$28.87	30	0.91
Real Estate Sales Agents	$44,750	$21.52	30	0.50
New Accounts Clerks	$45,700	$21.97	30	2.34
Public Safety Telecommunicators	$70,190	$33.75	30	0.92
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$50,710	$24.38	30	1.27
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	$37,190	$17.88	30	0.63
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$44,730	$21.50	30	0.59
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	$76,320	Not published	Not published	Not published
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$82,130	Not published	Not published	Not published
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$102,450	Not published	Not published	Not published
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,670	Not published	Not published	Not published
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$84,240	Not published	Not published	Not published
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$104,400	$50.19	Not published	Not published
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,500	Not published	Not published	Not published
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,530	Not published	Not published	Not published
Family Medicine Physicians	$314,060	$150.99	Not published	Not published
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	$77,080	Not published	Not published	Not published
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,420	Not published	Not published	Not published
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$80,110	Not published	Not published	Not published

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.