Wages by Occupation in St. Cloud, MN

Pay and jobs by occupation in the St. Cloud, MN metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 103,920 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $50,840 for all occupations combined. 326 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the St. Cloud, MN area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

28.2% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±0.9), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 87.6 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 65.1; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 18,197 residents (9.3% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±930; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 4.1% in 2025, with a labor force of about 112,037 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

33.1% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.3), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$35,723	$32,485
High school graduate	$41,704	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$51,372	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$62,657	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$79,199	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	25.6% (±3.7)	24.2%
High school graduate	13.1% (±1.4)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	7.7% (±1.0)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.4% (±0.7)	4.5%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	25.8%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	14.0%	10.0%
Business	20.3%	20.1%
Education	17.0%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	22.8%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	800	$77,720	$85,350	7.67	0.82
Administrative Services Managers	140	$125,670	$147,360	1.37	0.81
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	90	$76,400	$71,060	0.85	3.53
Advertising Sales Agents	70	$62,590	$69,890	0.64	1.09
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	30	$78,150	$76,280	0.33	0.37
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	220	$31,520	$31,490	2.14	0.83
Anesthesiologists	40	$591,740	$488,500	0.36	1.46
Animal Caretakers	140	$35,390	$36,060	1.31	0.76
Architectural and Civil Drafters	70	$64,130	$67,270	0.68	1.03
Architectural and Engineering Managers	50	$151,820	$151,260	0.51	0.36
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$85,820	$86,000	0.77	1.27
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	70	$36,870	$38,890	0.65	0.98
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	140	$59,220	$61,200	1.37	1.43
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	640	$48,490	$55,080	6.12	1.35
Bakers	180	$40,280	$41,170	1.76	1.16
Bartenders	780	$25,970	$29,730	7.51	1.54
Bill and Account Collectors	190	$44,070	$43,030	1.82	1.78
Billing and Posting Clerks	190	$50,070	$53,250	1.85	0.71
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$82,230	$87,970	0.39	1.21
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	880	$50,570	$52,480	8.47	0.96
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	30	$85,530	$82,930	0.31	0.91
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	330	$64,410	$65,600	3.22	1.73
Bus Drivers, School	460	$48,160	$48,990	4.39	1.69
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	430	$66,620	$72,190	4.11	0.59
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$85,610	$99,120	0.76	1.44
Butchers and Meat Cutters	70	$42,850	$43,990	0.64	0.73
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	300	$75,830	$77,080	2.89	0.91
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	290	$46,270	$48,730	2.76	5.56
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$77,590	$75,120	0.39	0.53
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	30	$70,310	$67,300	0.31	0.43
Cargo and Freight Agents	80	$55,350	$61,120	0.79	1.26
Carpenters	570	$60,600	$63,910	5.45	1.26
Cashiers	2,560	$32,480	$32,860	24.60	1.24
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	140	$61,100	$64,380	1.37	1.04
Chefs and Head Cooks	40	$60,500	$60,980	0.36	0.28
Chief Executives	210	$184,610	$212,720	2.01	1.53
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	140	$60,790	$63,380	1.38	0.55
Childcare Workers	480	$34,030	$33,190	4.64	1.39
Chiropractors	60	$76,260	$88,950	0.57	2.23
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	40	$78,690	$79,450	0.39	0.88
Civil Engineers	80	$96,120	$101,210	0.73	0.31
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	210	$36,460	$37,820	2.00	0.82
Clergy	60	$66,280	$65,010	0.58	1.58
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	50	$107,030	$113,130	0.48	0.98
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	110	$59,510	$63,630	1.03	0.48
Coaches and Scouts	160	$43,170	$53,610	1.54	0.96
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	190	$56,380	$58,320	1.86	1.82
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$83,500	$86,750	0.35	1.84
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	180	$48,980	$51,820	1.77	2.56
Community Health Workers	40	$44,610	$50,000	0.38	0.95
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	40	$74,000	$80,470	0.38	0.53
Compliance Officers	240	$75,500	$77,520	2.27	0.85
Computer and Information Systems Managers	190	$142,510	$154,780	1.80	0.42
Computer Network Support Specialists	90	$69,270	$68,430	0.83	0.88
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	190	$57,980	$57,620	1.87	1.72
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	50	$67,050	$68,280	0.50	2.75
Computer Occupations, All Other	80	$105,790	$101,830	0.75	0.27
Computer Programmers	40	$77,640	$80,290	0.38	0.65
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$85,710	$93,160	0.47	2.05
Computer Systems Analysts	300	$87,090	$94,160	2.93	0.88
Computer User Support Specialists	400	$61,470	$63,820	3.82	0.83
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	50	$53,160	$52,680	0.51	1.21
Construction and Building Inspectors	40	$79,670	$78,720	0.36	0.38
Construction Laborers	1,470	$57,820	$62,000	14.18	2.01
Construction Managers	300	$111,280	$117,050	2.89	1.18
Cooks, Fast Food	180	$31,010	$32,050	1.78	0.43
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	300	$40,590	$41,980	2.85	1.01
Cooks, Restaurant	780	$36,270	$37,040	7.49	0.83
Correctional Officers and Jailers	120	$62,400	$64,540	1.12	0.46
Cost Estimators	200	$76,980	$82,840	1.92	1.33
Counter and Rental Clerks	270	$45,540	$47,160	2.57	1.00
Couriers and Messengers	30	$37,790	$40,180	0.30	0.68
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	100	$56,410	$58,910	0.97	0.84
Crane and Tower Operators	30	$57,680	$67,740	0.32	1.18
Credit Analysts	80	$74,170	$76,800	0.76	1.84
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	80	$50,850	$51,780	0.73	4.34
Customer Service Representatives	1,850	$48,120	$48,990	17.83	1.07
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	140	$58,450	$55,010	1.36	4.72
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	160	$48,370	$53,040	1.51	1.37
Data Entry Keyers	50	$47,730	$48,010	0.50	0.61
Dental Assistants	270	$61,000	$60,540	2.59	1.04
Dental Hygienists	220	$100,480	$97,990	2.13	1.49
Dental Laboratory Technicians	50	$49,800	$52,020	0.52	2.37
Dentists, General	70	$208,000	$249,890	0.71	0.89
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	60	$68,490	$69,080	0.54	0.73
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	70	$88,150	$95,370	0.69	1.18
Dietitians and Nutritionists	60	$81,620	$80,140	0.55	1.10
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	220	$29,580	$29,630	2.08	0.59
Dishwashers	340	$29,830	$30,440	3.26	1.06
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	150	$55,300	$57,340	1.45	1.11
Driver/Sales Workers	500	$47,210	$44,810	4.78	1.82
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	60	$57,870	$58,970	0.55	4.36
Editors	60	$47,400	$58,140	0.53	0.90
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	150	$104,860	$110,990	1.44	0.68
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	100	$107,250	$110,330	1.00	0.86
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$74,990	$80,560	0.64	1.63
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other	50	$49,830	$54,840	0.46	0.60
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	110	$64,910	$65,990	1.03	0.45
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$79,370	$75,970	0.58	0.95
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	80	$99,470	$94,870	0.78	0.92
Electricians	730	$81,890	$80,770	7.01	1.44
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	950	$73,160	$69,930	9.19	1.03
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	120	$59,180	$63,820	1.20	1.21
Emergency Medicine Physicians	—	$276,550	$360,530	—	—
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$84,240	$90,500	0.47	1.27
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	190	$70,370	$72,370	1.83	0.62
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	170	$38,160	$40,860	1.61	0.77
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$45,220	$44,940	0.48	1.23
Facilities Managers	90	$105,640	$109,130	0.90	0.90
Family Medicine Physicians	130	$249,300	$277,200	1.21	1.74
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	160	$56,680	$55,580	1.54	6.33
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	30	$36,200	$36,580	0.33	0.19
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	30	$45,290	$47,620	0.31	1.45
Fast Food and Counter Workers	2,120	$29,680	$31,600	20.37	0.82
File Clerks	60	$45,000	$46,610	0.56	1.19
Financial and Investment Analysts	90	$95,230	$100,120	0.86	0.37
Financial Managers	490	$135,760	$154,860	4.71	0.87
Firefighters	210	$33,820	$38,730	2.06	0.93
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	590	$95,860	$90,270	5.70	1.09
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	60	$47,720	$49,030	0.53	0.80
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	40	$74,520	$74,930	0.34	0.54
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	720	$41,600	$43,700	6.94	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	80	$58,210	$57,440	0.73	0.63
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	60	$57,830	$58,610	0.54	0.65
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	350	$81,590	$86,540	3.34	0.84
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	50	$83,550	$81,760	0.49	0.35
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	820	$71,790	$72,860	7.92	0.86
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	80	$49,050	$50,810	0.79	1.08
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	90	$111,840	$110,560	0.88	0.89
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	600	$74,760	$75,210	5.80	1.34
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	970	$47,340	$52,170	9.37	1.30
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	380	$64,990	$67,730	3.67	0.91
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	70	$48,370	$49,840	0.66	5.06
Food Batchmakers	270	$40,780	$43,060	2.57	2.29
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	40	$47,380	$46,510	0.34	1.70
Food Preparation Workers	890	$33,540	$34,220	8.56	1.49
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	370	$34,510	$35,210	3.59	1.90
Fundraisers	80	$66,210	$72,910	0.75	1.05
Furniture Finishers	40	$48,140	$50,790	0.38	4.08
Gambling Service Workers, All Other	160	$36,010	$36,410	1.50	16.54
General and Operations Managers	2,340	$89,700	$105,970	22.52	1.00
Graphic Designers	160	$58,340	$58,600	1.53	1.20
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	50	$57,110	$55,160	0.47	1.09
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	220	$35,310	$45,820	2.14	1.09
Health Education Specialists	60	$83,200	$79,270	0.54	1.28
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$81,570	$97,600	0.66	0.47
Healthcare Social Workers	80	$65,970	$68,360	0.80	0.66
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	230	$39,860	$45,580	2.26	3.20
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	250	$74,420	$72,660	2.42	0.92
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,140	$61,960	$63,900	20.55	1.55
Helpers--Production Workers	110	$42,620	$43,480	1.04	0.98
Highway Maintenance Workers	170	$63,650	$61,640	1.65	1.65
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3,140	$37,100	$37,950	30.19	1.09
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	190	$27,560	$29,390	1.79	0.64
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	140	$35,290	$34,850	1.38	0.82
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	150	$48,210	$50,810	1.47	2.54
Human Resources Managers	110	$135,250	$145,460	1.06	0.75
Human Resources Specialists	480	$74,710	$79,770	4.63	0.79
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$61,790	$64,780	0.59	1.21
Industrial Engineers	240	$88,340	$94,450	2.34	1.00
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	210	$63,030	$64,480	1.98	0.70
Industrial Production Managers	190	$102,650	$114,050	1.80	1.13
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	390	$47,480	$50,210	3.73	0.75
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	80	$52,750	$53,120	0.75	0.86
Information Security Analysts	50	$95,450	$101,620	0.45	0.37
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	360	$50,450	$54,990	3.50	0.91
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	60	$55,790	$56,310	0.55	0.48
Instructional Coordinators	80	$77,470	$76,180	0.74	0.51
Insulation Workers, Mechanical	80	$100,520	$89,970	0.77	4.65
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	60	$59,390	$55,940	0.55	0.40
Insurance Sales Agents	300	$55,670	$68,560	2.91	0.94
Interpreters and Translators	90	$69,190	$76,460	0.87	2.60
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	60	$44,720	$44,520	0.58	0.61
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1,770	$37,760	$39,170	17.03	1.20
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	90	$60,880	$66,520	0.91	1.30
Labor Relations Specialists	30	$95,360	$94,880	0.29	0.70
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	2,230	$45,480	$45,010	21.50	1.13
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	440	$43,770	$43,540	4.20	0.68
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	210	$36,790	$38,880	1.99	1.57
Lawyers	300	$118,860	$134,660	2.90	0.60
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	70	$50,970	$54,280	0.64	0.63
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	40	$60,330	$64,260	0.43	0.50
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	930	$61,900	$61,620	8.96	2.15
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	60	$31,560	$30,020	0.61	0.60
Light Truck Drivers	850	$46,330	$47,280	8.17	1.29
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	170	$50,210	$51,730	1.68	1.59
Loan Officers	300	$92,570	$98,860	2.92	1.65
Logisticians	80	$73,280	$73,830	0.75	0.46
Machinists	460	$62,230	$64,110	4.46	2.42
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	560	$34,390	$35,450	5.37	0.97
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	80	$44,220	$44,690	0.73	2.06
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,140	$56,120	$55,690	10.98	1.12
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	60	$64,710	$63,450	0.60	1.55
Management Analysts	300	$94,590	$95,420	2.89	0.50
Managers, All Other	70	$124,160	$137,140	0.69	0.17
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	350	$73,000	$76,780	3.42	0.59
Marketing Managers	200	$134,650	$147,770	1.91	0.75
Marriage and Family Therapists	180	$71,500	$72,380	1.69	3.94
Massage Therapists	50	$51,760	$50,460	0.44	0.70
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	40	$85,300	$90,160	0.39	1.26
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	200	$38,650	$40,980	1.90	2.02
Mechanical Drafters	70	$64,000	$68,380	0.66	2.56
Mechanical Engineers	120	$90,670	$95,000	1.16	0.61
Medical and Health Services Managers	400	$121,040	$125,700	3.88	1.01
Medical Assistants	330	$47,750	$47,810	3.13	0.59
Medical Records Specialists	80	$60,490	$67,220	0.77	0.61
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	550	$46,840	$46,980	5.27	0.85
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	70	$57,240	$61,180	0.65	0.71
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	50	$68,240	$67,650	0.50	0.59
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	100	$38,250	$42,500	0.95	0.90
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	320	$73,750	$68,050	3.07	0.77
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,620	$52,330	$51,330	15.55	1.72
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	140	$57,090	$52,670	1.38	2.26
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	220	$78,360	$75,110	2.08	1.83
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	60	$51,060	$51,900	0.56	0.58
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	30	$48,580	$64,990	0.31	1.91
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	40	$30,690	$36,370	0.40	1.32
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians	40	$60,650	$61,880	0.35	2.37
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	120	$92,020	$95,580	1.13	0.56
New Accounts Clerks	80	$47,030	$49,150	0.74	3.11
Nurse Practitioners	240	$131,520	$132,370	2.28	1.10
Nursing Assistants	1,580	$40,130	$43,450	15.17	1.63
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$81,630	$87,100	0.79	1.57
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	—	$390,420	$367,210	—	—
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	110	$91,150	$90,860	1.08	1.19
Occupational Therapists	110	$93,950	$92,750	1.06	1.02
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	50	$55,540	$50,250	0.51	0.41
Office Clerks, General	2,240	$46,390	$47,860	21.59	1.36
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	700	$79,530	$78,110	6.75	2.20
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians	520	$39,370	$40,810	5.00	41.64
Opticians, Dispensing	50	$45,210	$47,700	0.52	1.09
Optometrists	30	$131,960	$151,000	0.29	1.05
Order Clerks	30	$50,020	$47,530	0.30	0.63
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	460	$39,620	$42,340	4.39	1.80
Packers and Packagers, Hand	220	$37,940	$37,410	2.10	0.58
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	120	$46,380	$51,110	1.17	0.81
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	210	$59,890	$64,670	2.05	0.81
Parking Attendants	50	$33,090	$34,750	0.46	0.52
Parts Salespersons	390	$47,790	$48,450	3.72	2.14
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	100	$58,960	$60,520	0.93	0.94
Pediatricians, General	60	$298,830	$304,330	0.54	2.13
Personal Financial Advisors	190	$77,530	$103,750	1.84	1.07
Pharmacists	230	$147,530	$144,510	2.23	1.08
Pharmacy Technicians	290	$46,270	$48,570	2.79	0.92
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	30	$79,180	$80,940	0.30	2.27
Phlebotomists	110	$44,290	$43,670	1.07	1.16
Physical Therapist Assistants	60	$64,120	$64,370	0.59	0.82
Physical Therapists	180	$98,660	$98,900	1.72	1.00
Physician Assistants	170	$132,650	$134,240	1.61	1.55
Physicians, All Other	180	$391,660	$375,240	1.75	0.80
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	830	$90,230	$86,590	7.96	2.66
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	380	$76,880	$80,360	3.69	0.86
Postal Service Clerks	50	$65,540	$63,700	0.44	0.93
Postal Service Mail Carriers	210	$61,170	$62,340	1.98	0.94
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	50	$59,740	$61,390	0.50	0.74
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	60	$84,910	$89,170	0.58	0.61
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	310	$38,420	$43,310	2.98	0.97
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	70	$45,410	$48,080	0.66	3.08
Printing Press Operators	170	$49,220	$51,990	1.62	1.74
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	60	$103,770	$99,930	0.56	0.97
Procurement Clerks	60	$48,560	$51,030	0.61	1.71
Production Workers, All Other	50	$45,100	$43,920	0.44	0.27
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	230	$62,720	$61,820	2.22	0.89
Project Management Specialists	380	$96,390	$94,210	3.70	0.54
Property Appraisers and Assessors	30	$80,510	$83,980	0.29	0.79
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	180	$59,380	$61,650	1.76	0.88
Psychiatric Technicians	190	$48,190	$45,510	1.87	1.85
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	50	$83,190	$88,170	0.52	1.93
Public Relations Specialists	170	$59,750	$64,850	1.65	0.91
Public Safety Telecommunicators	70	$60,160	$55,550	0.63	0.96
Purchasing Managers	30	$117,130	$125,060	0.32	0.59
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	150	$80,330	$80,070	1.47	0.99
Real Estate Sales Agents	60	$43,070	$46,980	0.62	0.50
Receptionists and Information Clerks	380	$37,210	$37,640	3.61	0.62
Recreation Workers	240	$36,840	$38,730	2.31	1.09
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	120	$58,980	$56,470	1.11	1.18
Registered Nurses	2,910	$105,290	$101,980	28.05	1.29
Rehabilitation Counselors	50	$66,680	$65,170	0.44	0.72
Residential Advisors	120	$48,110	$49,370	1.14	2.09
Retail Salespersons	2,850	$34,860	$37,140	27.41	1.09
Roofers	130	$79,250	$71,770	1.23	1.41
Sales Managers	340	$124,290	$139,700	3.23	0.79
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	640	$59,650	$68,560	6.20	0.77
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	1,240	$64,700	$74,750	11.89	1.49
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	40	$122,700	$122,590	0.38	0.21
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	30	$49,820	$52,160	0.32	1.21
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	400	$76,170	$72,460	3.89	0.57
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,230	$49,470	$50,570	11.81	1.08
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	190	$63,040	$92,330	1.79	0.57
Security Guards	240	$38,430	$40,850	2.35	0.28
Self-Enrichment Teachers	200	$43,800	$44,700	1.95	0.91
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	100	$47,070	$51,190	1.01	2.60
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	620	$45,790	$46,990	5.95	1.13
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	340	$36,020	$38,370	3.24	2.02
Skincare Specialists	40	$34,260	$45,680	0.37	0.78
Social and Community Service Managers	180	$77,220	$84,940	1.76	1.30
Social and Human Service Assistants	260	$46,220	$47,830	2.53	0.90
Social Workers, All Other	270	$87,170	$87,270	2.58	6.38
Software Developers	420	$103,000	$109,920	4.04	0.37
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	180	$70,790	$68,450	1.78	1.06
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	60	$64,540	$69,560	0.53	0.87
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	40	$59,480	$59,800	0.38	1.99
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	100	$74,770	$72,220	1.01	0.95
Speech-Language Pathologists	130	$85,040	$86,410	1.28	1.09
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	60	$73,930	$70,350	0.61	3.34
Stockers and Order Fillers	1,820	$36,970	$38,790	17.50	0.96
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	110	$60,460	$59,260	1.07	3.18
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	220	$56,390	$56,040	2.12	0.67
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	70	$59,980	$59,210	0.71	0.21
Surgeons, All Other	40	$503,740	$504,420	0.37	2.27
Surgical Technologists	90	$69,270	$67,920	0.88	1.17
Tax Preparers	30	$59,290	$60,730	0.33	0.66
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	40	$62,470	$61,360	0.38	0.52
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,350	$38,730	$41,140	12.98	1.42
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	60	$69,820	$69,660	0.55	0.87
Tellers	300	$43,820	$42,590	2.84	1.34
Tire Repairers and Changers	60	$44,610	$44,210	0.56	0.80
Training and Development Specialists	290	$72,160	$73,940	2.79	0.95
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	110	$95,760	$109,360	1.08	0.76
Veterinarians	60	$121,400	$123,620	0.61	1.12
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	100	$47,390	$47,900	0.93	1.12
Waiters and Waitresses	1,070	$23,520	$27,720	10.27	0.70
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	100	$74,670	$69,950	0.97	1.17
Web and Digital Interface Designers	30	$79,350	$76,780	0.32	0.44
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	620	$62,820	$62,930	5.93	2.22
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	40	$49,790	$50,840	0.41	1.04

Colleges in this area

6 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
College of Saint Benedict	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,429
Model College of Hair Design	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	199
Rasmussen University-Minnesota	Private for-profit	4-year or above	9,416
Saint Cloud State University	Public	4-year or above	10,732
Saint Johns University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,572
St Cloud Technical and Community College	Public	2-year	4,030

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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