Rochester, Minnesota Employment

Rochester Employment

Employment and Industries in the Rochester, Minnesota Area

Rochester, Minnesota is regarded as a prominent center for medicine, biosciences and technology. The economy relies on the Mayo Clinic, IBM, the hospitality sector and agriculture. The Mayo Clinic is Rochester's largest employer. Service businesses, including the Mayo Clinic provide the majority of the jobs in Rochester. The hotel and restaurant industries provide a substantial number of jobs.

The city includes one of the largest IBM facilities, under one roof, in the world. IBM is a major employer in the city. The region also offers employment at the facilities of over 150 manufacturing companies. Pemstar and Crenlo Inc are two of the major manufacturing firms. The region also includes more than 1400 working farms. The production of milk and cheese are significant economic factors. In addition, vegetable packing provides seasonal jobs for hundreds of workers.

Notable information about Rochester, Minnesota: Rochester is often included in Money Magazine's "Best Places to Live" list. The average salary in Rochester in 2009 was $43,000. In 2008 the cost of living index in Rochester was at 79.9 which is lower than the national average of 100. About 38% of the adult residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Rochester's top employers:

Mayo Clinic - Medical/hospital
IBM - Electronics-computer
Rochester Public Schools - Education
Olmsted County - Government
Olmsted Medical Center - Medical-hospital services
Walmart & Sams Club - Retail
City of Rochester - Government
HyVee - Retail Grocery
Sunstone Hotel Properties - Hotel/restaurant services
Charter Communications - Cable Television/ high speed Internet
RCTC - Post secondary education
Crenlo - Fabricated metal
Target - Retail
Federal Medical Center - Corrections/medical
Benchmark Electronics - Contract Mfg/design/engineering
Seneca Food - Food processing
Marigold Foods - Food processing
Hiawatha Homes - Res. Services/dev. disabilities
Samaritan Bethany Inc - Healthcare for the aging
Pace Dairy - Food processing

Some of the most common occupations in Rochester filled by college graduates are registered nurses, computer software applications engineers, teachers, computer programmers, wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives, computer systems analysts, computer and information systems managers, pharmacists, and social and human service assistants.

The primary job providing segments in Rochester are:

Healthcare
Computer and electronic products
Educational services
Accommodation and food services
Professional, scientific and technical services
Social assistance
Manufacturing

Local companies have opportunities to collaborate with the following helpful organizations:

People interested in learning about the region's business and industry activities can read the local newspaper the Post-Bulletin

Jobs in Rochester

Rank	Title	Total Employees	Local Mean Salary (Per Year)	Local Mean Salary (Per hour)	National Growth % 2014-2024
1	All Occupations	117830	$59,710	$28.71	100
2	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	25770	$109,050	$52.43	5.85
3	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	12420	$39,550	$19.01	13.75
4	Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	10540	$27,820	$13.38	8.7
5	Sales and Related Occupations	9710	$37,600	$18.08	9.5
6	Healthcare Support Occupations	9090	$34,870	$16.76	2.85
7	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	6730	$37,090	$17.83	6.7
8	Production Occupations	6530	$41,590	$20	5.6
9	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	4910	$51,620	$24.82	6
10	Management Occupations	4600	$101,390	$48.75	6.35
11	Construction and Extraction Occupations	4590	$57,330	$27.56	4.6
12	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	4150	$31,220	$15.01	3.6
13	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	3880	$28,170	$13.54	0
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	3770	$48,450	$23.29	3.75
15	Business and Financial Operations Occupations	3560	$65,800	$31.64	5.35
16	Retail Salespersons	3480	$29,840	$14.35	2.7
17	Fast Food and Counter Workers	3120	$26,160	$12.58	2.45
18	Cashiers	3030	$25,730	$12.37	2.2
19	Nursing Assistants	2610	$34,950	$16.8	0.95
20	Personal Care and Service Occupations	2580	$31,120	$14.96	4.65
21	Computer and Mathematical Occupations	2300	$95,730	$46.02	3
22	Community and Social Service Occupations	2290	$54,180	$26.05	1.75
23	Waiters and Waitresses	2050	$28,190	$13.55	1.65
24	Office Clerks, General	1780	$37,510	$18.04	1.9
25	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1770	$35,690	$17.16	1.4
26	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1760	$26,110	$12.55	0.9
27	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	1630	$33,240	$15.98	1.5
28	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	1420	$46,870	$22.54	1.2
29	General and Operations Managers	1370	$94,010	$45.2	1.5
30	Customer Service Representatives	1360	$36,370	$17.49	1.75
31	Stockers and Order Fillers	1310	$30,080	$14.46	1.25
32	Cooks, Restaurant	1220	$28,530	$13.72	0.9
33	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1150	$35,560	$17.1	0.8
34	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	1110	$48,870	$23.5	1.8
35	Protective Service Occupations	1090	$53,570	$25.76	2.2
36	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1000	$34,630	$16.65	1.8
37	Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	880	$43,440	$20.88	0
38	Bartenders	840	$24,480	$11.77	0.4
39	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	820	$41,940	$20.16	0.9
40	Architecture and Engineering Occupations	800	$74,650	$35.89	1.7
41	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	770	$60,160	$28.92	0.2
42	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	760	$44,280	$21.29	0.95
43	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	760	$82,760	$39.79	0.8
44	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	720	$44,510	$21.4	0.5
45	Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	690	$34,280	$16.48	0.3
46	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	690	$67,520	$32.46	0.3
47	Carpenters	680	$53,650	$25.8	0.6
48	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	670	$37,200	$17.89	0.6
49	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	660	$63,150	$30.36	0.85
50	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	650	$55,740	$26.8	0.95
51	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	640	$40,680	$19.56	0.3
52	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	630	$41,660	$20.03	1.05
53	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	620	$63,310	$30.44	0.7
54	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	600	$30,280	$14.56	0.4
55	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	590	$59,200	$28.46	0.7
56	Light Truck Drivers	580	$34,600	$16.64	0.6
57	Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	560	$50,100	$24.09	0
58	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	530	$33,600	$16.15	0.75
59	Construction Laborers	510	$44,920	$21.6	0.9
60	Electricians	510	$58,850	$28.29	0.45
61	Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	510	$28,500	$13.7	0.2
62	Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	470	$32,720	$15.73	0.3
63	Human Resources Specialists	470	$59,600	$28.65	0.4
64	Childcare Workers	460	$25,950	$12.48	0.7
65	Pharmacy Technicians	440	$37,800	$18.17	0.3
66	Recreation Workers	440	$30,280	$14.56	0.3
67	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	430	$58,790	$28.26	0.4
68	Accountants and Auditors	420	$64,070	$30.8	0.9
69	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	420	$58,390	$28.07	0.25
70	Physical Therapists	420	$85,260	$40.99	0.2
71	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	410	$27,800	$13.36	0.15
72	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	400	$66,070	$31.76	0.2
73	Dishwashers	390	$24,320	$11.69	0.3
74	Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	390	$24,230	$11.65	0.3
75	Legal Occupations	380	$87,960	$42.29	0.8
76	Dental Assistants	360	$53,010	$25.49	0.2
77	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	360	$24,020	$11.55	0.3
78	Healthcare Social Workers	360	$54,370	$26.14	0.1
79	Tellers	360	$33,710	$16.21	0.25
80	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	340	$52,810	$25.39	0.35
81	Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	340	$31,170	$14.99	0.3
82	Machinists	330	$48,800	$23.46	0.2
83	Food Preparation Workers	310	$26,210	$12.6	0.5
84	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	290	$38,980	$18.74	0.1
85	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	290	$67,330	$32.37	0.4
86	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	280	$52,420	$25.2	0.2
87	Financial Managers	280	$112,220	$53.95	0.4
88	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	280	$42,770	$20.57	0.2
89	Social and Human Service Assistants	280	$35,970	$17.3	0.3
90	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	270	$39,210	$18.85	0.1
91	Highway Maintenance Workers	260	$52,500	$25.24	0.1
92	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	260	$43,750	$21.03	0.4
93	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	260	$43,670	$21	0.35
94	Billing and Posting Clerks	250	$41,870	$20.13	0.3
95	Driver/Sales Workers	250	$31,280	$15.04	0.3
96	Self-Enrichment Teachers	250	$38,210	$18.37	0.2
97	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	240	$65,300	$31.4	0.25
98	Correctional Officers and Jailers	240	$54,560	$26.23	0.25
99	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	240	$52,290	$25.14	0.45
100	Postal Service Mail Carriers	240	$51,950	$24.97	0.2

Source: 2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$59,710	117,830
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$109,050	25,770
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$39,550	12,420
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$27,820	10,540
Sales and Related Occupations	$37,600	9,710
Healthcare Support Occupations	$34,870	9,090
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$37,090	6,730
Production Occupations	$41,590	6,530
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$51,620	4,910
Management Occupations	$101,390	4,600
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$57,330	4,590
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$31,220	4,150
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$28,170	3,880
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$48,450	3,770
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$65,800	3,560
Retail Salespersons	$29,840	3,480
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,160	3,120
Cashiers	$25,730	3,030
Nursing Assistants	$34,950	2,610
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$31,120	2,580
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$95,730	2,300
Community and Social Service Occupations	$54,180	2,290
Waiters and Waitresses	$28,190	2,050
Office Clerks, General	$37,510	1,780
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$35,690	1,770
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,110	1,760
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,240	1,630
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$46,870	1,420
General and Operations Managers	$94,010	1,370
Customer Service Representatives	$36,370	1,360
Stockers and Order Fillers	$30,080	1,310
Cooks, Restaurant	$28,530	1,220
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$35,560	1,150
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$48,870	1,110
Protective Service Occupations	$53,570	1,090
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$34,630	1,000
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	$43,440	880
Bartenders	$24,480	840
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$41,940	820
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$74,650	800
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$60,160	770
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,280	760
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$82,760	760
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$44,510	720
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$34,280	690
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$67,520	690
Carpenters	$53,650	680
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,200	670
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,150	660
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,740	650

Title

Mean Local Salary

Local Jobs

All Occupations

$59,710

117,830

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

$109,050

25,770

Office and Administrative Support Occupations

$39,550

12,420

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

$27,820

10,540

Sales and Related Occupations

$37,600

9,710

Healthcare Support Occupations

$34,870

9,090

Transportation and Material Moving Occupations

$37,090

6,730

Production Occupations

$41,590

6,530

Educational Instruction and Library Occupations

$51,620

4,910

Management Occupations

$101,390

4,600

Construction and Extraction Occupations

$57,330

4,590

Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations

$31,220

4,150

Home Health and Personal Care Aides

$28,170

3,880

Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations

$48,450

3,770

Business and Financial Operations Occupations

$65,800

3,560

Retail Salespersons

$29,840

3,480

Fast Food and Counter Workers

$26,160

3,120

Cashiers

$25,730

3,030

Nursing Assistants

$34,950

2,610

Personal Care and Service Occupations

$31,120

2,580

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

$95,730

2,300

Community and Social Service Occupations

$54,180

2,290

Waiters and Waitresses

$28,190

2,050

Office Clerks, General

$37,510

1,780

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive

$35,690

1,770

Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$26,110

1,760

Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

$33,240

1,630

Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

$46,870

1,420

General and Operations Managers

$94,010

1,370

Customer Service Representatives

$36,370

1,360

Stockers and Order Fillers

$30,080

1,310

Cooks, Restaurant

$28,530

1,220

Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators

$35,560

1,150

Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

$48,870

1,110

Protective Service Occupations

$53,570

1,090

Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

$34,630

1,000

Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics

$43,440

880

Bartenders

$24,480

840

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$41,940

820

Architecture and Engineering Occupations

$74,650

800

Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians

$60,160

770

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

$44,280

760

Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

$82,760

760

Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

$44,510

720

Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

$34,280

690

Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters

$67,520

690

Carpenters

$53,650

680

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

$37,200

670

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

$63,150

660

First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

$55,740

650

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
All Occupations	$59,710	117,830
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$109,050	25,770
Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$39,550	12,420
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations	$27,820	10,540
Sales and Related Occupations	$37,600	9,710
Healthcare Support Occupations	$34,870	9,090
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$37,090	6,730
Production Occupations	$41,590	6,530
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$51,620	4,910
Management Occupations	$101,390	4,600
Construction and Extraction Occupations	$57,330	4,590
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$31,220	4,150
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	$28,170	3,880
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$48,450	3,770
Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$65,800	3,560
Retail Salespersons	$29,840	3,480
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$26,160	3,120
Cashiers	$25,730	3,030
Nursing Assistants	$34,950	2,610
Personal Care and Service Occupations	$31,120	2,580
Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$95,730	2,300
Community and Social Service Occupations	$54,180	2,290
Waiters and Waitresses	$28,190	2,050
Office Clerks, General	$37,510	1,780
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$35,690	1,770
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$26,110	1,760
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$33,240	1,630
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$46,870	1,420
General and Operations Managers	$94,010	1,370
Customer Service Representatives	$36,370	1,360
Stockers and Order Fillers	$30,080	1,310
Cooks, Restaurant	$28,530	1,220
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	$35,560	1,150
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$48,870	1,110
Protective Service Occupations	$53,570	1,090
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$34,630	1,000
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	$43,440	880
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$41,940	820
Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$74,650	800
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	$60,160	770
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$44,280	760
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$82,760	760
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$44,510	720
Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$34,280	690
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$67,520	690
Carpenters	$53,650	680
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$37,200	670
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$63,150	660
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$55,740	650
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$40,680	640