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Social and Human Service Assistants in Minnesota

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Social and Human Service Assistants in Minnesota

Is Minnesota a good place for you to work as a Social and Human Service Assistant?

8.2% Jobs Projection
$34,870 Median Salary
1,930 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Social and Human Service Assistants in Minnesota are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Social and Human Service Assistants in Minnesota is growing faster than average.

  • Social and Human Service Assistants in Minnesota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Social and Human Service Assistants Work in Minnesota?

In Minnesota, there were 15,000 people working as Social and Human Service Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 15,060 Social and Human Service Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 60 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 3,980 Social and Human Service Assistants working in it, which means Minnesota has more Social and Human Service Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Minnesota

Jobs for Social and Human Service Assistants in this state are growing at a rate of 8.2% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 16.4%.

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Minnesota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,930 annual job openings, and 16,180 total jobs in 2026 for Social and Human Service Assistants in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 55,400 annual jobs and 453,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Social and Human Service Assistants Make in Minnesota?

In 2018 wages for Social and Human Service Assistants ranged from $23,740 to $51,180 with $34,870 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $11.42 to $24.61. The median hourly rate was $16.76.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $16.55 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.21.

The median salary in Minnesota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Minnesota Metros for Social and Human Service Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Social and Human Service Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 8,810 $34,940
Duluth, MN-WI 1,570 $31,760
Mankato-North Mankato, MN 930 $42,920
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 500 $44,780
Fargo, ND-MN 350 $33,140
Rochester, MN 310 $30,140
St. Cloud, MN 260 $30,730
Grand Forks, ND-MN 120 $42,270

Top States for Social and Human Service Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Social and Human Service Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 50,600 $39,980
New York 37,340 $35,020
New Jersey 27,220 $34,960
Texas 19,970 $35,360
Pennsylvania 18,480 $33,900
Massachusetts 15,230 $30,660
Ohio 15,210 $32,340
Minnesota 15,000 $34,870
Illinois 13,080 $29,950
Wisconsin 10,450 $34,780
Michigan 10,240 $29,010
Florida 10,110 $31,630
Connecticut 8,300 $38,180
Washington 8,090 $37,960
Maryland 8,080 $33,100
Georgia 8,070 $27,530
North Carolina 7,930 $29,220
Arizona 7,560 $31,130
Virginia 7,250 $30,900
Oregon 6,630 $37,340

Below are the states where Social and Human Service Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $43,250
California $39,980
Alaska $38,260
Connecticut $38,180
Washington $37,960
Oregon $37,340
Hawaii $35,680
Nevada $35,550
North Dakota $35,440
Texas $35,360

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