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Career test for Minnesota students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 784+ Minnesota alumni actually went on to do.

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What Minnesota grads actually do

Based on 784 notable Minnesota alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
146
university teacher
92
ice hockey player
70
American football player
61
writer
44
basketball player
40
journalist
32
economist
28
psychologist
25
lawyer
24
engineer
23
businessperson
22

Notable Minnesota alumni

Peter Graves
Peter Graves
television actor · television director
Lila Downs
Lila Downs
recording artist · film actor
Doug Hutchison
Doug Hutchison
film producer · children's writer
William L. Guy
William L. Guy
military officer · politician
Barbora Špotáková
Barbora Špotáková
athletics competitor · javelin thrower
Jeffrey Davidow
Jeffrey Davidow
diplomat
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
film actor · actor
James Day Hodgson
James Day Hodgson
diplomat · military officer

Salary outlook for top Minnesota career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
ice hockey player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr
economist
10th–90th percentile: $62,520$216,900
$115,730
median / yr

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About Minnesota

The University of Minnesota Twin Cities (historically known as University of Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the flagship institution of the University of Minnesota System and is organized into 19 colleges, schools, and other major academic units. Founded by the Minnesota Territorial Legislature as a territorial university in 1851, seven years before Minnesota achieved statehood, the Twin Cities campus is the oldest and largest in the University of Minnesota System. Its enrollment of 56,666 students as of fall 2024 places it among the ten largest U.S. campuses by enrollment. The campus comprises locations in Minneapolis and St. Paul, approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) apart. The University of Minnesota is classified as an "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" by the Carnegie Classification. It is a member of the Association of American Universities. The National Science Foundation ranked the University of Minnesota 22nd among American universities for research and development expenditures in 2022 with $1.202 billion. The Minnesota Golden Gophers compete in 21 intercollegiate sports in NCAA Division I as a member of the Big Ten Conference and have won 29 national championships. As of March 2024, Minnesota's current and former students have won a total of 90 Olympic medals. There are 25 Nobel laureates associated with the university.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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