Minnesota Growing Industries

What are the fastest-growing industries in Minnesota?

These 50 industries are expected to add more new jobs than others from 2016 to 2026.

Industry	Percent Growth	Projected Annual Openings
Accommodation	21.4%	418.6
Administrative and Support Services	7.8%	885.8
Agriculture & Forestry Support Activity	9.8%	27.4
Air Transportation	11%	131.7
Air Transportation	4.6%	62.9
Ambulatory Health Care Services	13.3%	1983.3
Ambulatory Health Care Services	3.9%	658.3
Amusement, Gambling & Recreation Ind	29%	888.8
Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing	9.6%	38
Broadcasting (except Internet)	4.6%	16.4
Chemical Manufacturing	8.6%	107.1
Construction of Buildings	4.3%	118.1
Couriers and Messengers	8.6%	134.4
Educational Services	5.2%	1185.6
Electrical Equipment and Appliances	4.6%	35.3
Financial Investment & Related Activity	4.8%	98
Food Manufacturing	3.3%	152.8
Food Services and Drinking Places	20.6%	3154.3
Forestry and Logging	19.1%	35.3
Furniture and Related Product Mfg	4.5%	41.1
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	8.1%	199
Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	6.5%	109.3
Hospitals	6.5%	789.9
Hospitals	3.6%	468.4
ISPs, Search Portals, & Data Processing	7.1%	39.5
Insurance Carriers & Related Activities	3.8%	275.6
Membership Organizations & Associations	11.1%	618.6
Miscellaneous Manufacturing	4.7%	121.6
Motion Picture & Sound Recording Ind	53.5%	119.9
Museums, Parks and Historical Sites	44.3%	92
Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg	8%	79.5
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	5.8%	621.8
Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	4.3%	459.4
Other Information Services	12.2%	35.6
Performing Arts and Spectator Sports	57.6%	410.5
Personal and Laundry Services	20.3%	471.7
Professional and Technical Services	10.8%	1670.3
Rail Transportation	4.6%	23
Repair and Maintenance	6.2%	128
Social Assistance	26.9%	2586.5
Social Assistance	4.5%	492.1
Specialty Trade Contractors	4.1%	327.8
Specialty Trade Contractors	3.7%	351.1
Support Activities for Transportation	7%	47.5
Support Activities for Transportation	4.6%	40.4
Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	25.1%	319.5
Transit and Ground Passenger Transport	4.6%	68.8
Warehousing and Storage	4.8%	59.9
Warehousing and Storage	4.6%	85.4
Waste Management and Remediation Service	7%	48.7

 

Source: Department of Employment and Economic Development, Employment Outlook Tool