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

 

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