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Occupations in Demand

Which jobs are in demand?

Learn more about job availability and wages for careers in your region. The following careers are currently in demand in various regions across the state. The regions represented are the 6 planning areas in Minnesota as defined by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).

Short-term demand is defined as the combination of recently reported vacancies and relatively low unemployment levels.

Sort the table by clicking on the column header. Use the dropdown box to change the region. Get more information by clicking an occupation title or wage.

288 occupations found

Occupation Title Sort ascending Wage Need help? Median wage means the point at which half of all workers in the occupation earn less and half earn more. New employees are usually in the "earn less" half.
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Education Required 		Region Need help? There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota.
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Woodworking Machine Operators
21.46054326923077
$21.46054326923077   		three stars High School or less Central
Wood Sawing Machine Operators
23.763264423076922
$23.763264423076922   		five stars High School or less Central
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives of Technical or Scientific Products
47.40758653846154
$47.40758653846154   		four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives
37.34074038461539
$37.34074038461539   		five stars High School or less Central
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
27.538129807692307
$27.538129807692307   		five stars High School or less Central
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
32.969163461538464
$32.969163461538464   		three stars High School or less Central
Waiters and Waitresses
11.819557692307692
$11.819557692307692   		five stars High School or less Central
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
22.966653846153847
$22.966653846153847   		five stars Associate's degree Central
Veterinarians
52.426572115384616
$52.426572115384616   		five stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Vehicle Cleaners
18.339129807692306
$18.339129807692306   		five stars High School or less Central
Tutors
23.610528846153848
$23.610528846153848   		three stars Not available Central
Tree Trimmers and Pruners
29.769432692307692
$29.769432692307692   		three stars High School or less Central
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
54.94351442307692
$54.94351442307692   		three stars Bachelor's degree Central
Training and Development Specialists
37.47111538461538
$37.47111538461538   		four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Tool and Die Makers
30.512269230769228
$30.512269230769228   		three stars Vocational training Central
Tellers
19.188240384615384
$19.188240384615384   		five stars High School or less Central
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
28.82795673076923
$28.82795673076923   		four stars High School or less Central
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers
32.151177884615386
$32.151177884615386   		three stars High School or less Central
Surgical Technologists
36.05719711538462
$36.05719711538462   		four stars Associate's degree Central
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
23.18454807692308
$23.18454807692308   		five stars High School or less Central
Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
36.813658653846154
$36.813658653846154   		five stars High School or less Central
Supervisors of Police Officers
56.27795192307692
$56.27795192307692   		three stars Bachelor's degree Central
Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
39.238831730769235
$39.238831730769235   		three stars High School or less Central
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
40.21399519230769
$40.21399519230769   		five stars High School or less Central
Supervisors of Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers
32.083783653846154
$32.083783653846154   		three stars High School or less Central
Supervisors of Housekeepers and Janitors
24.070274038461537
$24.070274038461537   		four stars High School or less Central
Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
21.389192307692305
$21.389192307692305   		five stars High School or less Central
Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers
45.781735576923076
$45.781735576923076   		five stars High School or less Central
Supervisors of Administrative Support Workers
35.05858653846154
$35.05858653846154   		five stars High School or less Central
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
19.291591346153847
$19.291591346153847   		five stars Bachelor's degree Central
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
24.578913461538463
$24.578913461538463   		four stars High School or less Central
Stockers and Order Fillers
18.781764423076922
$18.781764423076922   		five stars High School or less Central
Statisticians
43.957091346153845
$43.957091346153845   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
34.192639423076926
$34.192639423076926   		three stars High School or less Central
Speech-Language Pathologists
41.49549519230769
$41.49549519230769   		four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
33.19441346153847
$33.19441346153847   		five stars Bachelor's degree Central
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
32.31775
$32.31775   		four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Software Developers
62.09961057692308
$62.09961057692308   		four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Software Developers
62.09961057692308
$62.09961057692308   		four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Social and Human Service Assistants
22.53575
$22.53575   		five stars High School or less Central
Social and Community Service Managers
39.35722596153846
$39.35722596153846   		four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Slaughterers and Meat Packers
19.689985576923075
$19.689985576923075   		four stars High School or less Central
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
18.716375
$18.716375   		five stars High School or less Central
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
18.716375
$18.716375   		five stars High School or less Central
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
22.630125000000003
$22.630125000000003   		five stars High School or less Central
Sheet Metal Workers
28.561173076923076
$28.561173076923076   		three stars High School or less Central
Sewing Machine Operators
18.76989423076923
$18.76989423076923   		three stars High School or less Central
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators
24.951923076923077
$24.951923076923077   		three stars High School or less Central
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
22.203903846153846
$22.203903846153846   		four stars High School or less Central
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers
38.88771153846154
$38.88771153846154   		three stars High School or less Central
 
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