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 
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Wage
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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Current Demand Indicator
Current demand indicator shows how occupations compare in terms of possible openings in order from high to low.
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Typical Education Required |
Region
There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota.
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| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.788076923076924
$14.788076923076924
|
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High School or less | Central |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.788076923076924
$14.788076923076924
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Fast Food Cooks |
15.595870192307693
$15.595870192307693
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Farmworkers and Laborers |
17.625052884615386
$17.625052884615386
|
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High School or less | Central |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics |
30.02912019230769
$30.02912019230769
|
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Vocational training | Central |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.565860576923075
$17.565860576923075
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Family Medicine Physicians |
115.28397596153847
$115.28397596153847
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Facilities Managers |
49.36889423076923
$49.36889423076923
|
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Associate's degree | Central |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators |
25.245355769230766
$25.245355769230766
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|
High School or less | Central |
| Executive Secretaries |
36.14471634615384
$36.14471634615384
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|
High School or less | Central |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
38.21968269230769
$38.21968269230769
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
25.784860576923077
$25.784860576923077
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Emergency Medical Technicians |
22.659572115384616
$22.659572115384616
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Elementary and High School Education Administrators |
60.13402403846154
$60.13402403846154
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Elementary School Teachers |
31.257826923076923
$31.257826923076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians |
28.058245192307695
$28.058245192307695
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Electricians |
38.50085576923077
$38.50085576923077
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
35.28949519230769
$35.28949519230769
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
49.22773557692308
$49.22773557692308
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Electrical Engineers |
51.178437499999994
$51.178437499999994
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors |
30.044365384615386
$30.044365384615386
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Driver/Sales Workers |
14.204528846153845
$14.204528846153845
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Dispensing Opticians |
22.461456730769232
$22.461456730769232
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Dispatchers |
26.63242788461538
$26.63242788461538
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Dishwashers |
14.842591346153846
$14.842591346153846
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants |
14.188427884615384
$14.188427884615384
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Dietitians and Nutritionists |
35.98785576923077
$35.98785576923077
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
49.509307692307694
$49.509307692307694
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Dentists |
99.34055288461539
$99.34055288461539
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Dental Hygienists |
46.13141826923077
$46.13141826923077
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Dental Assistants |
31.157052884615382
$31.157052884615382
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
23.59416346153846
$23.59416346153846
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|
High School or less | Central |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators |
26.60809134615385
$26.60809134615385
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Customer Service Representatives |
23.27485576923077
$23.27485576923077
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Credit Analysts |
37.41694230769231
$37.41694230769231
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
25.377677884615384
$25.377677884615384
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|
High School or less | Central |
| Counter and Rental Clerks |
18.73248076923077
$18.73248076923077
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Cost Estimators |
39.03220673076923
$39.03220673076923
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
29.050841346153845
$29.050841346153845
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Construction and Maintenance Painters |
28.763418269230772
$28.763418269230772
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|
High School or less | Central |
| Construction and Building Inspectors |
41.16459134615385
$41.16459134615385
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Construction Managers |
51.39782211538461
$51.39782211538461
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|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Construction Laborers |
27.446350961538464
$27.446350961538464
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|
High School or less | Central |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers |
83.27461538461539
$83.27461538461539
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Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Computer User Support Specialists |
31.039899038461538
$31.039899038461538
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Associate's degree | Central |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
52.961485576923074
$52.961485576923074
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Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
34.84913942307693
$34.84913942307693
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Vocational training | Central |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
34.84913942307693
$34.84913942307693
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|
Vocational training | Central |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
23.932360576923077
$23.932360576923077
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|
High School or less | Central |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
23.932360576923077
$23.932360576923077
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High School or less | Central |
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