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 |
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.
|
Current Demand Indicator
Current demand indicator shows how occupations compare in terms of possible openings in order from high to low.
|
Typical Education Required 
|
Region
There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Workers |
15.650384615384615
$15.650384615384615
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors |
23.5895625
$23.5895625
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Recreation Workers |
18.3909375
$18.3909375
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Residential Advisors |
22.41999519230769
$22.41999519230769
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers |
23.18454807692308
$23.18454807692308
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers |
39.238831730769235
$39.238831730769235
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Insurance Sales Agents |
38.23015865384615
$38.23015865384615
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
29.892884615384613
$29.892884615384613
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives |
37.34074038461539
$37.34074038461539
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Supervisors of Administrative Support Workers |
35.05858653846154
$35.05858653846154
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Bill and Account Collectors |
22.45654326923077
$22.45654326923077
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Billing and Posting Clerks |
24.971
$24.971
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks |
28.789802884615384
$28.789802884615384
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Tellers |
19.188240384615384
$19.188240384615384
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
25.377677884615384
$25.377677884615384
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Customer Service Representatives |
23.27485576923077
$23.27485576923077
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Government Program Eligibility Interviewers |
30.872783653846152
$30.872783653846152
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
17.229245192307694
$17.229245192307694
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Interviewers |
22.387110576923078
$22.387110576923078
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Clerical Library Assistants |
19.43621634615385
$19.43621634615385
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks |
24.05349519230769
$24.05349519230769
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| New Accounts Clerks |
23.0814375
$23.0814375
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
18.335211538461536
$18.335211538461536
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Dispatchers |
26.63242788461538
$26.63242788461538
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
29.975120192307692
$29.975120192307692
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
29.012975961538462
$29.012975961538462
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
22.630125000000003
$22.630125000000003
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Executive Secretaries |
36.14471634615384
$36.14471634615384
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Legal Secretaries |
27.277158653846154
$27.277158653846154
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Medical Secretaries |
23.825360576923078
$23.825360576923078
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
23.914629807692307
$23.914629807692307
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
24.683350961538462
$24.683350961538462
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Mail Clerks |
18.642697115384614
$18.642697115384614
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| General Office Clerks |
22.85329807692308
$22.85329807692308
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers |
45.781735576923076
$45.781735576923076
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Carpenters |
30.90920673076923
$30.90920673076923
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Paving Equipment Operators |
36.37479807692308
$36.37479807692308
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
37.66226923076923
$37.66226923076923
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
39.42823076923077
$39.42823076923077
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Sheet Metal Workers |
28.561173076923076
$28.561173076923076
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Construction and Building Inspectors |
41.16459134615385
$41.16459134615385
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
28.245471153846154
$28.245471153846154
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
40.21399519230769
$40.21399519230769
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers |
38.88771153846154
$38.88771153846154
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Automotive Body Repairers |
25.014254807692307
$25.014254807692307
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics |
30.899961538461536
$30.899961538461536
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
23.64793269230769
$23.64793269230769
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Machinery Maintenance Workers |
30.24933173076923
$30.24933173076923
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
49.22773557692308
$49.22773557692308
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers |
28.82795673076923
$28.82795673076923
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 | ||||