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.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmworkers and Laborers |
17.625052884615386
$17.625052884615386
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.565860576923075
$17.565860576923075
|
|
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 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers |
31.935240384615387
$31.935240384615387
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Construction Laborers |
27.446350961538464
$27.446350961538464
|
|
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 |
| Electricians |
38.50085576923077
$38.50085576923077
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Floor, Ceiling, and Wall Insulation Workers |
25.019389423076923
$25.019389423076923
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Construction and Maintenance Painters |
28.763418269230772
$28.763418269230772
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Pipelayers |
40.46905769230769
$40.46905769230769
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
39.42823076923077
$39.42823076923077
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Roofers |
31.08185576923077
$31.08185576923077
|
|
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 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
38.21968269230769
$38.21968269230769
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
40.21399519230769
$40.21399519230769
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers |
32.151177884615386
$32.151177884615386
|
|
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 |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
24.66892307692308
$24.66892307692308
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics |
30.899961538461536
$30.899961538461536
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics |
30.02912019230769
$30.02912019230769
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics |
35.16409615384616
$35.16409615384616
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Outdoor Power Equipment Mechanics |
23.75803846153846
$23.75803846153846
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
23.64793269230769
$23.64793269230769
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
32.9369375
$32.9369375
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
32.56658173076924
$32.56658173076924
|
|
Vocational training | 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 |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers |
25.73495673076923
$25.73495673076923
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Helpers |
19.12354326923077
$19.12354326923077
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers |
36.813658653846154
$36.813658653846154
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
24.578913461538463
$24.578913461538463
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Bakers |
18.665451923076922
$18.665451923076922
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters |
22.619365384615385
$22.619365384615385
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters |
18.89423076923077
$18.89423076923077
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
19.689985576923075
$19.689985576923075
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Food Batchmakers |
18.153182692307695
$18.153182692307695
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators |
24.280504807692306
$24.280504807692306
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators |
25.245355769230766
$25.245355769230766
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
23.59416346153846
$23.59416346153846
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Operators |
20.40616826923077
$20.40616826923077
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Operators |
22.57957692307692
$22.57957692307692
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Machinists |
29.587201923076922
$29.587201923076922
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators |
20.629971153846153
$20.629971153846153
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Tool and Die Makers |
30.512269230769228
$30.512269230769228
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 | ||||