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. |
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Pharmacy Technicians |
21.95692307692308
$21.95692307692308
|
High School or less | Central | |
Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers |
30.444134615384616
$30.444134615384616
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
35.37642788461539
$35.37642788461539
|
Associate's degree | Central | |
Food Batchmakers |
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154
|
High School or less | Central | |
Compliance Officers |
38.18570192307692
$38.18570192307692
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Software Developers |
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Software Developers |
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Pipelayers |
39.315423076923075
$39.315423076923075
|
High School or less | Central | |
Occupational Therapists |
40.62380288461538
$40.62380288461538
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central | |
Speech-Language Pathologists |
40.51396634615385
$40.51396634615385
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central | |
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
24.790875
$24.790875
|
High School or less | Central | |
Lawyers |
68.5766875
$68.5766875
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central | |
Production Helpers |
18.648038461538462
$18.648038461538462
|
High School or less | Central | |
Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
18.60795673076923
$18.60795673076923
|
High School or less | Central | |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
31.747173076923076
$31.747173076923076
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central | |
Physical Therapists |
45.73610096153846
$45.73610096153846
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central | |
Dishwashers |
14.376634615384615
$14.376634615384615
|
High School or less | Central | |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923
|
High School or less | Central | |
Radiologic Technologists |
37.718177884615386
$37.718177884615386
|
Associate's degree | Central | |
Postal Service Mail Carriers |
27.631495192307693
$27.631495192307693
|
High School or less | Central | |
Social and Community Service Managers |
36.974625
$36.974625
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Sales Managers |
64.79507692307693
$64.79507692307693
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Dental Hygienists |
41.507471153846154
$41.507471153846154
|
Vocational training | Central | |
Restaurant Hosts and Hostesses |
14.763562499999999
$14.763562499999999
|
High School or less | Central | |
Insurance Sales Agents |
30.341235576923076
$30.341235576923076
|
High School or less | Central | |
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives of Technical or Scientific Products |
40.65556730769231
$40.65556730769231
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Construction Managers |
48.408764423076924
$48.408764423076924
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Physician Assistants |
62.12640865384615
$62.12640865384615
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central | |
Pharmacists |
68.49181730769232
$68.49181730769232
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central | |
Training and Development Specialists |
36.66572596153846
$36.66572596153846
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Executive Secretaries |
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231
|
High School or less | Central | |
Lifeguards and Ski Patrollers |
14.014831730769231
$14.014831730769231
|
High School or less | Central | |
Management Analysts |
47.06529807692308
$47.06529807692308
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Nurse Practitioners |
63.91371634615385
$63.91371634615385
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central | |
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers |
19.340865384615384
$19.340865384615384
|
High School or less | Central | |
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
28.35158173076923
$28.35158173076923
|
High School or less | Central | |
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents |
36.32891826923077
$36.32891826923077
|
High School or less | Central | |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923
|
High School or less | Central | |
Special Education Teachers, Middle School |
30.08966826923077
$30.08966826923077
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Food Service Managers |
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385
|
High School or less | Central | |
Bill and Account Collectors |
21.81616826923077
$21.81616826923077
|
High School or less | Central | |
Elementary and High School Education Administrators |
53.64041826923077
$53.64041826923077
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central | |
Cost Estimators |
35.9841875
$35.9841875
|
High School or less | Central | |
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors |
29.655322115384614
$29.655322115384614
|
Bachelor's degree | Central | |
Residential Advisors |
21.2860625
$21.2860625
|
High School or less | Central | |
Health Care Social Workers |
31.227956730769233
$31.227956730769233
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central | |
Printing Press Operators |
22.801509615384614
$22.801509615384614
|
High School or less | Central | |
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