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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 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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Region Need help? There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota.
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Pharmacy Technicians
21.95692307692308
$21.95692307692308  
four stars High School or less Central
Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers
30.444134615384616
$30.444134615384616  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
35.37642788461539
$35.37642788461539  
four stars Associate's degree Central
Food Batchmakers
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154  
four stars High School or less Central
Compliance Officers
38.18570192307692
$38.18570192307692  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Software Developers
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Software Developers
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Pipelayers
39.315423076923075
$39.315423076923075  
four stars High School or less Central
Occupational Therapists
40.62380288461538
$40.62380288461538  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Speech-Language Pathologists
40.51396634615385
$40.51396634615385  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
24.790875
$24.790875  
four stars High School or less Central
Lawyers
68.5766875
$68.5766875  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Production Helpers
18.648038461538462
$18.648038461538462  
four stars High School or less Central
Slaughterers and Meat Packers
18.60795673076923
$18.60795673076923  
four stars High School or less Central
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
31.747173076923076
$31.747173076923076  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Physical Therapists
45.73610096153846
$45.73610096153846  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Dishwashers
14.376634615384615
$14.376634615384615  
four stars High School or less Central
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923  
four stars High School or less Central
Radiologic Technologists
37.718177884615386
$37.718177884615386  
four stars Associate's degree Central
Postal Service Mail Carriers
27.631495192307693
$27.631495192307693  
four stars High School or less Central
Social and Community Service Managers
36.974625
$36.974625  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Sales Managers
64.79507692307693
$64.79507692307693  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Project Management Specialists
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Project Management Specialists
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Project Management Specialists
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Dental Hygienists
41.507471153846154
$41.507471153846154  
four stars Vocational training Central
Restaurant Hosts and Hostesses
14.763562499999999
$14.763562499999999  
four stars High School or less Central
Insurance Sales Agents
30.341235576923076
$30.341235576923076  
four stars High School or less Central
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives of Technical or Scientific Products
40.65556730769231
$40.65556730769231  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Construction Managers
48.408764423076924
$48.408764423076924  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Physician Assistants
62.12640865384615
$62.12640865384615  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Pharmacists
68.49181730769232
$68.49181730769232  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Training and Development Specialists
36.66572596153846
$36.66572596153846  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Executive Secretaries
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231  
four stars High School or less Central
Lifeguards and Ski Patrollers
14.014831730769231
$14.014831730769231  
four stars High School or less Central
Management Analysts
47.06529807692308
$47.06529807692308  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Nurse Practitioners
63.91371634615385
$63.91371634615385  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers
19.340865384615384
$19.340865384615384  
four stars High School or less Central
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
28.35158173076923
$28.35158173076923  
four stars High School or less Central
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
36.32891826923077
$36.32891826923077  
four stars High School or less Central
Highway Maintenance Workers
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923  
four stars High School or less Central
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
30.08966826923077
$30.08966826923077  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Food Service Managers
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385  
four stars High School or less Central
Bill and Account Collectors
21.81616826923077
$21.81616826923077  
four stars High School or less Central
Elementary and High School Education Administrators
53.64041826923077
$53.64041826923077  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Cost Estimators
35.9841875
$35.9841875  
four stars High School or less Central
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors
29.655322115384614
$29.655322115384614  
four stars Bachelor's degree Central
Residential Advisors
21.2860625
$21.2860625  
four stars High School or less Central
Health Care Social Workers
31.227956730769233
$31.227956730769233  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Central
Printing Press Operators
22.801509615384614
$22.801509615384614  
four stars High School or less Central
 
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