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.
272 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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| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
26.974403846153848
$26.974403846153848
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High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Cost Estimators |
35.9841875
$35.9841875
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Counter and Rental Clerks |
17.873528846153846
$17.873528846153846
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
24.790875
$24.790875
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Operators |
28.067249999999998
$28.067249999999998
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Customer Service Representatives |
22.263120192307692
$22.263120192307692
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923
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|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Dental Assistants |
30.557259615384616
$30.557259615384616
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|
Vocational training | Arrowhead |
| Dental Hygienists |
41.507471153846154
$41.507471153846154
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|
Vocational training | Arrowhead |
| Dentists |
86.1252548076923
$86.1252548076923
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|
Graduate degree (any type) | Arrowhead |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
38.36114423076923
$38.36114423076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
43.809
$43.809
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Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants |
14.276134615384615
$14.276134615384615
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High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Dishwashers |
14.376634615384615
$14.376634615384615
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Dispatchers |
26.310509615384614
$26.310509615384614
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Dispensing Opticians |
19.39078846153846
$19.39078846153846
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|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Driver/Sales Workers |
14.243081730769232
$14.243081730769232
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas |
29.569769230769232
$29.569769230769232
|
|
Not available | Arrowhead |
| Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors |
29.655322115384614
$29.655322115384614
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Electrical Engineers |
50.094533653846156
$50.094533653846156
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
47.92129807692308
$47.92129807692308
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|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
32.53598557692308
$32.53598557692308
|
|
Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Electricians |
35.79367307692308
$35.79367307692308
|
|
Vocational training | Arrowhead |
| Elementary School Teachers |
30.943384615384616
$30.943384615384616
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Elementary and High School Education Administrators |
53.64041826923077
$53.64041826923077
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Arrowhead |
| Emergency Medical Technicians |
20.17460576923077
$20.17460576923077
|
|
Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Environmental Scientists |
40.129543269230766
$40.129543269230766
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
35.37642788461539
$35.37642788461539
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators |
20.70223076923077
$20.70223076923077
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Facilities Managers |
46.378860576923074
$46.378860576923074
|
|
Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Family Medicine Physicians |
102.93492788461538
$102.93492788461538
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Arrowhead |
| Fast Food Cooks |
13.607802884615385
$13.607802884615385
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.733413461538461
$14.733413461538461
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.733413461538461
$14.733413461538461
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Financial Analysts |
44.8245625
$44.8245625
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|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Financial Managers |
65.23145673076922
$65.23145673076922
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|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Firefighters |
19.869
$19.869
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|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers |
24.195557692307695
$24.195557692307695
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|
Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| First-line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services |
23.93425480769231
$23.93425480769231
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|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.924173076923076
$25.924173076923076
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|
Not available | Arrowhead |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.924173076923076
$25.924173076923076
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|
Not available | Arrowhead |
| Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors |
22.944326923076922
$22.944326923076922
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|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Food Preparation Workers |
15.668067307692308
$15.668067307692308
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Food Service Managers |
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385
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|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians |
24.662846153846154
$24.662846153846154
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|
Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Foresters |
32.18151923076923
$32.18151923076923
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|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Freight and Stock Laborers |
19.911298076923078
$19.911298076923078
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Fundraisers |
31.3458125
$31.3458125
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Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
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