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 |
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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
28.35158173076923
$28.35158173076923
|
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High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
21.066283653846156
$21.066283653846156
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Legal Secretaries |
29.935774038461542
$29.935774038461542
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Medical Secretaries |
22.938509615384614
$22.938509615384614
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
23.206682692307695
$23.206682692307695
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
23.896971153846152
$23.896971153846152
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| General Office Clerks |
21.692014423076923
$21.692014423076923
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Logging Equipment Operators |
23.748201923076923
$23.748201923076923
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers |
42.88684134615385
$42.88684134615385
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Carpenters |
29.405850961538462
$29.405850961538462
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Paving Equipment Operators |
40.31383173076923
$40.31383173076923
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
37.194427884615386
$37.194427884615386
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
37.720951923076925
$37.720951923076925
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Sheet Metal Workers |
30.14099519230769
$30.14099519230769
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Construction and Building Inspectors |
39.04222596153846
$39.04222596153846
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
37.78697596153847
$37.78697596153847
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Automotive Body Repairers |
24.21475480769231
$24.21475480769231
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics |
29.894759615384615
$29.894759615384615
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Tire Repairers and Changers |
18.704153846153847
$18.704153846153847
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Control and Valve Installers and Repairers |
36.5911826923077
$36.5911826923077
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
47.92129807692308
$47.92129807692308
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers |
24.389139423076927
$24.389139423076927
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Helpers |
19.755451923076922
$19.755451923076922
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers |
32.942197115384616
$32.942197115384616
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Aircraft Structure and Systems Assemblers |
21.839548076923077
$21.839548076923077
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
25.036067307692306
$25.036067307692306
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Printing Press Operators |
22.801509615384614
$22.801509615384614
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Woodworking Machine Operators |
21.19323076923077
$21.19323076923077
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
32.25579326923077
$32.25579326923077
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators |
31.098432692307693
$31.098432692307693
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Operators |
28.067249999999998
$28.067249999999998
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators |
20.70223076923077
$20.70223076923077
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Paper Goods Machine Operators |
20.607033653846152
$20.607033653846152
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Production Helpers |
18.648038461538462
$18.648038461538462
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Driver/Sales Workers |
14.243081730769232
$14.243081730769232
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Light Truck or Delivery Drivers |
22.39270673076923
$22.39270673076923
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers |
32.508442307692306
$32.508442307692306
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Lifeguards and Ski Patrollers |
14.014831730769231
$14.014831730769231
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Fast Food Cooks |
13.607802884615385
$13.607802884615385
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Institution and Cafeteria Cooks |
18.994644230769232
$18.994644230769232
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Restaurant Cooks |
18.185615384615385
$18.185615384615385
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Food Preparation Workers |
15.668067307692308
$15.668067307692308
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Bartenders |
13.065100961538462
$13.065100961538462
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
11.708341346153846
$11.708341346153846
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Nonrestaurant Food Servers |
15.552495192307692
$15.552495192307692
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
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