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.
268 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counter and Rental Clerks |
17.873528846153846
$17.873528846153846
|
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
24.790875
$24.790875
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Customer Service Representatives |
22.263120192307692
$22.263120192307692
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators |
25.186375
$25.186375
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Dental Assistants |
30.557259615384616
$30.557259615384616
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Dental Hygienists |
41.507471153846154
$41.507471153846154
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|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Dentists |
86.1252548076923
$86.1252548076923
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|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
38.36114423076923
$38.36114423076923
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
43.809
$43.809
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|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants |
14.276134615384615
$14.276134615384615
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Dishwashers |
14.376634615384615
$14.376634615384615
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Dispatchers |
26.310509615384614
$26.310509615384614
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Dispensing Opticians |
19.39078846153846
$19.39078846153846
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Driver/Sales Workers |
14.243081730769232
$14.243081730769232
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors |
29.655322115384614
$29.655322115384614
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Electrical Engineers |
50.094533653846156
$50.094533653846156
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
47.92129807692308
$47.92129807692308
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
32.53598557692308
$32.53598557692308
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Electricians |
35.79367307692308
$35.79367307692308
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians |
25.087206730769232
$25.087206730769232
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Electronics Engineers |
47.97273076923077
$47.97273076923077
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Elementary School Teachers |
30.943384615384616
$30.943384615384616
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Elementary and High School Education Administrators |
53.64041826923077
$53.64041826923077
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Emergency Medical Technicians |
20.17460576923077
$20.17460576923077
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
22.90672596153846
$22.90672596153846
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Environmental Scientists |
40.129543269230766
$40.129543269230766
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators |
22.976870192307693
$22.976870192307693
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Facilities Managers |
46.378860576923074
$46.378860576923074
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Family Medicine Physicians |
102.93492788461538
$102.93492788461538
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.022610576923075
$17.022610576923075
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics |
24.832576923076925
$24.832576923076925
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Farmworkers and Laborers |
17.69814903846154
$17.69814903846154
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Fast Food Cooks |
13.607802884615385
$13.607802884615385
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.733413461538461
$14.733413461538461
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.733413461538461
$14.733413461538461
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Financial Managers |
65.23145673076922
$65.23145673076922
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Firefighters |
19.869
$19.869
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers |
24.195557692307695
$24.195557692307695
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|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| First-line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services |
23.93425480769231
$23.93425480769231
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.924173076923076
$25.924173076923076
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|
Not available | Northwest |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.924173076923076
$25.924173076923076
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|
Not available | Northwest |
| Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors |
22.944326923076922
$22.944326923076922
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators |
23.25744230769231
$23.25744230769231
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Preparation Workers |
15.668067307692308
$15.668067307692308
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Service Managers |
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians |
24.662846153846154
$24.662846153846154
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|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Freight and Stock Laborers |
19.911298076923078
$19.911298076923078
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High School or less | Northwest |
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