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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.

268 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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Need help? Current demand indicator shows how occupations compare in terms of possible openings in order from high to low.
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Highway Maintenance Workers
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
37.78697596153847
$37.78697596153847  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers
29.88479326923077
$29.88479326923077  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
37.11434134615385
$37.11434134615385  
four stars Vocational training Northwest
Automotive Body Repairers
24.21475480769231
$24.21475480769231  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
24.394125
$24.394125  
five stars Vocational training Northwest
Bus and Truck Mechanics
29.894759615384615
$29.894759615384615  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Farm Equipment Mechanics
24.832576923076925
$24.832576923076925  
four stars Vocational training Northwest
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics
32.23153365384615
$32.23153365384615  
three stars Vocational training Northwest
Motorboat Mechanics
23.312927884615384
$23.312927884615384  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Outdoor Power Equipment Mechanics
22.869490384615386
$22.869490384615386  
three stars Vocational training Northwest
Tire Repairers and Changers
18.704153846153847
$18.704153846153847  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
33.38746153846154
$33.38746153846154  
four stars Vocational training Northwest
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
31.454269230769228
$31.454269230769228  
four stars Vocational training Northwest
Machinery Maintenance Workers
28.86338942307692
$28.86338942307692  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
47.92129807692308
$47.92129807692308  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
30.084091346153848
$30.084091346153848  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Maintenance and Repair Workers
24.389139423076927
$24.389139423076927  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Helpers
19.755451923076922
$19.755451923076922  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
32.942197115384616
$32.942197115384616  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
22.90672596153846
$22.90672596153846   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
three stars High School or less Northwest
Bakers
17.78126923076923
$17.78126923076923  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Butchers and Meat Cutters
19.274317307692307
$19.274317307692307  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters
18.17206730769231
$18.17206730769231  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Slaughterers and Meat Packers
18.60795673076923
$18.60795673076923  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Food Batchmakers
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Food Cooking Machine Operators
23.25744230769231
$23.25744230769231   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
four stars High School or less Northwest
Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators
22.976870192307693
$22.976870192307693  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Operators
22.125129807692307
$22.125129807692307  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Lathe and Turning Machine Operators
24.204370192307692
$24.204370192307692   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
three stars High School or less Northwest
Machinists
25.692408653846154
$25.692408653846154  
five stars Vocational training Northwest
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators
20.085971153846153
$20.085971153846153  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
25.036067307692306
$25.036067307692306  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators
22.971855769230768
$22.971855769230768  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Printing Press Operators
22.801509615384614
$22.801509615384614  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
15.982600961538461
$15.982600961538461  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Sewing Machine Operators
17.901514423076925
$17.901514423076925  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
22.726355769230768
$22.726355769230768  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Woodworking Machine Operators
21.19323076923077
$21.19323076923077  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
32.25579326923077
$32.25579326923077  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
31.098432692307693
$31.098432692307693  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Mixing and Blending Machine Operators
23.668278846153843
$23.668278846153843  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators
25.186375
$25.186375  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators
18.973701923076923
$18.973701923076923  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
23.3175625
$23.3175625  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
23.3175625
$23.3175625  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615  
five stars High School or less Northwest
 
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