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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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Childcare Workers
14.632913461538461
$14.632913461538461  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
22.944326923076922
$22.944326923076922  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Recreation Workers
18.281091346153847
$18.281091346153847  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Residential Advisors
21.2860625
$21.2860625  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
22.692519230769232
$22.692519230769232  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Cashiers
14.41221153846154
$14.41221153846154  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Counter and Rental Clerks
17.873528846153846
$17.873528846153846  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Parts Salespersons
18.649341346153847
$18.649341346153847  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Retail Salespersons
15.630634615384617
$15.630634615384617  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Insurance Sales Agents
30.341235576923076
$30.341235576923076  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
35.224875000000004
$35.224875000000004  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives
36.9505625
$36.9505625  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Supervisors of Administrative Support Workers
32.32448076923077
$32.32448076923077  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Bill and Account Collectors
21.81616826923077
$21.81616826923077  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Billing and Posting Clerks
23.882072115384616
$23.882072115384616  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
23.643701923076925
$23.643701923076925  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Gaming Cage Workers
18.210764423076924
$18.210764423076924  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
26.75745673076923
$26.75745673076923  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Tellers
18.324985576923076
$18.324985576923076  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
24.790875
$24.790875  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Customer Service Representatives
22.263120192307692
$22.263120192307692  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Government Program Eligibility Interviewers
30.124490384615385
$30.124490384615385  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
14.933125
$14.933125  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Interviewers
19.606245192307693
$19.606245192307693  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
23.76785576923077
$23.76785576923077  
four stars High School or less Northwest
New Accounts Clerks
21.751610576923078
$21.751610576923078  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Human Resources Assistants
23.643701923076925
$23.643701923076925  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Receptionists and Information Clerks
17.212572115384617
$17.212572115384617  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Dispatchers
26.310509615384614
$26.310509615384614  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Postal Service Clerks
27.581836538461538
$27.581836538461538  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Postal Service Mail Carriers
27.631495192307693
$27.631495192307693  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
28.35158173076923
$28.35158173076923  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
21.066283653846156
$21.066283653846156  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Executive Secretaries
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Legal Secretaries
29.935774038461542
$29.935774038461542  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Medical Secretaries
22.938509615384614
$22.938509615384614  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
23.206682692307695
$23.206682692307695  
five stars High School or less Northwest
General Office Clerks
21.692014423076923
$21.692014423076923  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
26.375855769230768
$26.375855769230768  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Agricultural Equipment Operators
21.190091346153846
$21.190091346153846  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Farmworkers and Laborers
17.69814903846154
$17.69814903846154   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
five stars High School or less Northwest
Farm Animal Caretakers
17.022610576923075
$17.022610576923075  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers
42.88684134615385
$42.88684134615385  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Carpenters
29.405850961538462
$29.405850961538462  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
30.995355769230766
$30.995355769230766  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Construction Laborers
23.971725961538464
$23.971725961538464  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
37.194427884615386
$37.194427884615386  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Electricians
35.79367307692308
$35.79367307692308  
five stars Vocational training Northwest
Construction and Maintenance Painters
25.491692307692308
$25.491692307692308  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
37.720951923076925
$37.720951923076925  
five stars High School or less Northwest
 
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