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 
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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational Therapists |
40.62380288461538
$40.62380288461538
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers |
42.88684134615385
$42.88684134615385
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |
41.951798076923076
$41.951798076923076
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Management Analysts |
47.06529807692308
$47.06529807692308
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Respiratory Therapists |
39.63528846153846
$39.63528846153846
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Instructional Coordinators |
37.773096153846154
$37.773096153846154
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Loan Officers |
38.661307692307695
$38.661307692307695
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Personal Financial Advisors |
41.88267307692308
$41.88267307692308
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators |
38.36114423076923
$38.36114423076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Mechanical Engineers |
40.97327403846154
$40.97327403846154
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers |
31.857009615384616
$31.857009615384616
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
34.90241826923077
$34.90241826923077
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Civil Engineering Technicians |
34.53797115384615
$34.53797115384615
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
37.78697596153847
$37.78697596153847
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Computer Network Support Specialists |
35.182
$35.182
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Conservation Scientists |
36.35024038461538
$36.35024038461538
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Compliance Officers |
38.18570192307692
$38.18570192307692
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Radiologic Technologists |
37.718177884615386
$37.718177884615386
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Social and Community Service Managers |
36.974625
$36.974625
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| General and Operations Managers |
43.50071153846154
$43.50071153846154
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Environmental Scientists |
40.129543269230766
$40.129543269230766
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
32.53598557692308
$32.53598557692308
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Human Resources Specialists |
34.47892307692308
$34.47892307692308
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Chiropractors |
37.55841826923076
$37.55841826923076
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
31.454269230769228
$31.454269230769228
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Accountants and Auditors |
37.36197596153846
$37.36197596153846
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers |
32.942197115384616
$32.942197115384616
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
32.25579326923077
$32.25579326923077
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers |
39.552076923076925
$39.552076923076925
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics |
32.23153365384615
$32.23153365384615
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Training and Development Specialists |
36.66572596153846
$36.66572596153846
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Surveyors |
36.714687500000004
$36.714687500000004
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
33.38746153846154
$33.38746153846154
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Cost Estimators |
35.9841875
$35.9841875
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Service Managers |
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Electricians |
35.79367307692308
$35.79367307692308
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
31.747173076923076
$31.747173076923076
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Health Care Social Workers |
31.227956730769233
$31.227956730769233
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators |
31.098432692307693
$31.098432692307693
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
37.194427884615386
$37.194427884615386
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Market Research Analysts |
37.911125
$37.911125
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Marriage and Family Therapists |
32.930389423076925
$32.930389423076925
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Surgical Technologists |
32.43114423076923
$32.43114423076923
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers |
30.995355769230766
$30.995355769230766
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers |
29.88479326923077
$29.88479326923077
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Administrative Support Workers |
32.32448076923077
$32.32448076923077
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
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