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.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-Enrichment Education Teachers |
19.340865384615384
$19.340865384615384
|
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
22.90672596153846
$22.90672596153846
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers |
24.195557692307695
$24.195557692307695
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Construction and Maintenance Painters |
25.491692307692308
$25.491692307692308
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians |
25.087206730769232
$25.087206730769232
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
24.71816346153846
$24.71816346153846
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Motorboat Mechanics |
23.312927884615384
$23.312927884615384
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Community Health Workers |
22.93045673076923
$22.93045673076923
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators |
23.25744230769231
$23.25744230769231
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Insurance Sales Agents |
30.341235576923076
$30.341235576923076
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Machinists |
25.692408653846154
$25.692408653846154
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners |
28.5804375
$28.5804375
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators |
22.971855769230768
$22.971855769230768
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers |
24.389139423076927
$24.389139423076927
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Dispatchers |
26.310509615384614
$26.310509615384614
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Operators |
23.668278846153843
$23.668278846153843
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Graphic Designers |
30.17454326923077
$30.17454326923077
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
25.036067307692306
$25.036067307692306
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
24.790875
$24.790875
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
26.974403846153848
$26.974403846153848
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
37.11434134615385
$37.11434134615385
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Automotive Body Repairers |
24.21475480769231
$24.21475480769231
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks |
26.75745673076923
$26.75745673076923
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors |
23.753475961538463
$23.753475961538463
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Operators |
24.204370192307692
$24.204370192307692
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers |
29.811129807692307
$29.811129807692307
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Medical Records Specialists |
25.866033653846152
$25.866033653846152
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Licensed Practical Nurses |
27.094182692307694
$27.094182692307694
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians |
24.662846153846154
$24.662846153846154
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators |
25.186375
$25.186375
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
26.375855769230768
$26.375855769230768
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
28.105947115384616
$28.105947115384616
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Legal Secretaries |
29.935774038461542
$29.935774038461542
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics |
29.894759615384615
$29.894759615384615
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Dental Assistants |
30.557259615384616
$30.557259615384616
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Carpenters |
29.405850961538462
$29.405850961538462
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.924173076923076
$25.924173076923076
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.924173076923076
$25.924173076923076
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics |
24.832576923076925
$24.832576923076925
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Librarians and Media Collections Specialists |
33.08016346153846
$33.08016346153846
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Librarians and Media Collections Specialists |
33.08016346153846
$33.08016346153846
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
28.35158173076923
$28.35158173076923
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers |
30.084091346153848
$30.084091346153848
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
30.14458653846154
$30.14458653846154
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Industrial Engineering Technicians |
31.22296153846154
$31.22296153846154
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
27.631495192307693
$27.631495192307693
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Postal Service Clerks |
27.581836538461538
$27.581836538461538
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
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