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.
283 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants |
13.24
$13.24
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Electricians |
30.22
$30.22
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Accountants and Auditors |
31.00
$31.00
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Childcare Workers |
13.89
$13.89
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
23.73
$23.73
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
22.79
$22.79
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
15.66
$15.66
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
31.14
$31.14
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Social and Community Service Managers |
32.64
$32.64
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
47.39
$47.39
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Parts Salespersons |
17.26
$17.26
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
20.74
$20.74
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Financial Managers |
52.02
$52.02
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
25.48
$25.48
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel |
28.69
$28.69
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
11.67
$11.67
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Recreation Workers |
16.25
$16.25
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Insurance Sales Agents |
23.26
$23.26
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Loan Officers |
36.45
$36.45
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Industrial Engineers |
38.97
$38.97
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
34.31
$34.31
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Human Resources Specialists |
31.26
$31.26
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Hand Packers and Packagers |
18.47
$18.47
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Pharmacists |
65.59
$65.59
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Radiologic Technologists |
32.72
$32.72
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Mechanical Engineers |
35.41
$35.41
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Printing Press Operators |
19.20
$19.20
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
27.78
$27.78
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers |
27.78
$27.78
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| Security Guards |
18.08
$18.08
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
23.81
$23.81
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
21.31
$21.31
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
21.31
$21.31
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers |
37.97
$37.97
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Executive Secretaries |
29.36
$29.36
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Physical Therapists |
42.05
$42.05
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.40
$17.40
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers |
29.41
$29.41
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Farmworkers and Laborers |
17.70
$17.70
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Speech-Language Pathologists |
39.91
$39.91
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Interviewers |
18.15
$18.15
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Sales Managers |
50.85
$50.85
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Phlebotomists |
17.28
$17.28
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Health Care Social Workers |
29.87
$29.87
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Food Service Managers |
30.28
$30.28
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators |
20.21
$20.21
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Industrial Engineering Technicians |
25.86
$25.86
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|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators |
19.34
$19.34
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Respiratory Therapists |
37.07
$37.07
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|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Occupational Therapists |
38.55
$38.55
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|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
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