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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.

283 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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Indicator Sort ascending Need help? Current demand indicator shows how occupations compare in terms of possible openings in order from high to low.
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Education Required 		Region Need help? There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota.
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Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
47.58
$47.58   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
25.74
$25.74   		three stars Associate's degree Northwest
Elementary and High School Education Administrators ------ three stars Graduate degree (any type) Northwest
Dental Hygienists
40.62
$40.62   		three stars Not available Northwest
Rehabilitation Counselors
18.65
$18.65   		three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators
20.79
$20.79   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Clerical Library Assistants
15.40
$15.40   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Residential Advisors
22.18
$22.18   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Cost Estimators
30.29
$30.29   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Butchers and Meat Cutters
18.81
$18.81   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Human Resources Assistants
22.07
$22.07   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Special Education Teachers, Middle School ------ three stars Not available Northwest
Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners
19.18
$19.18   		three stars High School or less Northwest
General Internal Medicine Physicians
999.00
>$100   		three stars Not available Northwest
Computer and Information Systems Managers
60.76
$60.76   		three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators
22.21
$22.21   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators
18.47
$18.47   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Food Batchmakers
17.72
$17.72   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors
24.14
$24.14   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Dentists
86.13
$86.13   		three stars Graduate degree (any type) Northwest
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
27.16
$27.16   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Dispensing Opticians
19.22
$19.22   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Drilling and Boring Machine Operators
20.59
$20.59   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Northwest
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators
24.23
$24.23   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers
15.02
$15.02   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Supervisors of Police Officers
38.81
$38.81   		three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators
24.69
$24.69   		three stars High School or less Northwest
High School Career and Technical Education Teachers ------ three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
24.27
$24.27   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Interpreters and Translators
28.39
$28.39   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Architectural and Engineering Managers
62.29
$62.29   		three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Lodging Managers
33.42
$33.42   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Outdoor Power Equipment Mechanics
21.06
$21.06   		three stars Vocational training Northwest
Logging Equipment Operators
23.75
$23.75   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Community Health Workers
23.17
$23.17   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Home Appliance Repairers
25.94
$25.94   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Northwest
Veterinarians
49.54
$49.54   		three stars Graduate degree (any type) Northwest
Surveying and Mapping Technicians
26.31
$26.31   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
22.20
$22.20   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Bailiffs
21.41
$21.41   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Dietetic Technicians
21.50
$21.50   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Funeral Attendants
18.02
$18.02   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Chemical Plant and System Operators
30.90
$30.90   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Northwest
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
29.18
$29.18   		three stars Not available Northwest
Title Examiners and Searchers
25.84
$25.84   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Procurement Clerks
23.39
$23.39   		three stars High School or less Northwest
First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
25.05
$25.05   		three stars Not available Northwest
First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
25.05
$25.05   		three stars Not available Northwest
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators
17.78
$17.78   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Editors
28.52
$28.52   		three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
 
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