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.
287 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dispatchers |
26.310509615384614
$26.310509615384614
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Postal Service Clerks |
27.581836538461538
$27.581836538461538
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
27.631495192307693
$27.631495192307693
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
28.35158173076923
$28.35158173076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
21.066283653846156
$21.066283653846156
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Legal Secretaries |
29.935774038461542
$29.935774038461542
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Medical Secretaries |
22.938509615384614
$22.938509615384614
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
23.206682692307695
$23.206682692307695
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
23.896971153846152
$23.896971153846152
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| General Office Clerks |
21.692014423076923
$21.692014423076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators |
21.190091346153846
$21.190091346153846
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Farmworkers and Laborers |
17.69814903846154
$17.69814903846154
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.022610576923075
$17.022610576923075
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers |
42.88684134615385
$42.88684134615385
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Carpenters |
29.405850961538462
$29.405850961538462
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers |
30.995355769230766
$30.995355769230766
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Construction Laborers |
23.971725961538464
$23.971725961538464
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Paving Equipment Operators |
40.31383173076923
$40.31383173076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
37.194427884615386
$37.194427884615386
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Electricians |
35.79367307692308
$35.79367307692308
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Glaziers |
32.87295673076923
$32.87295673076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Construction and Maintenance Painters |
25.491692307692308
$25.491692307692308
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
37.720951923076925
$37.720951923076925
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Sheet Metal Workers |
30.14099519230769
$30.14099519230769
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
37.78697596153847
$37.78697596153847
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers |
29.88479326923077
$29.88479326923077
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Automotive Body Repairers |
24.21475480769231
$24.21475480769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
24.394125
$24.394125
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics |
29.894759615384615
$29.894759615384615
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics |
24.832576923076925
$24.832576923076925
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics |
32.23153365384615
$32.23153365384615
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
33.38746153846154
$33.38746153846154
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
31.454269230769228
$31.454269230769228
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Machinery Maintenance Workers |
28.86338942307692
$28.86338942307692
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Medical Equipment Repairers |
32.356091346153846
$32.356091346153846
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers |
24.389139423076927
$24.389139423076927
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers |
32.942197115384616
$32.942197115384616
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
22.90672596153846
$22.90672596153846
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
23.3175625
$23.3175625
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Bakers |
17.78126923076923
$17.78126923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters |
19.274317307692307
$19.274317307692307
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters |
18.17206730769231
$18.17206730769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
18.60795673076923
$18.60795673076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Food Baking and Drying Machine Operators |
24.54005769230769
$24.54005769230769
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Machinists |
25.692408653846154
$25.692408653846154
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators |
20.085971153846153
$20.085971153846153
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
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