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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billing and Posting Clerks |
23.882072115384616
$23.882072115384616
|
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High School or less | Southeast |
| Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors |
23.753475961538463
$23.753475961538463
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
23.896971153846152
$23.896971153846152
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Medical Assistants |
23.959384615384614
$23.959384615384614
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
25.036067307692306
$25.036067307692306
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Automotive Body Repairers |
24.21475480769231
$24.21475480769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers |
24.389139423076927
$24.389139423076927
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Dispatchers |
26.310509615384614
$26.310509615384614
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators |
24.234432692307692
$24.234432692307692
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Medical Records Specialists |
25.866033653846152
$25.866033653846152
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics |
24.832576923076925
$24.832576923076925
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Medical Equipment Preparers |
23.02472596153846
$23.02472596153846
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
24.71816346153846
$24.71816346153846
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Interpreters and Translators |
30.593908653846153
$30.593908653846153
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
24.790875
$24.790875
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Human Resources Assistants |
23.643701923076925
$23.643701923076925
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Machinists |
25.692408653846154
$25.692408653846154
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
31.454269230769228
$31.454269230769228
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Construction and Maintenance Painters |
25.491692307692308
$25.491692307692308
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Licensed Practical Nurses |
27.094182692307694
$27.094182692307694
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Multiple Machine Tool Operators |
22.15519230769231
$22.15519230769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Legal Secretaries |
29.935774038461542
$29.935774038461542
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.924173076923076
$25.924173076923076
|
|
Not available | Southeast |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.924173076923076
$25.924173076923076
|
|
Not available | Southeast |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks |
26.75745673076923
$26.75745673076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
28.105947115384616
$28.105947115384616
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Carpenters |
29.405850961538462
$29.405850961538462
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
27.631495192307693
$27.631495192307693
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators |
22.971855769230768
$22.971855769230768
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
26.974403846153848
$26.974403846153848
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Postal Service Clerks |
27.581836538461538
$27.581836538461538
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Food Baking and Drying Machine Operators |
24.54005769230769
$24.54005769230769
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Graphic Designers |
30.17454326923077
$30.17454326923077
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Food Service Managers |
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents |
36.32891826923077
$36.32891826923077
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics |
29.894759615384615
$29.894759615384615
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Health Care Social Workers |
31.227956730769233
$31.227956730769233
|
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Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| Occupational Therapy Assistants |
28.793471153846152
$28.793471153846152
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Dental Assistants |
30.557259615384616
$30.557259615384616
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers |
29.811129807692307
$29.811129807692307
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
28.35158173076923
$28.35158173076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Machinery Maintenance Workers |
28.86338942307692
$28.86338942307692
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Supervisors of Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
29.96932692307692
$29.96932692307692
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Paramedics |
30.419173076923077
$30.419173076923077
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Sheet Metal Workers |
30.14099519230769
$30.14099519230769
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
31.747173076923076
$31.747173076923076
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers |
30.995355769230766
$30.995355769230766
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers |
29.88479326923077
$29.88479326923077
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
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