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. |
Current Demand Indicator Current demand indicator shows how occupations compare in terms of possible openings in order from high to low. |
Typical Education Required |
Region
There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota. |
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Chefs and Head Cooks |
24.71816346153846
$24.71816346153846
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Computer Network Support Specialists |
35.182
$35.182
|
Associate's degree | Southeast | |
Computer and Information Systems Managers |
77.60699519230769
$77.60699519230769
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Industrial Engineering Technicians |
31.22296153846154
$31.22296153846154
|
Associate's degree | Southeast | |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Health Care Social Workers |
31.227956730769233
$31.227956730769233
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast | |
Parts Salespersons |
18.649341346153847
$18.649341346153847
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
32.30133653846154
$32.30133653846154
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast | |
Woodworking Machine Operators |
21.19323076923077
$21.19323076923077
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
23.896971153846152
$23.896971153846152
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Tellers |
18.324985576923076
$18.324985576923076
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Industrial Production Managers |
50.968201923076926
$50.968201923076926
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Physical Therapists |
45.73610096153846
$45.73610096153846
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast | |
Social and Community Service Managers |
36.974625
$36.974625
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Emergency Medical Technicians |
20.17460576923077
$20.17460576923077
|
Associate's degree | Southeast | |
Medical Records Specialists |
25.866033653846152
$25.866033653846152
|
Associate's degree | Southeast | |
Marriage and Family Therapists |
32.930389423076925
$32.930389423076925
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast | |
Nurse Anesthetists |
111.03273076923077
$111.03273076923077
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast | |
Training and Development Specialists |
36.66572596153846
$36.66572596153846
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Loan Officers |
38.661307692307695
$38.661307692307695
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives of Technical or Scientific Products |
40.65556730769231
$40.65556730769231
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
30.14458653846154
$30.14458653846154
|
Associate's degree | Southeast | |
Postal Service Mail Carriers |
27.631495192307693
$27.631495192307693
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Executive Secretaries |
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Machinists |
25.692408653846154
$25.692408653846154
|
Vocational training | Southeast | |
Recreation Workers |
18.281091346153847
$18.281091346153847
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Dental Assistants |
30.557259615384616
$30.557259615384616
|
Vocational training | Southeast | |
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School |
31.093158653846153
$31.093158653846153
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Bus and Truck Mechanics |
29.894759615384615
$29.894759615384615
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers |
30.444134615384616
$30.444134615384616
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers |
30.995355769230766
$30.995355769230766
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.022610576923075
$17.022610576923075
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Management Analysts |
47.06529807692308
$47.06529807692308
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Surgical Technologists |
32.43114423076923
$32.43114423076923
|
Associate's degree | Southeast | |
Biological Technicians |
23.82411057692308
$23.82411057692308
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Dental Hygienists |
41.507471153846154
$41.507471153846154
|
Vocational training | Southeast | |
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
28.35158173076923
$28.35158173076923
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
33.38746153846154
$33.38746153846154
|
Vocational training | Southeast | |
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
General and Operations Managers |
43.50071153846154
$43.50071153846154
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast | |
Family Medicine Physicians |
102.93492788461538
$102.93492788461538
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast | |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
23.3175625
$23.3175625
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
23.3175625
$23.3175625
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
31.747173076923076
$31.747173076923076
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast | |
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters |
18.17206730769231
$18.17206730769231
|
High School or less | Southeast | |
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