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.
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant Hosts and Hostesses |
14.763562499999999
$14.763562499999999
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Computer User Support Specialists |
30.42416826923077
$30.42416826923077
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Sales Managers |
64.79507692307693
$64.79507692307693
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
31.454269230769228
$31.454269230769228
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters |
19.274317307692307
$19.274317307692307
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
22.332673076923076
$22.332673076923076
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Institution and Cafeteria Cooks |
18.994644230769232
$18.994644230769232
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Hand Packers and Packagers |
16.75450480769231
$16.75450480769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Dishwashers |
14.376634615384615
$14.376634615384615
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
52.7255673076923
$52.7255673076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Human Resources Specialists |
34.47892307692308
$34.47892307692308
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Restaurant Cooks |
18.185615384615385
$18.185615384615385
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers |
39.552076923076925
$39.552076923076925
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Social and Human Service Assistants |
20.294427884615388
$20.294427884615388
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Financial Managers |
65.23145673076922
$65.23145673076922
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Middle School Teachers |
30.97833173076923
$30.97833173076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Radiologic Technologists |
37.718177884615386
$37.718177884615386
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants |
14.276134615384615
$14.276134615384615
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Pharmacy Technicians |
21.95692307692308
$21.95692307692308
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Preschool Teachers |
18.11271153846154
$18.11271153846154
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
37.78697596153847
$37.78697596153847
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
37.720951923076925
$37.720951923076925
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel |
35.224875000000004
$35.224875000000004
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | ------ |
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators |
18.973701923076923
$18.973701923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Medical Scientists |
48.41206730769231
$48.41206730769231
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| Bakers |
17.78126923076923
$17.78126923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Market Research Analysts |
37.911125
$37.911125
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
21.066283653846156
$21.066283653846156
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Nurse Practitioners |
63.91371634615385
$63.91371634615385
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
37.194427884615386
$37.194427884615386
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
25.036067307692306
$25.036067307692306
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Industrial Engineers |
48.002682692307694
$48.002682692307694
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Physician Assistants |
62.12640865384615
$62.12640865384615
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
26.974403846153848
$26.974403846153848
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
22.726355769230768
$22.726355769230768
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
18.60795673076923
$18.60795673076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
50.28666826923077
$50.28666826923077
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Software Developers |
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Software Developers |
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Accountants and Auditors |
37.36197596153846
$37.36197596153846
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Childcare Workers |
14.632913461538461
$14.632913461538461
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Production Helpers |
18.648038461538462
$18.648038461538462
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers |
32.942197115384616
$32.942197115384616
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers |
42.88684134615385
$42.88684134615385
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Supervisors of Administrative Support Workers |
32.32448076923077
$32.32448076923077
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
23.643701923076925
$23.643701923076925
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Electricians |
35.79367307692308
$35.79367307692308
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
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