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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistants |
62.12640865384615
$62.12640865384615
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| Industrial Engineers |
48.002682692307694
$48.002682692307694
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
25.036067307692306
$25.036067307692306
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
37.194427884615386
$37.194427884615386
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Nurse Practitioners |
63.91371634615385
$63.91371634615385
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
21.066283653846156
$21.066283653846156
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Market Research Analysts |
37.911125
$37.911125
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Bakers |
17.78126923076923
$17.78126923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Medical Scientists |
48.41206730769231
$48.41206730769231
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators |
18.973701923076923
$18.973701923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | ------ |
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847
|
|
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 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
37.720951923076925
$37.720951923076925
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
37.78697596153847
$37.78697596153847
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Preschool Teachers |
18.11271153846154
$18.11271153846154
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Pharmacy Technicians |
21.95692307692308
$21.95692307692308
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants |
14.276134615384615
$14.276134615384615
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Radiologic Technologists |
37.718177884615386
$37.718177884615386
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Middle School Teachers |
30.97833173076923
$30.97833173076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Financial Managers |
65.23145673076922
$65.23145673076922
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Social and Human Service Assistants |
20.294427884615388
$20.294427884615388
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers |
39.552076923076925
$39.552076923076925
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Restaurant Cooks |
18.185615384615385
$18.185615384615385
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Human Resources Specialists |
34.47892307692308
$34.47892307692308
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
52.7255673076923
$52.7255673076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Dishwashers |
14.376634615384615
$14.376634615384615
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Hand Packers and Packagers |
16.75450480769231
$16.75450480769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Institution and Cafeteria Cooks |
18.994644230769232
$18.994644230769232
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
22.332673076923076
$22.332673076923076
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters |
19.274317307692307
$19.274317307692307
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
31.454269230769228
$31.454269230769228
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Sales Managers |
64.79507692307693
$64.79507692307693
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Computer User Support Specialists |
30.42416826923077
$30.42416826923077
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Restaurant Hosts and Hostesses |
14.763562499999999
$14.763562499999999
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters |
18.17206730769231
$18.17206730769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
31.747173076923076
$31.747173076923076
|
|
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 |
| Family Medicine Physicians |
102.93492788461538
$102.93492788461538
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southeast |
| General and Operations Managers |
43.50071153846154
$43.50071153846154
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
33.38746153846154
$33.38746153846154
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
28.35158173076923
$28.35158173076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Dental Hygienists |
41.507471153846154
$41.507471153846154
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Biological Technicians |
23.82411057692308
$23.82411057692308
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Surgical Technologists |
32.43114423076923
$32.43114423076923
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Management Analysts |
47.06529807692308
$47.06529807692308
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.022610576923075
$17.022610576923075
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
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