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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.

268 occupations found

Occupation Title Wage Need help? 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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Need help? Current demand indicator shows how occupations compare in terms of possible openings in order from high to low.
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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
24.394125
$24.394125  
five stars Vocational training Southwest
Bus and Truck Mechanics
29.894759615384615
$29.894759615384615  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Farm Equipment Mechanics
24.832576923076925
$24.832576923076925  
four stars Vocational training Southwest
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics
32.23153365384615
$32.23153365384615  
three stars Vocational training Southwest
Tire Repairers and Changers
18.704153846153847
$18.704153846153847  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
33.38746153846154
$33.38746153846154  
four stars Vocational training Southwest
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
31.454269230769228
$31.454269230769228  
five stars Vocational training Southwest
Machinery Maintenance Workers
28.86338942307692
$28.86338942307692  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Millwrights
31.9026875
$31.9026875  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
47.92129807692308
$47.92129807692308  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
30.084091346153848
$30.084091346153848  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Maintenance and Repair Workers
24.389139423076927
$24.389139423076927  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
19.765418269230768
$19.765418269230768   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
three stars High School or less Southwest
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Helpers
19.755451923076922
$19.755451923076922  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
32.942197115384616
$32.942197115384616  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
22.90672596153846
$22.90672596153846   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
three stars High School or less Southwest
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
23.3175625
$23.3175625  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Bakers
17.78126923076923
$17.78126923076923  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Butchers and Meat Cutters
19.274317307692307
$19.274317307692307  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Food Baking and Drying Machine Operators
24.54005769230769
$24.54005769230769  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Food Batchmakers
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Food Cooking Machine Operators
23.25744230769231
$23.25744230769231  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators
22.976870192307693
$22.976870192307693  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Operators
22.125129807692307
$22.125129807692307  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Machinists
25.692408653846154
$25.692408653846154  
five stars Vocational training Southwest
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
20.561942307692306
$20.561942307692306   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
three stars High School or less Southwest
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators
20.085971153846153
$20.085971153846153  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Multiple Machine Tool Operators
22.15519230769231
$22.15519230769231  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
25.036067307692306
$25.036067307692306  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators
22.971855769230768
$22.971855769230768  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Prepress Technicians and Workers
22.380653846153848
$22.380653846153848  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Print Binding and Finishing Workers
23.327581730769232
$23.327581730769232  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
15.982600961538461
$15.982600961538461  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Sewing Machine Operators
17.901514423076925
$17.901514423076925  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
22.726355769230768
$22.726355769230768  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Woodworking Machine Operators
21.19323076923077
$21.19323076923077  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
32.25579326923077
$32.25579326923077  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
31.098432692307693
$31.098432692307693  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Chemical Plant and System Operators
30.90303365384615
$30.90303365384615   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
four stars High School or less Southwest
Chemical Equipment Operators
22.721346153846156
$22.721346153846156  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators
24.234432692307692
$24.234432692307692  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Mixing and Blending Machine Operators
23.668278846153843
$23.668278846153843  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators
25.186375
$25.186375  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Dental Laboratory Technicians
23.863677884615385
$23.863677884615385  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators
18.973701923076923
$18.973701923076923  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
23.3175625
$23.3175625  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
23.3175625
$23.3175625  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615  
four stars High School or less Southwest
 
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