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 
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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| General and Operations Managers |
46.778567307692306
$46.778567307692306
|
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Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Mechanical Engineers |
46.81492307692307
$46.81492307692307
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Respiratory Therapists |
40.7525576923077
$40.7525576923077
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Loan Officers |
40.54405288461539
$40.54405288461539
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Speech-Language Pathologists |
41.49549519230769
$41.49549519230769
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southwest |
| Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars |
40.22754807692308
$40.22754807692308
|
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Not available | Southwest |
| Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars |
40.22754807692308
$40.22754807692308
|
|
Not available | Southwest |
| Project Management Specialists |
47.65021634615385
$47.65021634615385
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Project Management Specialists |
47.65021634615385
$47.65021634615385
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Project Management Specialists |
47.65021634615385
$47.65021634615385
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers |
45.781735576923076
$45.781735576923076
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Radiologic Technologists |
38.721865384615384
$38.721865384615384
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
40.21399519230769
$40.21399519230769
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Cost Estimators |
39.03220673076923
$39.03220673076923
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators |
37.37754807692308
$37.37754807692308
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Social and Community Service Managers |
39.35722596153846
$39.35722596153846
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
32.63473557692308
$32.63473557692308
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southwest |
| Credit Analysts |
37.41694230769231
$37.41694230769231
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Paving Equipment Operators |
36.37479807692308
$36.37479807692308
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Computer Network Support Specialists |
36.190927884615384
$36.190927884615384
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Marriage and Family Therapists |
32.62483173076923
$32.62483173076923
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southwest |
| Instructional Coordinators |
38.24143269230769
$38.24143269230769
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers |
41.66828365384615
$41.66828365384615
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers |
36.813658653846154
$36.813658653846154
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Civil Engineering Technicians |
35.12109615384615
$35.12109615384615
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics |
35.16409615384616
$35.16409615384616
|
|
Vocational training | Southwest |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
34.192639423076926
$34.192639423076926
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
35.28949519230769
$35.28949519230769
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Paramedics |
32.27317307692307
$32.27317307692307
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Electricians |
38.50085576923077
$38.50085576923077
|
|
Vocational training | Southwest |
| Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers |
34.43759615384615
$34.43759615384615
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Accountants and Auditors |
38.520048076923075
$38.520048076923075
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Food Scientists |
45.304283653846156
$45.304283653846156
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Human Resources Specialists |
36.688105769230766
$36.688105769230766
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Health Care Social Workers |
33.91258653846153
$33.91258653846153
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southwest |
| Food Service Managers |
35.66871634615384
$35.66871634615384
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Compliance Officers |
39.30305769230769
$39.30305769230769
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators |
32.262932692307686
$32.262932692307686
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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High School or less | Southwest |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators |
32.969163461538464
$32.969163461538464
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives |
37.34074038461539
$37.34074038461539
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers |
32.151177884615386
$32.151177884615386
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Market Research Analysts |
38.889394230769234
$38.889394230769234
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Supervisors of Administrative Support Workers |
35.05858653846154
$35.05858653846154
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Surgical Technologists |
36.05719711538462
$36.05719711538462
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel |
34.99545192307692
$34.99545192307692
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Supervisors of Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
32.083783653846154
$32.083783653846154
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
32.9369375
$32.9369375
|
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Vocational training | Southwest |
| Training and Development Specialists |
37.47111538461538
$37.47111538461538
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Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
31.000274038461537
$31.000274038461537
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers |
28.82795673076923
$28.82795673076923
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High School or less | Southwest |
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