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.
294 occupations found
Occupation Title 
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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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| Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors |
22.944326923076922
$22.944326923076922
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Food Preparation Workers |
15.668067307692308
$15.668067307692308
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Food Service Managers |
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Freight and Stock Laborers |
19.911298076923078
$19.911298076923078
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Fundraisers |
31.3458125
$31.3458125
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors |
23.753475961538463
$23.753475961538463
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | ------ |
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Graduate degree (any type) | 7 County Twin Cities |
| General Office Clerks |
21.692014423076923
$21.692014423076923
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| General and Operations Managers |
43.50071153846154
$43.50071153846154
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Government Program Eligibility Interviewers |
30.124490384615385
$30.124490384615385
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Graphic Designers |
30.17454326923077
$30.17454326923077
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Operators |
22.125129807692307
$22.125129807692307
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Hairdressers and Cosmetologists |
18.59766826923077
$18.59766826923077
|
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Vocational training | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Hand Packers and Packagers |
16.75450480769231
$16.75450480769231
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Health Care Social Workers |
31.227956730769233
$31.227956730769233
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Graduate degree (any type) | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Health Educators |
30.16954807692308
$30.16954807692308
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
33.38746153846154
$33.38746153846154
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Vocational training | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
28.105947115384616
$28.105947115384616
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| High School Career and Technical Education Teachers |
31.66729326923077
$31.66729326923077
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| High School Teachers |
31.337788461538462
$31.337788461538462
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
14.933125
$14.933125
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Human Resources Assistants |
23.643701923076925
$23.643701923076925
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Human Resources Managers |
65.1628125
$65.1628125
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Human Resources Specialists |
34.47892307692308
$34.47892307692308
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Industrial Engineering Technicians |
31.22296153846154
$31.22296153846154
|
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Associate's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Industrial Engineers |
48.002682692307694
$48.002682692307694
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
31.454269230769228
$31.454269230769228
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Vocational training | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Industrial Production Managers |
50.968201923076926
$50.968201923076926
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
22.332673076923076
$22.332673076923076
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Information Security Analysts |
54.797447115384614
$54.797447115384614
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Helpers |
19.755451923076922
$19.755451923076922
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Institution and Cafeteria Cooks |
18.994644230769232
$18.994644230769232
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Instructional Coordinators |
37.773096153846154
$37.773096153846154
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
23.896971153846152
$23.896971153846152
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Insurance Sales Agents |
30.341235576923076
$30.341235576923076
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Insurance Underwriters |
37.78854807692307
$37.78854807692307
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Interior Designers |
30.44912980769231
$30.44912980769231
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Interpreters and Translators |
30.593908653846153
$30.593908653846153
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Janitors and Cleaners |
17.869033653846152
$17.869033653846152
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Kindergarten Teachers |
30.85351923076923
$30.85351923076923
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers |
30.444134615384616
$30.444134615384616
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Labor Relations Specialists |
40.94126923076923
$40.94126923076923
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Bachelor's degree | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
18.909221153846154
$18.909221153846154
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |
15.982600961538461
$15.982600961538461
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Lawyers |
68.5766875
$68.5766875
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Graduate degree (any type) | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Legal Secretaries |
29.935774038461542
$29.935774038461542
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High School or less | 7 County Twin Cities |
| Librarians and Media Collections Specialists |
33.08016346153846
$33.08016346153846
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Graduate degree (any type) | 7 County Twin Cities |
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