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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.

326 occupations found

Occupation Title Sort ascending 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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General and Operations Managers
43.50071153846154
$43.50071153846154  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
General Office Clerks
21.692014423076923
$21.692014423076923  
five stars High School or less Statewide
General Internal Medicine Physicians ------ four stars Graduate degree (any type) Statewide
Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors
23.753475961538463
$23.753475961538463  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Gaming Dealers
12.808822115384615
$12.808822115384615  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Fundraisers
31.3458125
$31.3458125  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Freight and Stock Laborers
19.911298076923078
$19.911298076923078  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Food Service Managers
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Food Preparation Workers
15.668067307692308
$15.668067307692308  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Food Cooking Machine Operators
23.25744230769231
$23.25744230769231  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Food Batchmakers
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors
22.944326923076922
$22.944326923076922  
four stars High School or less Statewide
First-line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
23.93425480769231
$23.93425480769231  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
24.195557692307695
$24.195557692307695  
four stars Associate's degree Statewide
Firefighters
19.869
$19.869  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Financial Managers
65.23145673076922
$65.23145673076922  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Financial Examiners
42.064091346153845
$42.064091346153845  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Financial Analysts
44.8245625
$44.8245625  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Fast Food and Counter Workers
14.733413461538461
$14.733413461538461  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Fast Food and Counter Workers
14.733413461538461
$14.733413461538461  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Fast Food Cooks
13.607802884615385
$13.607802884615385  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Farmworkers and Laborers
17.69814903846154
$17.69814903846154  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Farm Equipment Mechanics
24.832576923076925
$24.832576923076925  
three stars Vocational training Statewide
Farm Animal Caretakers
17.022610576923075
$17.022610576923075  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Family Medicine Physicians
102.93492788461538
$102.93492788461538  
five stars Graduate degree (any type) Statewide
Facilities Managers
46.378860576923074
$46.378860576923074  
four stars Associate's degree Statewide
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators
20.70223076923077
$20.70223076923077  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators
22.976870192307693
$22.976870192307693  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Executive Secretaries
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
35.37642788461539
$35.37642788461539  
three stars Associate's degree Statewide
Environmental Scientists
40.129543269230766
$40.129543269230766  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health
24.787658653846155
$24.787658653846155  
three stars Associate's degree Statewide
Emergency Medical Technicians
20.17460576923077
$20.17460576923077  
four stars Associate's degree Statewide
Elementary and High School Education Administrators
53.64041826923077
$53.64041826923077  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Statewide
Elementary School Teachers
30.943384615384616
$30.943384615384616  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Electronics Engineers
47.97273076923077
$47.97273076923077  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Electro-Mechanical Technicians
25.087206730769232
$25.087206730769232  
three stars Associate's degree Statewide
Electricians
35.79367307692308
$35.79367307692308  
five stars Vocational training Statewide
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
32.53598557692308
$32.53598557692308  
four stars Associate's degree Statewide
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
47.92129807692308
$47.92129807692308  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Electrical Engineers
50.094533653846156
$50.094533653846156  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors
29.655322115384614
$29.655322115384614  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Driver/Sales Workers
14.243081730769232
$14.243081730769232  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Dispensing Opticians
19.39078846153846
$19.39078846153846  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Dispatchers
26.310509615384614
$26.310509615384614  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Dishwashers
14.376634615384615
$14.376634615384615  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants
14.276134615384615
$14.276134615384615  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Dietitians and Nutritionists
33.21496153846154
$33.21496153846154  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
43.809
$43.809  
four stars Associate's degree Statewide
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
38.36114423076923
$38.36114423076923  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
 
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