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.
272 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineering Technicians |
31.966091346153846
$31.966091346153846
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Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Human Resources Specialists |
36.688105769230766
$36.688105769230766
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Human Resources Managers |
70.8154326923077
$70.8154326923077
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Human Resources Assistants |
25.035471153846153
$25.035471153846153
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
17.229245192307694
$17.229245192307694
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
28.245471153846154
$28.245471153846154
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| High School Teachers |
32.51091346153846
$32.51091346153846
|
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Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
29.892884615384613
$29.892884615384613
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|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
32.9369375
$32.9369375
|
|
Vocational training | Arrowhead |
| Health Educators |
33.7838125
$33.7838125
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Health Care Social Workers |
33.91258653846153
$33.91258653846153
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Arrowhead |
| Hand Packers and Packagers |
18.469908653846154
$18.469908653846154
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Hairdressers and Cosmetologists |
17.231283653846155
$17.231283653846155
|
|
Vocational training | Arrowhead |
| Graphic Designers |
29.871009615384615
$29.871009615384615
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Government Program Eligibility Interviewers |
30.872783653846152
$30.872783653846152
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| General and Operations Managers |
46.778567307692306
$46.778567307692306
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| General Office Clerks |
22.85329807692308
$22.85329807692308
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|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | ------ |
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Graduate degree (any type) | Arrowhead |
| Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors |
29.802346153846152
$29.802346153846152
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers |
15.144985576923077
$15.144985576923077
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Gaming Cage Workers |
17.997966346153845
$17.997966346153845
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Fundraisers |
33.78752884615385
$33.78752884615385
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Freight and Stock Laborers |
22.277567307692305
$22.277567307692305
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Foresters |
34.17509134615385
$34.17509134615385
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|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians |
25.7898125
$25.7898125
|
|
Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Food Service Managers |
35.66871634615384
$35.66871634615384
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Food Preparation Workers |
16.755524038461537
$16.755524038461537
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Food Batchmakers |
18.153182692307695
$18.153182692307695
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors |
23.5895625
$23.5895625
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
27.752423076923076
$27.752423076923076
|
|
Not available | Arrowhead |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
27.752423076923076
$27.752423076923076
|
|
Not available | Arrowhead |
| First-line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services |
23.723365384615384
$23.723365384615384
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers |
25.809754807692308
$25.809754807692308
|
|
Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Firefighters |
19.2036875
$19.2036875
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Financial Managers |
74.36112980769231
$74.36112980769231
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Financial Analysts |
48.94045673076923
$48.94045673076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.788076923076924
$14.788076923076924
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.788076923076924
$14.788076923076924
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Fast Food Cooks |
15.595870192307693
$15.595870192307693
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Family Medicine Physicians |
115.28397596153847
$115.28397596153847
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Graduate degree (any type) | Arrowhead |
| Facilities Managers |
49.36889423076923
$49.36889423076923
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|
Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators |
23.75828846153846
$23.75828846153846
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|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Executive Secretaries |
36.14471634615384
$36.14471634615384
|
|
High School or less | Arrowhead |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
38.21968269230769
$38.21968269230769
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|
Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Environmental Scientists |
38.13742307692308
$38.13742307692308
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Emergency Medical Technicians |
22.659572115384616
$22.659572115384616
|
|
Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
| Elementary and High School Education Administrators |
60.13402403846154
$60.13402403846154
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|
Graduate degree (any type) | Arrowhead |
| Elementary School Teachers |
31.257826923076923
$31.257826923076923
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Bachelor's degree | Arrowhead |
| Electricians |
38.50085576923077
$38.50085576923077
|
|
Vocational training | Arrowhead |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
35.28949519230769
$35.28949519230769
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Associate's degree | Arrowhead |
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