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 
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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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| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators |
20.085971153846153
$20.085971153846153
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics |
32.23153365384615
$32.23153365384615
|
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Vocational training | Northwest |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Operators |
23.668278846153843
$23.668278846153843
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Middle School Teachers |
30.97833173076923
$30.97833173076923
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers |
18.322399038461537
$18.322399038461537
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
32.30133653846154
$32.30133653846154
|
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Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners |
28.5804375
$28.5804375
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Medical and Health Services Managers |
50.28666826923077
$50.28666826923077
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Medical Secretaries |
22.938509615384614
$22.938509615384614
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Medical Records Specialists |
25.866033653846152
$25.866033653846152
|
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Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Medical Assistants |
23.959384615384614
$23.959384615384614
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Mechanical Engineers |
40.97327403846154
$40.97327403846154
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters |
18.17206730769231
$18.17206730769231
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Marriage and Family Therapists |
32.930389423076925
$32.930389423076925
|
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Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Marketing Managers |
76.65088461538461
$76.65088461538461
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Market Research Analysts |
37.911125
$37.911125
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Management Analysts |
47.06529807692308
$47.06529807692308
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers |
24.389139423076927
$24.389139423076927
|
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Maids and Housekeepers |
16.793677884615384
$16.793677884615384
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Machinists |
25.692408653846154
$25.692408653846154
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Machinery Maintenance Workers |
28.86338942307692
$28.86338942307692
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Loan Officers |
38.661307692307695
$38.661307692307695
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks |
23.76785576923077
$23.76785576923077
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Light Truck or Delivery Drivers |
22.39270673076923
$22.39270673076923
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Lifeguards and Ski Patrollers |
14.014831730769231
$14.014831730769231
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Licensed Practical Nurses |
27.094182692307694
$27.094182692307694
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|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Librarians and Media Collections Specialists |
33.08016346153846
$33.08016346153846
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Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Librarians and Media Collections Specialists |
33.08016346153846
$33.08016346153846
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Legal Secretaries |
29.935774038461542
$29.935774038461542
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Lawyers |
68.5766875
$68.5766875
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|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |
15.982600961538461
$15.982600961538461
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Lathe and Turning Machine Operators |
24.204370192307692
$24.204370192307692
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
18.909221153846154
$18.909221153846154
|
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers |
30.444134615384616
$30.444134615384616
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Kindergarten Teachers |
30.85351923076923
$30.85351923076923
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Janitors and Cleaners |
17.869033653846152
$17.869033653846152
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Interviewers |
19.606245192307693
$19.606245192307693
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Interpreters and Translators |
30.593908653846153
$30.593908653846153
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Insurance Sales Agents |
30.341235576923076
$30.341235576923076
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Instructional Coordinators |
37.773096153846154
$37.773096153846154
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Institution and Cafeteria Cooks |
18.994644230769232
$18.994644230769232
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Helpers |
19.755451923076922
$19.755451923076922
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
22.332673076923076
$22.332673076923076
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Industrial Production Managers |
50.968201923076926
$50.968201923076926
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
31.454269230769228
$31.454269230769228
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Vocational training | Northwest |
| Industrial Engineers |
48.002682692307694
$48.002682692307694
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Industrial Engineering Technicians |
31.22296153846154
$31.22296153846154
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Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Human Resources Specialists |
34.47892307692308
$34.47892307692308
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Human Resources Managers |
65.1628125
$65.1628125
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
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