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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| Human Resources Assistants |
23.64
$23.64
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
14.93
$14.93
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75
$27.75
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| High School Teachers |
31.34
$31.34
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| High School Career and Technical Education Teachers |
31.67
$31.67
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
28.11
$28.11
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers |
33.39
$33.39
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|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Health Care Social Workers |
31.23
$31.23
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Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Hand Packers and Packagers |
16.75
$16.75
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Hairdressers and Cosmetologists |
18.60
$18.60
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|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Operators |
22.13
$22.13
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Graphic Designers |
30.17
$30.17
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Government Program Eligibility Interviewers |
30.12
$30.12
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| General and Operations Managers |
43.50
$43.50
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| General Office Clerks |
21.69
$21.69
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors |
23.75
$23.75
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Gaming Cage Workers |
18.21
$18.21
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Freight and Stock Laborers |
19.91
$19.91
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Forest and Conservation Technicians |
24.66
$24.66
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|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Food Service Managers |
30.87
$30.87
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Preparation Workers |
15.67
$15.67
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators |
23.26
$23.26
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.11
$17.11
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors |
22.94
$22.94
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.92
$25.92
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|
Not available | Northwest |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.92
$25.92
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|
Not available | Northwest |
| First-line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services |
23.93
$23.93
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers |
24.20
$24.20
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|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Firefighters |
19.87
$19.87
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Financial Managers |
65.23
$65.23
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.73
$14.73
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.73
$14.73
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Fast Food Cooks |
13.61
$13.61
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Farmworkers and Laborers |
17.70
$17.70
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics |
24.83
$24.83
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|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.02
$17.02
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Family Medicine Physicians |
102.93
$102.93
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|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Facilities Managers |
46.38
$46.38
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|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators |
22.98
$22.98
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.58
$33.58
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Environmental Scientists |
40.13
$40.13
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Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
22.91
$22.91
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Emergency Medical Technicians |
20.17
$20.17
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|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Elementary and High School Education Administrators |
53.64
$53.64
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Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Elementary School Teachers |
30.94
$30.94
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Electronics Engineers |
47.97
$47.97
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|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians |
25.09
$25.09
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Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Electricians |
35.79
$35.79
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Vocational training | Northwest |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
32.54
$32.54
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Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
47.92
$47.92
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
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