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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.

287 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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Interviewers
18.91
$18.91  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Interpreters and Translators
28.55
$28.55  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Insurance Sales Agents
25.24
$25.24  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Institution and Cafeteria Cooks
16.72
$16.72  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
23.42
$23.42  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Information Security Analysts
40.26
$40.26  
four stars Not available Northwest
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
19.87
$19.87  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Industrial Production Managers
47.89
$47.89  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
30.55
$30.55  
five stars Vocational training Northwest
Industrial Engineers
39.41
$39.41  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Industrial Engineering Technicians
24.66
$24.66  
five stars Associate's degree Northwest
Human Resources Specialists
30.48
$30.48  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Human Resources Managers
50.06
$50.06  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Human Resources Assistants
22.53
$22.53  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
14.58
$14.58  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Home Appliance Repairers
24.00
$24.00  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Highway Maintenance Workers
27.63
$27.63  
four stars High School or less Northwest
High School Teachers ------ five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
High School Career and Technical Education Teachers ------ three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
24.96
$24.96  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
29.94
$29.94  
four stars Vocational training Northwest
Heat Treating Equipment Operators
23.75
$23.75   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
three stars High School or less Northwest
Hearing Aid Specialists
30.17
$30.17  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Health Care Social Workers
30.59
$30.59  
five stars Graduate degree (any type) Northwest
Hand Packers and Packagers
14.68
$14.68  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Hand Cutters and Trimmers
19.02
$19.02   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
three stars High School or less Northwest
Hairdressers and Cosmetologists
15.76
$15.76  
four stars Vocational training Northwest
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Operators
19.35
$19.35  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Government Program Eligibility Interviewers
25.43
$25.43  
three stars High School or less Northwest
General and Operations Managers
31.62
$31.62  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
General Office Clerks
19.00
$19.00  
five stars High School or less Northwest
General Internal Medicine Physicians
999.00
>$100  
three stars Not available Northwest
Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors
23.81
$23.81  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners
12.03
$12.03  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators
18.98
$18.98  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Funeral Attendants
15.91
$15.91  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Fundraisers
29.56
$29.56  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Freight and Stock Laborers
18.91
$18.91  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Foresters
31.04
$31.04  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Food Service Managers
24.53
$24.53  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Food Preparation Workers
15.06
$15.06  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Food Cooking Machine Operators
22.02
$22.02  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Food Batchmakers
19.43
$19.43  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Food Baking and Drying Machine Operators
19.35
$19.35  
four stars High School or less Northwest
First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
20.93
$20.93  
three stars Not available Northwest
First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers
20.93
$20.93  
three stars Not available Northwest
Financial Managers
50.33
$50.33  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Fast Food and Counter Workers
12.70
$12.70  
five stars Not available Northwest
Fast Food and Counter Workers
12.70
$12.70  
five stars Not available Northwest
Fast Food Cooks
14.57
$14.57  
five stars High School or less Northwest
 
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