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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost Estimators |
35.98
$35.98
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Counter and Rental Clerks |
17.87
$17.87
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Credit Analysts |
38.88
$38.88
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Customer Service Representatives |
22.26
$22.26
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators |
25.19
$25.19
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.81
$22.81
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Dental Assistants |
30.56
$30.56
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|
Vocational training | Southwest |
| Dental Hygienists |
41.51
$41.51
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|
Vocational training | Southwest |
| Dental Laboratory Technicians |
23.86
$23.86
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants |
14.28
$14.28
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Dishwashers |
14.38
$14.38
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Dispatchers |
26.31
$26.31
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Dispensing Opticians |
19.39
$19.39
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Driver/Sales Workers |
14.24
$14.24
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Educational, Vocational, and School Counselors |
29.66
$29.66
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|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Electrical Engineers |
50.09
$50.09
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|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
47.92
$47.92
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
32.54
$32.54
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Electricians |
35.79
$35.79
|
|
Vocational training | Southwest |
| Elementary School Teachers |
30.94
$30.94
|
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Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Elementary and High School Education Administrators |
53.64
$53.64
|
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Graduate degree (any type) | Southwest |
| Emergency Medical Technicians |
20.17
$20.17
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| 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 | Southwest |
| Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
24.79
$24.79
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.58
$33.58
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators |
22.98
$22.98
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Facilities Managers |
46.38
$46.38
|
|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Family Medicine Physicians |
102.93
$102.93
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Southwest |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.02
$17.02
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics |
24.83
$24.83
|
|
Vocational training | Southwest |
| Farmworkers and Laborers |
17.70
$17.70
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Fast Food Cooks |
13.61
$13.61
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.73
$14.73
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.73
$14.73
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Financial Analysts |
44.82
$44.82
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|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Financial Managers |
65.23
$65.23
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|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Firefighters |
19.87
$19.87
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers |
24.20
$24.20
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|
Associate's degree | Southwest |
| Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors |
22.94
$22.94
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Food Baking and Drying Machine Operators |
24.54
$24.54
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.11
$17.11
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators |
23.26
$23.26
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Food Preparation Workers |
15.67
$15.67
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Food Scientists |
40.49
$40.49
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|
Bachelor's degree | Southwest |
| Food Service Managers |
30.87
$30.87
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
20.56
$20.56
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Freight and Stock Laborers |
19.91
$19.91
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors |
23.75
$23.75
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|
High School or less | Southwest |
| General Internal Medicine Physicians | ------ |
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Graduate degree (any type) | Southwest |
| General Office Clerks |
21.69
$21.69
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High School or less | Southwest |
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