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.
324 occupations found
| Occupation Title |
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 
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Region
There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota.
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| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks |
26.76
$26.76
|
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Tellers |
18.32
$18.32
|
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
24.79
$24.79
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Customer Service Representatives |
22.26
$22.26
|
|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Government Program Eligibility Interviewers |
30.13
$30.13
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
14.94
$14.94
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Interviewers |
19.61
$19.61
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Clerical Library Assistants |
19.42
$19.42
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks |
23.77
$23.77
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| New Accounts Clerks |
21.75
$21.75
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Order Clerks |
19.95
$19.95
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Human Resources Assistants |
23.64
$23.64
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
17.21
$17.21
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers |
30.26
$30.26
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Dispatchers |
26.31
$26.31
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Postal Service Clerks |
27.58
$27.58
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
27.63
$27.63
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Postal Service Mail Sorters |
24.40
$24.40
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
28.35
$28.35
|
|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
21.07
$21.07
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.58
$33.58
|
|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Legal Secretaries |
29.93
$29.93
|
|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Medical Secretaries |
22.94
$22.94
|
|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
23.21
$23.21
|
|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Data Entry Keyers |
18.17
$18.17
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
23.90
$23.90
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Mail Clerks |
18.29
$18.29
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| General Office Clerks |
21.69
$21.69
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators |
21.19
$21.19
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Farmworkers and Laborers |
17.70
$17.70
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.03
$17.03
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers |
42.89
$42.89
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
38.29
$38.29
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Carpenters |
29.40
$29.40
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers |
31.00
$31.00
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Construction Laborers |
23.97
$23.97
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Paving Equipment Operators |
40.31
$40.31
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
37.19
$37.19
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Glaziers |
32.88
$32.88
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Construction and Maintenance Painters |
25.49
$25.49
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
37.72
$37.72
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Roofers |
28.89
$28.89
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Sheet Metal Workers |
30.14
$30.14
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers |
38.92
$38.92
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Construction and Building Inspectors |
39.04
$39.04
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75
$27.75
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
37.79
$37.79
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Computer, ATM, and Office Machine Repairers |
21.40
$21.40
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers |
29.89
$29.89
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|
High School or less | Statewide |
| Automotive Body Repairers |
24.21
$24.21
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High School or less | Statewide |
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