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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| Butchers and Meat Cutters |
19.27
$19.27
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters |
18.17
$18.17
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
18.61
$18.61
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Food Baking and Drying Machine Operators |
24.54
$24.54
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.11
$17.11
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators |
22.98
$22.98
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80
$22.80
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Operators |
22.12
$22.12
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators |
20.08
$20.08
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Multiple Machine Tool Operators |
22.16
$22.16
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
25.03
$25.03
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators |
22.98
$22.98
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Prepress Technicians and Workers |
22.38
$22.38
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Printing Press Operators |
22.80
$22.80
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Print Binding and Finishing Workers |
23.33
$23.33
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |
15.99
$15.99
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Sewing Machine Operators |
17.90
$17.90
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters |
22.73
$22.73
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Wood Sawing Machine Operators |
21.58
$21.58
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Woodworking Machine Operators |
21.20
$21.20
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Power Plant Operators |
50.79
$50.79
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
32.25
$32.25
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators |
31.10
$31.10
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Chemical Plant and System Operators |
30.90
$30.90
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Chemical Equipment Operators |
22.72
$22.72
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators |
24.23
$24.23
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Operators |
28.06
$28.06
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Operators |
23.67
$23.67
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators |
25.19
$25.19
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators |
20.71
$20.71
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
23.89
$23.89
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Packaging and Filling Machine Operators |
18.98
$18.98
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Paper Goods Machine Operators |
20.61
$20.61
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Production Helpers |
18.65
$18.65
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Driver/Sales Workers |
14.25
$14.25
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
28.11
$28.11
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Light Truck or Delivery Drivers |
22.39
$22.39
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants |
16.38
$16.38
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators |
22.33
$22.33
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Vehicle Cleaners |
17.71
$17.71
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Freight and Stock Laborers |
19.92
$19.92
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Machine Feeders and Offbearers |
22.76
$22.76
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Hand Packers and Packagers |
16.75
$16.75
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors |
23.76
$23.76
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Real Estate Agents |
18.63
$18.63
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Supervisors of Administrative Support Workers |
32.32
$32.32
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Bill and Account Collectors |
21.82
$21.82
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Billing and Posting Clerks |
23.88
$23.88
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
23.64
$23.64
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High School or less | Statewide |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks |
26.76
$26.76
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High School or less | Statewide |
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