1. Skip to content

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.

326 occupations found

Occupation Title 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.
Close
Current
Demand
Indicator
Need help? Current demand indicator shows how occupations compare in terms of possible openings in order from high to low.
Close
Typical
Education Required
 Sort descending
Region Need help? There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota.
Close
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
37.194427884615386
$37.194427884615386  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Construction and Maintenance Painters
25.491692307692308
$25.491692307692308  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
37.720951923076925
$37.720951923076925  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Roofers
28.889259615384617
$28.889259615384617  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Sheet Metal Workers
30.14099519230769
$30.14099519230769  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Construction and Building Inspectors
39.04222596153846
$39.04222596153846  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Highway Maintenance Workers
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
37.78697596153847
$37.78697596153847  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Computer, ATM, and Office Machine Repairers
21.394682692307693
$21.394682692307693  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers
29.88479326923077
$29.88479326923077  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Automotive Body Repairers
24.21475480769231
$24.21475480769231  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Bus and Truck Mechanics
29.894759615384615
$29.894759615384615  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Tire Repairers and Changers
18.704153846153847
$18.704153846153847  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Machinery Maintenance Workers
28.86338942307692
$28.86338942307692  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
47.92129807692308
$47.92129807692308  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
30.084091346153848
$30.084091346153848  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Maintenance and Repair Workers
24.389139423076927
$24.389139423076927  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Helpers
19.755451923076922
$19.755451923076922  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
32.942197115384616
$32.942197115384616  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
23.3175625
$23.3175625  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Bakers
17.78126923076923
$17.78126923076923  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Butchers and Meat Cutters
19.274317307692307
$19.274317307692307  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters
18.17206730769231
$18.17206730769231  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Slaughterers and Meat Packers
18.60795673076923
$18.60795673076923  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Food Batchmakers
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Food Cooking Machine Operators
23.25744230769231
$23.25744230769231  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators
22.976870192307693
$22.976870192307693  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Operators
22.125129807692307
$22.125129807692307  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators
20.085971153846153
$20.085971153846153  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Multiple Machine Tool Operators
22.15519230769231
$22.15519230769231  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
25.036067307692306
$25.036067307692306  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Prepress Technicians and Workers
22.380653846153848
$22.380653846153848  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Printing Press Operators
22.801509615384614
$22.801509615384614  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Print Binding and Finishing Workers
23.327581730769232
$23.327581730769232  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
15.982600961538461
$15.982600961538461  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Sewing Machine Operators
17.901514423076925
$17.901514423076925  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
22.726355769230768
$22.726355769230768  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Woodworking Machine Operators
21.19323076923077
$21.19323076923077  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
32.25579326923077
$32.25579326923077  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
31.098432692307693
$31.098432692307693  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Chemical Equipment Operators
22.721346153846156
$22.721346153846156  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators
24.234432692307692
$24.234432692307692  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Mixing and Blending Machine Operators
23.668278846153843
$23.668278846153843  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators
25.186375
$25.186375  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators
20.70223076923077
$20.70223076923077  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators
18.973701923076923
$18.973701923076923  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
23.3175625
$23.3175625  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
23.3175625
$23.3175625  
four stars High School or less Statewide
 
1    2    3    4    5    6    7