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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.

283 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.
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Education Required Sort descending 		Region Need help? There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota.
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Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
23.68
$23.68   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Heat Treating Equipment Operators
24.06
$24.06   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Northwest
Plating and Coating Machine Operators
19.75
$19.75   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Printing Press Operators
19.20
$19.20   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
15.32
$15.32   		four stars High School or less Northwest
Sewing Machine Operators
17.90
$17.90   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Upholsterers
19.76
$19.76   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
22.32
$22.32   		four stars High School or less Northwest
Wood Sawing Machine Operators
19.33
$19.33   		four stars High School or less Northwest
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
30.91
$30.91   		four stars High School or less Northwest
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
29.85
$29.85   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Chemical Plant and System Operators
30.90
$30.90   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Northwest
Petroleum Pump System and Refinery Operators
39.62
$39.62   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Chemical Equipment Operators
22.72
$22.72   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Northwest
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators
24.23
$24.23   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Mixing and Blending Machine Operators
23.53
$23.53   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Hand Cutters and Trimmers
18.60
$18.60   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Northwest
Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators
24.69
$24.69   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Operators
18.47
$18.47   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
23.73
$23.73   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Dental Laboratory Technicians
23.86
$23.86   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Northwest
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators
18.45
$18.45   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Painting and Decorating Workers
19.52
$19.52   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Northwest
Production Helpers
18.76
$18.76   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Driver/Sales Workers
13.42
$13.42   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
24.85
$24.85   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Light Truck or Delivery Drivers
21.99
$21.99   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Conveyor Operators and Tenders
21.63
$21.63   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
22.79
$22.79   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Vehicle Cleaners
15.89
$15.89   		four stars High School or less Northwest
Freight and Stock Laborers
19.01
$19.01   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Hand Packers and Packagers
18.47
$18.47   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors
24.14
$24.14   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Billing and Posting Clerks
21.88
$21.88   		four stars High School or less Northwest
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
22.24
$22.24   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
24.02
$24.02   		four stars High School or less Northwest
Procurement Clerks
23.39
$23.39   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Tellers
18.03
$18.03   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Customer Service Representatives
19.73
$19.73   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Government Program Eligibility Interviewers
27.54
$27.54   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
14.15
$14.15   		four stars High School or less Northwest
Interviewers
18.15
$18.15   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Clerical Library Assistants
15.40
$15.40   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
21.10
$21.10   		three stars High School or less Northwest
New Accounts Clerks
20.76
$20.76   		four stars High School or less Northwest
Human Resources Assistants
22.07
$22.07   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Receptionists and Information Clerks
15.66
$15.66   		five stars High School or less Northwest
Couriers and Messengers
18.47
$18.47   		three stars High School or less Northwest
Postal Service Mail Carriers
26.71
$26.71   		four stars High School or less Northwest
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
25.48
$25.48   		five stars High School or less Northwest
 
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