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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.

212 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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Medical Secretaries
19.42
$19.42  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
19.42
$19.42  
five stars High School or less Southwest
General Office Clerks
19.18
$19.18  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Agricultural Equipment Operators
19.03
$19.03  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Farmworkers and Laborers
15.63
$15.63  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Farm Animal Caretakers
18.73
$18.73  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers
38.22
$38.22  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Carpenters
23.91
$23.91  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
24.45
$24.45  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Construction Laborers
23.19
$23.19  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
30.22
$30.22  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
30.02
$30.02  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Highway Maintenance Workers
27.43
$27.43  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
38.58
$38.58  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers
29.09
$29.09  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Bus and Truck Mechanics
24.59
$24.59  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Tire Repairers and Changers
17.00
$17.00  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Mechanical Door Repairers
24.04
$24.04  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
40.34
$40.34  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Maintenance and Repair Workers
23.76
$23.76  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Helpers
15.09
$15.09  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
31.89
$31.89  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Butchers and Meat Cutters
18.94
$18.94  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters
15.34
$15.34  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Slaughterers and Meat Packers
15.43
$15.43  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Food Baking and Drying Machine Operators
20.45
$20.45  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Food Batchmakers
20.25
$20.25  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Food Cooking Machine Operators
20.71
$20.71  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators
24.45
$24.45  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators
19.78
$19.78  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators
19.13
$19.13  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
24.15
$24.15  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Printing Press Operators
22.25
$22.25  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Print Binding and Finishing Workers
19.15
$19.15  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
14.95
$14.95  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
30.85
$30.85  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators
24.71
$24.71  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Operators
24.51
$24.51  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Mixing and Blending Machine Operators
23.54
$23.54  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators
24.45
$24.45  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
19.85
$19.85  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators
18.90
$18.90  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Production Helpers
15.24
$15.24  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Driver/Sales Workers
14.54
$14.54  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
24.83
$24.83  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Light Truck or Delivery Drivers
19.87
$19.87  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants
14.82
$14.82  
three stars High School or less Southwest
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
23.39
$23.39  
five stars High School or less Southwest
Vehicle Cleaners
15.53
$15.53  
four stars High School or less Southwest
Freight and Stock Laborers
18.83
$18.83  
five stars High School or less Southwest
 
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