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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.

294 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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Need help? Current demand indicator shows how occupations compare in terms of possible openings in order from high to low.
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Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives of Technical or Scientific Products
47.40758653846154
$47.40758653846154  
five stars Bachelor's degree 7 County Twin Cities
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives
37.34074038461539
$37.34074038461539  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Real Estate Agents
21.897624999999998
$21.897624999999998  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Supervisors of Administrative Support Workers
35.05858653846154
$35.05858653846154  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Bill and Account Collectors
22.45654326923077
$22.45654326923077  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Billing and Posting Clerks
24.971
$24.971  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
24.618875000000003
$24.618875000000003  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks
28.789802884615384
$28.789802884615384  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Tellers
19.188240384615384
$19.188240384615384  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Brokerage Clerks
27.907014423076923
$27.907014423076923  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks
25.377677884615384
$25.377677884615384  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Customer Service Representatives
23.27485576923077
$23.27485576923077  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Government Program Eligibility Interviewers
30.872783653846152
$30.872783653846152  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
17.229245192307694
$17.229245192307694  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Loan Interviewers and Clerks
24.05349519230769
$24.05349519230769  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Human Resources Assistants
25.035471153846153
$25.035471153846153  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Receptionists and Information Clerks
18.335211538461536
$18.335211538461536  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents
19.307269230769233
$19.307269230769233  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Cargo and Freight Agents
23.755927884615385
$23.755927884615385  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Dispatchers
26.63242788461538
$26.63242788461538  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Postal Service Mail Carriers
29.975120192307692
$29.975120192307692  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
29.012975961538462
$29.012975961538462  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks
22.630125000000003
$22.630125000000003  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Executive Secretaries
36.14471634615384
$36.14471634615384  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Legal Secretaries
27.277158653846154
$27.277158653846154  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Medical Secretaries
23.825360576923078
$23.825360576923078  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants
23.914629807692307
$23.914629807692307  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
24.683350961538462
$24.683350961538462  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
General Office Clerks
22.85329807692308
$22.85329807692308  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Farmworkers and Laborers
17.625052884615386
$17.625052884615386  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers
45.781735576923076
$45.781735576923076  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Carpenters
30.90920673076923
$30.90920673076923  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
31.935240384615387
$31.935240384615387  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Construction Laborers
27.446350961538464
$27.446350961538464  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
37.66226923076923
$37.66226923076923  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Electricians
38.50085576923077
$38.50085576923077  
five stars Vocational training 7 County Twin Cities
Construction and Maintenance Painters
28.763418269230772
$28.763418269230772  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
39.42823076923077
$39.42823076923077  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Roofers
31.08185576923077
$31.08185576923077  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Sheet Metal Workers
28.561173076923076
$28.561173076923076  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Highway Maintenance Workers
28.245471153846154
$28.245471153846154  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
40.21399519230769
$40.21399519230769  
five stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Computer, ATM, and Office Machine Repairers
18.98340865384615
$18.98340865384615  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers
32.151177884615386
$32.151177884615386  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
40.83459615384616
$40.83459615384616  
three stars Vocational training 7 County Twin Cities
Automotive Body Repairers
25.014254807692307
$25.014254807692307  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
24.66892307692308
$24.66892307692308  
five stars Vocational training 7 County Twin Cities
Bus and Truck Mechanics
30.899961538461536
$30.899961538461536  
four stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Tire Repairers and Changers
18.668100961538464
$18.668100961538464  
three stars High School or less 7 County Twin Cities
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
32.9369375
$32.9369375  
four stars Vocational training 7 County Twin Cities
 
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