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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.

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.
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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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General and Operations Managers
43.50071153846154
$43.50071153846154  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Marketing Managers
76.65088461538461
$76.65088461538461  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Sales Managers
64.79507692307693
$64.79507692307693  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Administrative Services Managers
58.69065865384616
$58.69065865384616  
four stars Associate's degree Statewide
Facilities Managers
46.378860576923074
$46.378860576923074  
four stars Associate's degree Statewide
Computer and Information Systems Managers
77.60699519230769
$77.60699519230769  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Financial Managers
65.23145673076922
$65.23145673076922  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Industrial Production Managers
50.968201923076926
$50.968201923076926  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Purchasing Managers
61.58841826923077
$61.58841826923077  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
50.72795192307692
$50.72795192307692  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Human Resources Managers
65.1628125
$65.1628125  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Construction Managers
48.408764423076924
$48.408764423076924  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Preschool Education Administrators
28.49218269230769
$28.49218269230769  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Elementary and High School Education Administrators
53.64041826923077
$53.64041826923077  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Statewide
College Education Administrators
47.962576923076924
$47.962576923076924  
three stars Graduate degree (any type) Statewide
Architectural and Engineering Managers
78.92103846153847
$78.92103846153847  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Food Service Managers
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Medical and Health Services Managers
50.28666826923077
$50.28666826923077  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
29.811129807692307
$29.811129807692307  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Social and Community Service Managers
36.974625
$36.974625  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
32.97365865384616
$32.97365865384616  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Compliance Officers
38.18570192307692
$38.18570192307692  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Cost Estimators
35.9841875
$35.9841875  
four stars High School or less Statewide
Human Resources Specialists
34.47892307692308
$34.47892307692308  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Labor Relations Specialists
40.94126923076923
$40.94126923076923  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Logisticians
37.40119711538462
$37.40119711538462  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Project Management Specialists
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Project Management Specialists
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Project Management Specialists
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Management Analysts
47.06529807692308
$47.06529807692308  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
28.5804375
$28.5804375  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Fundraisers
31.3458125
$31.3458125  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists
38.18570192307692
$38.18570192307692  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Training and Development Specialists
36.66572596153846
$36.66572596153846  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Market Research Analysts
37.911125
$37.911125  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Accountants and Auditors
37.36197596153846
$37.36197596153846  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Credit Analysts
38.88194711538461
$38.88194711538461  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Financial Analysts
44.8245625
$44.8245625  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Personal Financial Advisors
41.88267307692308
$41.88267307692308  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Insurance Underwriters
37.78854807692307
$37.78854807692307  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Financial Examiners
42.064091346153845
$42.064091346153845  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Loan Officers
38.661307692307695
$38.661307692307695  
five stars High School or less Statewide
Tax Preparers
30.00235096153846
$30.00235096153846  
three stars High School or less Statewide
Computer Systems Analysts
52.7255673076923
$52.7255673076923  
five stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Information Security Analysts
54.797447115384614
$54.797447115384614  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Computer Network Support Specialists
35.182
$35.182  
four stars Associate's degree Statewide
Computer User Support Specialists
30.42416826923077
$30.42416826923077  
five stars Associate's degree Statewide
Computer Network Architects
64.79738461538462
$64.79738461538462  
three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
44.977240384615385
$44.977240384615385  
four stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
Computer Programmers ------ three stars Bachelor's degree Statewide
 
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