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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.

268 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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General and Operations Managers
43.50071153846154
$43.50071153846154  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Marketing Managers
76.65088461538461
$76.65088461538461  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Sales Managers
64.79507692307693
$64.79507692307693  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Administrative Services Managers
58.69065865384616
$58.69065865384616  
four stars Associate's degree Northwest
Facilities Managers
46.378860576923074
$46.378860576923074  
three stars Associate's degree Northwest
Computer and Information Systems Managers
77.60699519230769
$77.60699519230769  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Financial Managers
65.23145673076922
$65.23145673076922  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Industrial Production Managers
50.968201923076926
$50.968201923076926  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Purchasing Managers
61.58841826923077
$61.58841826923077  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Human Resources Managers
65.1628125
$65.1628125  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Construction Managers
48.408764423076924
$48.408764423076924  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Elementary and High School Education Administrators
53.64041826923077
$53.64041826923077  
four stars Graduate degree (any type) Northwest
College Education Administrators
47.962576923076924
$47.962576923076924  
three stars Graduate degree (any type) Northwest
Food Service Managers
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Medical and Health Services Managers
50.28666826923077
$50.28666826923077  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers
29.811129807692307
$29.811129807692307  
three stars High School or less Northwest
Social and Community Service Managers
36.974625
$36.974625  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Compliance Officers
38.18570192307692
$38.18570192307692  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Cost Estimators
35.9841875
$35.9841875  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Human Resources Specialists
34.47892307692308
$34.47892307692308  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Project Management Specialists
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Project Management Specialists
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Project Management Specialists
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Management Analysts
47.06529807692308
$47.06529807692308  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners
28.5804375
$28.5804375  
four stars High School or less Northwest
Training and Development Specialists
36.66572596153846
$36.66572596153846  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Market Research Analysts
37.911125
$37.911125  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Accountants and Auditors
37.36197596153846
$37.36197596153846  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Personal Financial Advisors
41.88267307692308
$41.88267307692308  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Loan Officers
38.661307692307695
$38.661307692307695  
five stars High School or less Northwest
Computer Systems Analysts
52.7255673076923
$52.7255673076923  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Computer Network Support Specialists
35.182
$35.182  
four stars Associate's degree Northwest
Computer User Support Specialists
30.42416826923077
$30.42416826923077  
five stars Associate's degree Northwest
Network and Computer Systems Administrators
44.977240384615385
$44.977240384615385  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Software Developers
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Software Developers
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923  
five stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Operations Research Analysts
42.89038461538462
$42.89038461538462  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Surveyors
36.714687500000004
$36.714687500000004  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Civil Engineers
45.5114375
$45.5114375  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Electrical Engineers
50.094533653846156
$50.094533653846156  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Electronics Engineers
47.97273076923077
$47.97273076923077  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Industrial Engineers
48.002682692307694
$48.002682692307694  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Mechanical Engineers
40.97327403846154
$40.97327403846154  
four stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Civil Engineering Technicians
34.53797115384615
$34.53797115384615  
three stars Associate's degree Northwest
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
32.53598557692308
$32.53598557692308  
three stars Associate's degree Northwest
Electro-Mechanical Technicians
25.087206730769232
$25.087206730769232  
three stars Associate's degree Northwest
Industrial Engineering Technicians
31.22296153846154
$31.22296153846154  
four stars Associate's degree Northwest
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists
34.90241826923077
$34.90241826923077  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Conservation Scientists
36.35024038461538
$36.35024038461538  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
Environmental Scientists
40.129543269230766
$40.129543269230766  
three stars Bachelor's degree Northwest
 
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