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
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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Current Demand Indicator
Current demand indicator shows how occupations compare in terms of possible openings in order from high to low.
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Typical Education Required |
Region 
There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Salespersons |
15.63
$15.63
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Advertising Sales Agents |
26.36
$26.36
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Insurance Sales Agents |
30.34
$30.34
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents |
36.33
$36.33
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel |
35.22
$35.22
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives |
36.95
$36.95
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Real Estate Agents |
18.63
$18.63
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Supervisors of Administrative Support Workers |
32.32
$32.32
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Bill and Account Collectors |
21.82
$21.82
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Billing and Posting Clerks |
23.88
$23.88
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
23.64
$23.64
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks |
26.76
$26.76
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Tellers |
18.32
$18.32
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Customer Service Representatives |
22.26
$22.26
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Government Program Eligibility Interviewers |
30.12
$30.12
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
14.93
$14.93
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Interviewers |
19.61
$19.61
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks |
23.77
$23.77
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| New Accounts Clerks |
21.75
$21.75
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Human Resources Assistants |
23.64
$23.64
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks |
17.21
$17.21
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Dispatchers |
26.31
$26.31
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Postal Service Clerks |
27.58
$27.58
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
27.63
$27.63
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
28.35
$28.35
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks |
21.07
$21.07
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.58
$33.58
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Medical Secretaries |
22.94
$22.94
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Secretaries and Administrative Assistants |
23.21
$23.21
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
23.90
$23.90
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| General Office Clerks |
21.69
$21.69
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers |
26.38
$26.38
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Animal Breeders |
18.62
$18.62
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators |
21.19
$21.19
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Farmworkers and Laborers |
17.70
$17.70
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.02
$17.02
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers |
42.89
$42.89
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Carpenters |
29.41
$29.41
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers |
31.00
$31.00
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Construction Laborers |
23.97
$23.97
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Paving Equipment Operators |
40.31
$40.31
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
37.19
$37.19
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Electricians |
35.79
$35.79
|
|
Vocational training | Southwest |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
37.72
$37.72
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Roofers |
28.89
$28.89
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Sheet Metal Workers |
30.14
$30.14
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75
$27.75
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
37.79
$37.79
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers |
29.88
$29.88
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
| Automotive Body Repairers |
24.21
$24.21
|
|
High School or less | Southwest |
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