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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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Education Required 		Region Sort descending Need help? There are 6 Planning Regions in Minnesota.
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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
24.39
$24.39   		five stars Vocational training Southwest
Bus and Truck Mechanics
29.89
$29.89   		five stars High School or less Southwest
Farm Equipment Mechanics
24.83
$24.83   		four stars Vocational training Southwest
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics
32.23
$32.23   		three stars Vocational training Southwest
Tire Repairers and Changers
18.70
$18.70   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
33.39
$33.39   		four stars Vocational training Southwest
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
31.45
$31.45   		five stars Vocational training Southwest
Machinery Maintenance Workers
28.86
$28.86   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Millwrights
31.90
$31.90   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers
47.92
$47.92   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers
30.08
$30.08   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Maintenance and Repair Workers
24.39
$24.39   		five stars High School or less Southwest
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
19.77
$19.77   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Southwest
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Helpers
19.76
$19.76   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
32.94
$32.94   		five stars High School or less Southwest
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
22.91
$22.91   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Southwest
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
23.32
$23.32   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Bakers
17.78
$17.78   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Butchers and Meat Cutters
19.27
$19.27   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Food Baking and Drying Machine Operators
24.54
$24.54   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Food Batchmakers
17.11
$17.11   		five stars High School or less Southwest
Food Cooking Machine Operators
23.26
$23.26   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Extruding and Drawing Machine Operators
22.98
$22.98   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators
22.81
$22.81   		five stars High School or less Southwest
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Operators
22.13
$22.13   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Machinists
25.69
$25.69   		five stars Vocational training Southwest
Foundry Mold and Coremakers
20.56
$20.56   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		three stars High School or less Southwest
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators
20.09
$20.09   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Multiple Machine Tool Operators
22.16
$22.16   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
25.04
$25.04   		five stars High School or less Southwest
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators
22.97
$22.97   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Prepress Technicians and Workers
22.38
$22.38   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Print Binding and Finishing Workers
23.33
$23.33   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers
15.98
$15.98   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Sewing Machine Operators
17.90
$17.90   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
22.73
$22.73   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Woodworking Machine Operators
21.19
$21.19   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
32.26
$32.26   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators
31.10
$31.10   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Chemical Plant and System Operators
30.90
$30.90   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		four stars High School or less Southwest
Chemical Equipment Operators
22.72
$22.72   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators
24.23
$24.23   		three stars High School or less Southwest
Mixing and Blending Machine Operators
23.67
$23.67   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators
25.19
$25.19   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
23.88
$23.88   		five stars High School or less Southwest
Dental Laboratory Technicians
23.86
$23.86   		four stars High School or less Southwest
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators
18.97
$18.97   		five stars High School or less Southwest
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
23.32
$23.32   		five stars High School or less Southwest
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
23.32
$23.32   		five stars High School or less Southwest
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
24.12
$24.12   		four stars High School or less Southwest
 
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