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.
287 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents |
36.32891826923077
$36.32891826923077
|
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High School or less | Southeast |
| Food Service Managers |
30.865302884615385
$30.865302884615385
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Graphic Designers |
30.17454326923077
$30.17454326923077
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Food Baking and Drying Machine Operators |
24.54005769230769
$24.54005769230769
|
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High School or less | Southeast |
| Postal Service Clerks |
27.581836538461538
$27.581836538461538
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
26.974403846153848
$26.974403846153848
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Operators |
22.971855769230768
$22.971855769230768
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
27.631495192307693
$27.631495192307693
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Carpenters |
29.405850961538462
$29.405850961538462
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
28.105947115384616
$28.105947115384616
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks |
26.75745673076923
$26.75745673076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.924173076923076
$25.924173076923076
|
|
Not available | Southeast |
| First-line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers |
25.924173076923076
$25.924173076923076
|
|
Not available | Southeast |
| Legal Secretaries |
29.935774038461542
$29.935774038461542
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Multiple Machine Tool Operators |
22.15519230769231
$22.15519230769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Licensed Practical Nurses |
27.094182692307694
$27.094182692307694
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Construction and Maintenance Painters |
25.491692307692308
$25.491692307692308
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Industrial Machinery Mechanics |
31.454269230769228
$31.454269230769228
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Machinists |
25.692408653846154
$25.692408653846154
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Human Resources Assistants |
23.643701923076925
$23.643701923076925
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
24.790875
$24.790875
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Interpreters and Translators |
30.593908653846153
$30.593908653846153
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
24.71816346153846
$24.71816346153846
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Medical Equipment Preparers |
23.02472596153846
$23.02472596153846
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics |
24.832576923076925
$24.832576923076925
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Medical Records Specialists |
25.866033653846152
$25.866033653846152
|
|
Associate's degree | Southeast |
| Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Operators |
24.234432692307692
$24.234432692307692
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Dispatchers |
26.310509615384614
$26.310509615384614
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Maintenance and Repair Workers |
24.389139423076927
$24.389139423076927
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Automotive Body Repairers |
24.21475480769231
$24.21475480769231
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers |
25.036067307692306
$25.036067307692306
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Medical Assistants |
23.959384615384614
$23.959384615384614
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks |
23.896971153846152
$23.896971153846152
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors |
23.753475961538463
$23.753475961538463
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Billing and Posting Clerks |
23.882072115384616
$23.882072115384616
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators |
23.200600961538463
$23.200600961538463
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics |
24.394125
$24.394125
|
|
Vocational training | Southeast |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| First-line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services |
23.93425480769231
$23.93425480769231
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Southeast |
| Construction Laborers |
23.971725961538464
$23.971725961538464
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Cutting and Slicing Machine Operators |
25.186375
$25.186375
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Medical Secretaries |
22.938509615384614
$22.938509615384614
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
22.90672596153846
$22.90672596153846
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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High School or less | Southeast |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615
|
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High School or less | Southeast |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615
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|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks |
23.643701923076925
$23.643701923076925
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Mixing and Blending Machine Operators |
23.668278846153843
$23.668278846153843
|
|
High School or less | Southeast |
| Loan Interviewers and Clerks |
23.76785576923077
$23.76785576923077
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|
High School or less | Southeast |
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