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.
288 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioners |
63.91371634615385
$63.91371634615385
|
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Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Management Analysts |
47.06529807692308
$47.06529807692308
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Lifeguards and Ski Patrollers |
14.014831730769231
$14.014831730769231
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Executive Secretaries |
33.57594230769231
$33.57594230769231
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Training and Development Specialists |
36.66572596153846
$36.66572596153846
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Pharmacists |
68.49181730769232
$68.49181730769232
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Physician Assistants |
62.12640865384615
$62.12640865384615
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Construction Managers |
48.408764423076924
$48.408764423076924
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives of Technical or Scientific Products |
40.65556730769231
$40.65556730769231
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Insurance Sales Agents |
30.341235576923076
$30.341235576923076
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Restaurant Hosts and Hostesses |
14.763562499999999
$14.763562499999999
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Dental Hygienists |
41.507471153846154
$41.507471153846154
|
|
Vocational training | Central |
| Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Project Management Specialists |
42.45634134615385
$42.45634134615385
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Sales Managers |
64.79507692307693
$64.79507692307693
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Social and Community Service Managers |
36.974625
$36.974625
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
27.631495192307693
$27.631495192307693
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Radiologic Technologists |
37.718177884615386
$37.718177884615386
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Dishwashers |
14.376634615384615
$14.376634615384615
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Physical Therapists |
45.73610096153846
$45.73610096153846
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers |
31.747173076923076
$31.747173076923076
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
18.60795673076923
$18.60795673076923
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Production Helpers |
18.648038461538462
$18.648038461538462
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Lawyers |
68.5766875
$68.5766875
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
24.790875
$24.790875
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Speech-Language Pathologists |
40.51396634615385
$40.51396634615385
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Occupational Therapists |
40.62380288461538
$40.62380288461538
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Pipelayers |
39.315423076923075
$39.315423076923075
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Software Developers |
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Software Developers |
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Compliance Officers |
38.18570192307692
$38.18570192307692
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining |
35.37642788461539
$35.37642788461539
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Kindergarten and Elementary School Special Education Teachers |
30.444134615384616
$30.444134615384616
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Pharmacy Technicians |
21.95692307692308
$21.95692307692308
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants |
14.276134615384615
$14.276134615384615
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Industrial Production Managers |
50.968201923076926
$50.968201923076926
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Market Research Analysts |
37.911125
$37.911125
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Central |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
23.3175625
$23.3175625
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
23.3175625
$23.3175625
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Loan Officers |
38.661307692307695
$38.661307692307695
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians |
25.087206730769232
$25.087206730769232
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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Associate's degree | Central |
| Architectural and Civil Drafters |
30.90344230769231
$30.90344230769231
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Veterinarians |
51.113
$51.113
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Central |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants |
13.999754807692309
$13.999754807692309
|
|
High School or less | Central |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers |
39.552076923076925
$39.552076923076925
|
|
Associate's degree | Central |
| Tellers |
18.324985576923076
$18.324985576923076
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High School or less | Central |
| Industrial Engineers |
48.002682692307694
$48.002682692307694
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Bachelor's degree | Central |
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