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.
283 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Substitute Teachers, Short-Term |
18.83
$18.83
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| Hairdressers and Cosmetologists |
17.90
$17.90
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Dishwashers |
13.81
$13.81
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Chefs and Head Cooks |
23.12
$23.12
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Cooking Machine Operators |
23.26
$23.26
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Physician Assistants |
62.89
$62.89
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives of Technical or Scientific Products |
36.92
$36.92
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| New Accounts Clerks |
20.76
$20.76
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Marketing Managers |
61.61
$61.61
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Human Resources Managers |
50.66
$50.66
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Construction and Maintenance Painters |
23.04
$23.04
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Surgical Technologists |
29.51
$29.51
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
30.91
$30.91
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians |
31.52
$31.52
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Housekeepers and Janitors |
21.90
$21.90
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Electrical Engineers |
41.32
$41.32
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Lifeguards and Ski Patrollers |
10.97
$10.97
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Computer Systems Analysts |
40.63
$40.63
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers |
15.32
$15.32
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Market Research Analysts |
29.61
$29.61
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Billing and Posting Clerks |
21.88
$21.88
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Family Medicine Physicians |
999.00
>$100
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| Vehicle Cleaners |
15.89
$15.89
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Coaches and Scouts | ------ |
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75
$27.75
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Preschool Teachers |
17.55
$17.55
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators |
29.65
$29.65
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks |
14.15
$14.15
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers |
30.82
$30.82
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
18.13
$18.13
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Nonrestaurant Food Servers |
15.55
$15.55
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators |
41.34
$41.34
|
|
Not available | Northwest |
| Occupational Therapists |
38.55
$38.55
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Respiratory Therapists |
37.07
$37.07
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators |
19.34
$19.34
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Industrial Engineering Technicians |
25.86
$25.86
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Agricultural Equipment Operators |
20.21
$20.21
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Service Managers |
30.28
$30.28
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Health Care Social Workers |
29.87
$29.87
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Phlebotomists |
17.28
$17.28
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Sales Managers |
50.85
$50.85
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Interviewers |
18.15
$18.15
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Speech-Language Pathologists |
39.91
$39.91
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Farmworkers and Laborers |
17.70
$17.70
Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers |
29.41
$29.41
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Farm Animal Caretakers |
17.40
$17.40
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Physical Therapists |
42.05
$42.05
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|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Executive Secretaries |
29.36
$29.36
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers |
37.97
$37.97
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
21.31
$21.31
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|
Not available | Northwest |
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