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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slaughterers and Meat Packers |
18.60795673076923
$18.60795673076923
|
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High School or less | Northwest |
| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners |
28.5804375
$28.5804375
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Postal Service Mail Carriers |
27.631495192307693
$27.631495192307693
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Industrial Engineers |
48.002682692307694
$48.002682692307694
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Food Batchmakers |
17.10989903846154
$17.10989903846154
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Emergency Medical Technicians |
20.17460576923077
$20.17460576923077
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Court, Municipal, and License Clerks |
24.790875
$24.790875
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Government Program Eligibility Interviewers |
30.124490384615385
$30.124490384615385
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks |
28.35158173076923
$28.35158173076923
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Market Research Analysts |
37.911125
$37.911125
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Speech-Language Pathologists |
40.51396634615385
$40.51396634615385
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Pharmacists |
68.49181730769232
$68.49181730769232
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Dental Hygienists |
41.507471153846154
$41.507471153846154
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Construction Managers |
48.408764423076924
$48.408764423076924
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Farm Equipment Mechanics |
24.832576923076925
$24.832576923076925
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
23.3175625
$23.3175625
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
23.3175625
$23.3175625
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Highway Maintenance Workers |
27.75176923076923
$27.75176923076923
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Security Guards |
18.522293269230772
$18.522293269230772
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Coaches and Scouts |
19.410759615384613
$19.410759615384613
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity |
23.038072115384615
$23.038072115384615
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Bartenders |
13.065100961538462
$13.065100961538462
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Food Preparation Workers |
15.668067307692308
$15.668067307692308
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers |
19.296149038461536
$19.296149038461536
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Restaurant Cooks |
18.185615384615385
$18.185615384615385
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.733413461538461
$14.733413461538461
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers |
14.733413461538461
$14.733413461538461
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
11.708341346153846
$11.708341346153846
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Sales Managers |
64.79507692307693
$64.79507692307693
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers |
23.883716346153847
$23.883716346153847
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Computer User Support Specialists |
30.42416826923077
$30.42416826923077
|
|
Associate's degree | Northwest |
| Software Developers |
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Software Developers |
55.2168173076923
$55.2168173076923
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters |
37.720951923076925
$37.720951923076925
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel |
35.224875000000004
$35.224875000000004
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators |
24.119197115384615
$24.119197115384615
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Physician Assistants |
62.12640865384615
$62.12640865384615
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Nurse Practitioners |
63.91371634615385
$63.91371634615385
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
32.30133653846154
$32.30133653846154
|
|
Graduate degree (any type) | Northwest |
| Social and Community Service Managers |
36.974625
$36.974625
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Operators |
22.80651923076923
$22.80651923076923
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Loan Officers |
38.661307692307695
$38.661307692307695
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Financial Managers |
65.23145673076922
$65.23145673076922
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Human Resources Specialists |
34.47892307692308
$34.47892307692308
|
|
Bachelor's degree | Northwest |
| Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers |
37.78697596153847
$37.78697596153847
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Dental Assistants |
30.557259615384616
$30.557259615384616
|
|
Vocational training | Northwest |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics |
29.894759615384615
$29.894759615384615
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Production Helpers |
18.648038461538462
$18.648038461538462
|
|
High School or less | Northwest |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers |
26.974403846153848
$26.974403846153848
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|
High School or less | Northwest |
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