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Occupations in Demand

What manufacturing jobs are in demand in my region?

Are you exploring manufacturing jobs close to home? Learn more about job availability and wages for manufacturing careers in your region. The following manufacturing careers are currently in demand in various regions across the state. The regions represented are the 13 economic development regions 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.

Region Click to sort the table by this column There are 13 Economic Development Regions in Minnesota.
 		Occupational titles Click to sort the table by this column Wage Click to sort the table by this column 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.
 		Current
Demand
Indicator Sort ascending Current demand indicator shows how occupations compare in terms of possible openings in order from high to low.
Education/
Training Requirements Click to sort the table by this column
Central Power Plant Operators $
37.81
37.81   		Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Arrowhead Power Plant Operators $
34.57
34.57   		Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Southeast Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $
26.20
26.20   		Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
North Central Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $
26.58
26.58   		Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Headwaters Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $
25.64
25.64   		Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Upper Minnesota Valley Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders $
19.99
19.99   Refers to MN wage data. Regional data is not available.
 		Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Southeast Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $
18.90
18.90   		Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
7 County Twin Cities Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $
21.94
21.94   		Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Southwest Central Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $
12.64
12.64   		Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
East Central Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders $
17.03
17.03   		Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
 
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