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Future Hot Jobs in North Central Minnesota

What jobs will be available in the North Central region of Minnesota in the future? Below are expected long-term needs. Sort the table by clicking on the column header. Get more information by clicking a job title, wage, or education requirement.

Occupational Titles	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.	Total Openings 2010 - 2020  Total Openings is a measure of how many jobs will be available in an occupation over a stated period of time. It changes every six months. Total Openings is the best indicator of future job opportunities we have.	Education and Training Requirements  Education/Training requirements describe the most common postsecondary education or training needed to become fully qualified to work in a particular occupation.
Cashiers	$18,679 Details	3,500	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Retail Salespersons	$19,294 Details	3,210	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Home Health Aides	$21,893 Details	2,560	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	------	2,390	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$17,878 Details	2,160	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Waiters and Waitresses	$18,046 Details	2,050	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Child Care Workers	$18,035 Details	2,040	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Personal and Home Care Aides	$21,118 Details	2,040	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	$35,022 Details	2,020	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Office Clerks, General	$27,320 Details	1,950	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Registered Nurses	$69,254 Details	1,590	Associate degree
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$37,497 Details	1,470	Postsecondary vocational training
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$25,045 Details	1,280	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Social and Human Service Assistants	$28,424 Details	1,240	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$21,367 Details	1,210	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Carpenters	$33,119 Details	1,200	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$31,996 Details	1,050	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$20,472 Details	980	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Nursing Assistants	$24,601 Details	960	Postsecondary vocational training
Teacher Assistants	$25,717 Details	940	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers	$33,505 Details	930	Work experience (in related occupation)
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	$21,175 Details	860	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$25,623 Details	840	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$22,816 Details	840	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Customer Service Representatives	$31,398 Details	770	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Bartenders	$18,130 Details	760	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Team Assemblers	$19,238 Details	710	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$53,671 Details	700	Bachelor's degree
Electricians	$50,624 Details	620	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$34,552 Details	620	Postsecondary vocational training
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	------	620	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$56,771 Details	610	Work experience (in related occupation)
Accountants and Auditors	$67,958 Details	610	Bachelor's degree
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$45,627 Details	610	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
General and Operations Managers	$64,884 Details	580	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	$18,127 Details	580	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Cooks, Restaurant	$23,264 Details	550	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Tellers	$24,347 Details	530	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$25,011 Details	500	Postsecondary vocational training
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	$56,908 Details	500	Bachelor's degree
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$33,968 Details	490	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	$25,444 Details	480	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Food Preparation Workers	$19,812 Details	480	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$17,856 Details	460	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$48,410 Details	460	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Construction Laborers	$36,443 Details	460	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Machinists	$43,148 Details	440	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Driver/Sales Workers	$19,444 Details	430	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$26,625 Details	420	Work experience (in related occupation)
Bus Drivers, School	$22,555 Details	420	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$19,469 Details	390	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$30,351 Details	390	Postsecondary vocational training
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	$55,318 Details	390	Bachelor's degree
Insurance Sales Agents	$40,543 Details	380	Postsecondary vocational training
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,442 Details	370	Work experience (in related occupation)
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$23,917 Details	340	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	$32,885 Details	340	Postsecondary vocational training
Dishwashers	$17,769 Details	340	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$19,476 Details	310	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$36,793 Details	310	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Highway Maintenance Workers	$44,024 Details	290	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	$36,889 Details	280	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Real Estate Sales Agents	$59,194 Details	280	Postsecondary vocational training
Pharmacy Technicians	$32,051 Details	280	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$21,972 Details	280	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	$30,526 Details	280	Work experience (in related occupation)
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$44,656 Details	270	Postsecondary vocational training
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	$32,925 Details	270	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Pharmacists	$125,302 Details	270	First professional degree
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$34,370 Details	260	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$47,952 Details	260	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$69,162 Details	260	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Security Guards	$28,461 Details	260	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	$30,976 Details	250	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$45,632 Details	250	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Management Analysts	$60,716 Details	240	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$31,936 Details	240	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Loan Officers	$59,599 Details	230	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Chief Executives	$142,055 Details	230	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Recreation Workers	$21,771 Details	230	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Lawyers	$73,228 Details	230	First professional degree
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	$34,628 Details	230	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Graphic Designers	$32,625 Details	230	Bachelor's degree
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$25,388 Details	220	Postsecondary vocational training
Dental Assistants	$36,977 Details	210	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$19,061 Details	210	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Parts Salespersons	$29,746 Details	210	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Medical and Health Services Managers	$82,273 Details	210	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$31,330 Details	200	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$55,366 Details	190	Bachelor's degree
Physical Therapists	$76,191 Details	190	Master's degree
Sales Managers	$62,015 Details	190	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	$68,821 Details	190	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Counter and Rental Clerks	$19,656 Details	190	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$20,272 Details	190	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators	$46,452 Details	190	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Medical Secretaries	$33,024 Details	180	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$51,122 Details	180	Doctoral degree
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	$19,771 Details	180	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Eleme	$53,949 Details	170	Bachelor's degree