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Future Hot Jobs in Southeast Minnesota

What jobs will be available in the Southeast 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 2006 - 2016  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.
Registered Nurses*	$75,936 Details	3,601	Associate degree
Cashiers	$18,445 Details	3,006	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Retail Salespersons	$19,825 Details	2,555	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Home Health Aides	$23,428 Details	2,188	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Waiters and Waitresses	$19,050 Details	2,142	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Personal and Home Care Aides	$21,545 Details	1,582	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$17,788 Details	1,577	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Office Clerks, General	$27,989 Details	1,390	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	$38,412 Details	1,319	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Customer Service Representatives	$31,619 Details	1,296	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$39,710 Details	1,166	Postsecondary vocational training
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$25,925 Details	968	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Child Care Workers	$21,505 Details	847	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Medical Secretaries	$39,905 Details	834	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$52,253 Details	811	Bachelor's degree
Teacher Assistants	$25,009 Details	754	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$25,421 Details	735	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	$20,204 Details	708	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers	$31,521 Details	631	Work experience (in related occupation)
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$46,404 Details	621	Work experience (in related occupation)
Software Developers, Applications	$84,772 Details	612	Bachelor's degree
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$41,600 Details	606	Work experience (in related occupation)
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	$59,607 Details	591	Bachelor's degree
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$26,615 Details	581	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	$48,931 Details	570	Bachelor's degree
Team Assemblers	$29,743 Details	536	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Social and Human Service Assistants	$29,181 Details	525	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$33,901 Details	515	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$32,808 Details	505	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Tellers	$25,075 Details	499	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$19,487 Details	489	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Carpenters	$42,557 Details	460	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Security Guards	$30,727 Details	452	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Cooks, Restaurant	$23,509 Details	451	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Dishwashers	$18,264 Details	421	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$49,739 Details	404	Work experience (in related occupation)
Pharmacy Technicians	$34,187 Details	400	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$32,674 Details	392	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	$29,052 Details	390	Postsecondary vocational training
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$18,233 Details	389	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$37,394 Details	371	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$23,304 Details	368	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	$43,395 Details	357	Bachelor's degree
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	$27,499 Details	350	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Clergy	$52,793 Details	338	Master's degree
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$19,184 Details	337	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	$39,491 Details	333	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Electricians	$58,400 Details	318	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Accountants and Auditors	$52,643 Details	315	Bachelor's degree
Medical Equipment Preparers	$32,086 Details	300	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Food Preparation Workers	$22,385 Details	285	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Biological Technicians	$65,396 Details	285	Bachelor's degree
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$59,699 Details	276	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	$18,047 Details	265	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$20,732 Details	264	Postsecondary vocational training
Dental Assistants	$41,256 Details	256	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$50,926 Details	254	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$61,748 Details	251	Work experience (in related occupation)
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$23,726 Details	247	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Bus Drivers, School	$31,928 Details	238	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Machinists	$40,378 Details	232	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Pharmacists	$121,275 Details	227	First professional degree
Insurance Sales Agents	$69,559 Details	226	Postsecondary vocational training
Recreation Workers	$24,126 Details	224	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$59,571 Details	219	Work experience (in related occupation)
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$18,965 Details	214	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$47,990 Details	213	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$21,062 Details	211	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Medical and Health Services Managers	$97,553 Details	208	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Medical Assistants	$32,735 Details	204	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Lawyers	$85,489 Details	198	First professional degree
Parts Salespersons	$30,263 Details	196	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$43,983 Details	196	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$27,289 Details	193	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Sales Managers	$70,418 Details	189	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$29,097 Details	188	Postsecondary vocational training
Dental Hygienists	$66,707 Details	185	Associate degree
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$18,351 Details	183	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Fire Fighters	$34,589 Details	179	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Management Analysts	$80,604 Details	178	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Food Batchmakers	$38,289 Details	175	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Library Assistants, Clerical	$23,086 Details	175	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	$41,819 Details	174	Associate degree
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$27,010 Details	171	Work experience (in related occupation)
Construction Laborers	$37,493 Details	169	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors	$20,848 Details	167	Postsecondary vocational training
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$29,518 Details	167	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$57,718 Details	166	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Surgical Technologists	$52,814 Details	165	Postsecondary vocational training
Financial Managers	$94,334 Details	164	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Physician Assistants	$99,613 Details	161	Master's degree
Library Technicians	$39,824 Details	159	Postsecondary vocational training
Cooks, Fast Food	$18,600 Details	157	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$55,741 Details	155	Bachelor's degree
Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs	$23,233 Details	153	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$22,871 Details	151	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Medical Transcriptionists	$40,492 Details	143	Postsecondary vocational training
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$49,104 Details	141	Postsecondary vocational training
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$59,354 Details	140	Bachelor's degree
Industrial Engineers	$71,728 Details	138	Bachelor's degree