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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 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.
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$17,927 Details	1,800	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$18,048 Details	340	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	$18,092 Details	760	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Dishwashers	$18,276 Details	390	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$18,588 Details	610	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Bartenders	$18,595 Details	580	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$18,726 Details	230	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Waiters and Waitresses	$18,764 Details	1,880	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$18,985 Details	230	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Cashiers	$19,083 Details	3,170	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$19,163 Details	540	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Counter and Rental Clerks	$19,491 Details	200	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$19,553 Details	400	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Retail Salespersons	$20,105 Details	3,810	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$20,206 Details	720	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	$20,462 Details	800	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Child Care Workers	$21,303 Details	1,410	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Food Preparation Workers	$21,598 Details	400	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Personal and Home Care Aides	$21,845 Details	1,670	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$22,710 Details	320	Postsecondary vocational training
Home Health Aides	$22,813 Details	2,960	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Cooks, Restaurant	$23,067 Details	480	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$23,382 Details	340	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Teacher Assistants	$23,679 Details	870	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Security Guards	$23,777 Details	300	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$23,790 Details	470	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$24,407 Details	220	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$24,907 Details	1,260	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Driver/Sales Workers	$25,542 Details	180	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Tellers	$25,775 Details	380	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants*	$26,307 Details	1,180	Postsecondary vocational training
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$26,639 Details	700	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services	$26,942 Details	530	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$27,274 Details	180	Postsecondary vocational training
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$27,500 Details	370	Work experience (in related occupation)
Office Clerks, General	$27,574 Details	1,860	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$27,658 Details	1,350	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Social and Human Service Assistants	$28,119 Details	670	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Bus Drivers, School	$28,492 Details	270	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Team Assemblers	$29,142 Details	550	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Parts Salespersons	$29,733 Details	260	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	$30,189 Details	290	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	$30,282 Details	180	Work experience (in related occupation)
Customer Service Representatives	$30,608 Details	1,150	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	$30,623 Details	340	Postsecondary vocational training
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$30,748 Details	220	Associate degree
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers	$30,839 Details	910	Work experience (in related occupation)
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$32,307 Details	230	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$33,054 Details	640	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Construction Laborers	$33,080 Details	190	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Medical Assistants	$33,354 Details	240	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$33,414 Details	210	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$33,703 Details	500	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$34,296 Details	690	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Medical Equipment Preparers	$35,126 Details	280	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Pharmacy Technicians	$35,421 Details	310	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$35,600 Details	220	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$36,846 Details	390	Postsecondary vocational training
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$37,576 Details	470	Postsecondary vocational training
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	$37,976 Details	1,780	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	$38,926 Details	420	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	$39,139 Details	190	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Graphic Designers	$39,157 Details	190	Bachelor's degree
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	$39,873 Details	410	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$39,941 Details	1,070	Postsecondary vocational training
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$40,638 Details	200	Postsecondary vocational training
Medical Secretaries	$40,740 Details	990	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Carpenters	$41,372 Details	680	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Dental Assistants	$41,710 Details	200	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Machinists	$41,885 Details	390	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	$42,211 Details	600	Work experience (in related occupation)
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$43,063 Details	360	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$46,901 Details	340	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	$48,645 Details	240	Postsecondary vocational training
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$48,733 Details	790	Work experience (in related occupation)
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$50,013 Details	490	Work experience (in related occupation)
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$50,087 Details	670	Bachelor's degree
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$52,047 Details	250	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	$52,336 Details	510	Bachelor's degree
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Vocational Education	$52,612 Details	220	Bachelor's degree
Accountants and Auditors	$54,190 Details	430	Bachelor's degree
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$54,449 Details	210	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Electricians	$54,923 Details	740	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$58,830 Details	180	Bachelor's degree
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$59,738 Details	270	Work experience (in related occupation)
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	$60,384 Details	580	Bachelor's degree
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$62,034 Details	610	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Loan Officers	$62,242 Details	200	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians*	$66,424 Details	270	Associate degree
Biological Technicians	$66,487 Details	260	Bachelor's degree
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$66,714 Details	180	Doctoral degree
Insurance Sales Agents	$71,683 Details	220	Postsecondary vocational training
Sales Managers	$74,151 Details	220	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
General and Operations Managers	$76,123 Details	450	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Physical Therapists	$76,494 Details	200	Master's degree
Registered Nurses*	$76,902 Details	3,650	Associate degree
Management Analysts	$83,420 Details	190	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Software Developers, Applications	$86,772 Details	400	Bachelor's degree
Medical and Health Services Managers	$92,885 Details	260	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Pharmacists	$127,561 Details	270	First professional degree