Current Hot Jobs in Southwest Minnesota

What jobs are available right now in the Southwest region of Minnesota? Below are local short-term needs. Sort the table by clicking on the column header. Get more information by clicking a job title, wage, or education requirement.

The Southwest region is divided into two areas. Listed below is information for the Southwest Economic Development Region. You can also view data for the Upper Minnesota Valley Economic Development Region.

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.	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.
Home Health Aides	$20,455 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer	$29,400 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Cashiers	$17,570 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$29,783 Details	Postsecondary vocational training
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$27,077 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food	$17,423 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Registered Nurses	$61,460 Details	Associate degree
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	------	Bachelor's degree
Office Clerks, General	$24,222 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$36,557 Details	Postsecondary vocational training
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	$25,535 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	$36,558 Details	Postsecondary vocational training
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$20,850 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$26,621 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers	$18,836 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$29,800 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Social and Human Service Assistants	$24,542 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Retail Salespersons	$19,974 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$25,248 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Team Assemblers	$31,911 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Industrial Engineers	$67,664 Details	Bachelor's degree
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$37,656 Details	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Personal and Home Care Aides	$22,835 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Sales Managers	$88,919 Details	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Surgeons	------	First professional degree
Cost Estimators	$39,473 Details	Bachelor's degree
Customer Service Representatives	$26,420 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Accountants and Auditors	$50,935 Details	Bachelor's degree
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	$28,123 Details	Postsecondary vocational training
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	$59,219 Details	Doctoral degree
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$44,827 Details	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Loan Officers	$50,030 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Financial Managers	$88,411 Details	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Waiters and Waitresses	$17,179 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Tellers	$23,727 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Natural Sciences Managers	$118,390 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Cooks, Restaurant	$20,701 Details	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Driver/Sales Workers	$25,003 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Mechanical Engineers	$62,585 Details	Bachelor's degree
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	$32,785 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$60,721 Details	Bachelor's degree
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	$36,169 Details	Postsecondary vocational training
Food Scientists and Technologists	$75,695 Details	Bachelor's degree
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	$49,567 Details	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$21,338 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$21,475 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$19,963 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
Bill and Account Collectors	$28,275 Details	Short-term on-the-job training (1 month or less)
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers	$48,119 Details	Work experience (in related occupation)
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$30,011 Details	Postsecondary vocational training
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$47,723 Details	Bachelor's degree
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$34,602 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Lawyers	$63,513 Details	First professional degree
Management Analysts	$99,869 Details	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	------	Associate degree
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$49,745 Details	Master's degree
Dental Assistants	$35,739 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Pediatricians, General	$158,664 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	First professional degree
Family and General Practitioners	$162,270 Details	First professional degree
Agricultural Engineers	$72,597 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Bachelor's degree
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	$49,825 Details	Work experience (in related occupation)
Internists, General	------	First professional degree
Civil Engineering Technicians	$53,414 Details	Associate degree
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	------	First professional degree
Marriage and Family Therapists	$46,689 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Master's degree
Farm Equipment Mechanics	$41,203 Details	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Gaming Dealers	$18,395 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Postsecondary vocational training
Veterinarians	$83,779 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	First professional degree
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	$36,736 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Dentists, General	$144,030 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	First professional degree
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	$71,750 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Bachelor's degree
Psychiatrists	$167,702 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	First professional degree
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic	$35,115 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Physician Assistants	$90,720 Details	Master's degree
Dental Hygienists	$59,669 Details	Associate degree
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate	$49,044 Details	Associate degree
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	------	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$33,483 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Machinists	$33,036 Details	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Human Resources Managers	$81,074 Details	Bachelor's or higher degree plus work experience
Emergency Management Directors	$56,491 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Not Available
Microbiologists	$67,318 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Doctoral degree
Optometrists	$97,004 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	First professional degree
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products	$61,068 Details	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	$55,451 Details	Work experience (in related occupation)
Pharmacy Technicians	$26,746 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$28,227 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	$43,785 Details	Associate degree
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System Operators	$43,273 Details	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$49,232 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Master's degree
Bakers	$20,396 Details	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Physical Therapists	$72,846 Details	Master's degree
Opticians, Dispensing	$30,729 Details	Long-term on-the-job training (more than 12 months)
Psychiatric Technicians	$29,319 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Postsecondary vocational training
Biochemists and Biophysicists	$81,073 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Doctoral degree
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	$57,271 Details	Associate degree
Dietitians and Nutritionists	$51,640 Details	Bachelor's degree
Financial Analysts	$38,493 Details	Bachelor's degree
Chemical Engineers	$92,214 Refers to national data. Regional data is not available. Details	Bachelor's degree
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$18,194 Details	Moderate-term on-the-job training (1-12 months)