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Employment Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in supplying workers to clients' businesses for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of the client. The individuals provided are employees of the temporary help service establishment. However, these establishments do not provide direct supervision of their employees at the clients' work sites.

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Occupations in Demand in the Employment Services Industry
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Occupational Title
Median Annual Wage Current Regional Jobs Current Regional Demand Projected Replacement Openings Projected Total Openings Most Common Educational Requirements
Managers, All Other
150
Low
29
41
Long-term on-the-job training
Electrical Engineers
80
High
30
73
Bachelor's degree
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
250
Low
120
191
Associate degree
Employment, Recruitment, & Placement Specialists
40
Low
5
16
Bachelor's or higher degree
Machinists
290
Medium
200
320
Associate degree
Welders, Cutters, Solderers & Brazers
440
Medium
350
436
Assoc./postsec. voc. award
Medical Recs. & Health Info. Technicians
130
High
40
142
Associate degree
Construction Laborers
440
Medium
150
290
Moderate on-the-job training
Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters & Operators
300
Medium
140
140
Moderate on-the-job training
Team Assemblers
830
Medium
950
1,094
Moderate on-the-job training
Janitors & Cleaners
1,430
Medium
790
1,269
Short-term on-the-job training
Laborers and Freight & Stock Movers
1,050
Medium
810
894
Short-term on-the-job training
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing & Buffing Machine Tool Setters & Operators
60
Medium
60
94
Moderate on-the-job training
Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services
470
Medium
130
337
Moderate on-the-job training
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers
960
Low
1,000
1,000
Short-term on-the-job training
Packers & Packagers, Hand
400
Medium
210
455
Short-term on-the-job training

Source: Minnesota Dept. of Employment & Economic Development
2007 Median Annual Salary Data from the 2nd Qtr. 2007 Minnesota Salary Survey
Current Demand Data from the 2nd Qtr. 2007 Minnesota Job Vacancy Survey
Projected Employment Data from the 2004-2014 Minnesota Employment Projections Program

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