Fastest-growing jobs in Minnesota
With the country eager to put the pandemic firmly in the rear-view mirror, the American economy continued to boom in 2023. The national unemployment rate remained around 3.6%, while the total number of people employed grew to roughly 152 million, up from 148 million in 2022.
The economy has seen several significant changes in recent years. Many people are leaving expensive coastal states such as California and New York and moving to more affordable places in the Mountain West region and the South, buoyed by companies that have embraced remote work. What's more, in a reversal of past trends, wages grew the fastest for lower-earning workers.
Stacker analyzed jobs data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to determine the fastest-growing jobs in Minnesota. Occupations were ranked by the percentage increase in employment between 2022 and 2023. Jobs were excluded from the ranking if they had fewer than 1,000 people working in them in the state.
Keep reading to learn which jobs are growing the fastest in Minnesota.
#50. Logisticians
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +19.9% (600 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,610
--- Employment in 2022: 3,010
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $81,080
#49. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.6% (320 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,870
--- Employment in 2022: 1,550
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $79,500
#48. Industrial engineers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.8% (3,230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 18,760
--- Employment in 2022: 15,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $99,630
#47. Amusement and recreation attendants
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +20.8% (1,220 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,080
--- Employment in 2022: 5,860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $32,240
#46. Roofers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.4% (340 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,930
--- Employment in 2022: 1,590
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $63,010
#45. Parking attendants
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.8% (270 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,510
--- Employment in 2022: 1,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,890
#44. Cooks, fast food
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +21.8% (1,470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,210
--- Employment in 2022: 6,740
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $31,470
#43. Chemical equipment operators and tenders
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.4% (260 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,420
--- Employment in 2022: 1,160
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $47,880
#42. Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.7% (870 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,710
--- Employment in 2022: 3,840
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $34,740
#41. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.8% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,940
--- Employment in 2022: 1,580
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $78,890
#40. Library assistants, clerical
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +22.9% (330 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,770
--- Employment in 2022: 1,440
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,190
#39. Print binding and finishing workers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +23.5% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,890
--- Employment in 2022: 1,530
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $46,320
#38. Bioengineers and biomedical engineers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.1% (210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,080
--- Employment in 2022: 870
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $100,930
#37. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.8% (1,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 5,140
--- Employment in 2022: 4,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,360
#36. Tire repairers and changers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +24.8% (360 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,810
--- Employment in 2022: 1,450
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,300
#35. Natural sciences managers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.0% (280 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,400
--- Employment in 2022: 1,120
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $134,620
#34. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.3% (1,690 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,380
--- Employment in 2022: 6,690
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $58,500
#33. Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +25.8% (230 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,120
--- Employment in 2022: 890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $51,540
#32. Refuse and recyclable material collectors
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.5% (500 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,390
--- Employment in 2022: 1,890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $59,250
#31. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +26.8% (1,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,830
--- Employment in 2022: 3,810
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $64,540
#30. Mail clerks and mail machine operators, except postal service
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.5% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,900
--- Employment in 2022: 1,490
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,590
#29. Software quality assurance analysts and testers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +27.5% (570 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,640
--- Employment in 2022: 2,070
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $101,630
#28. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +28.6% (610 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,740
--- Employment in 2022: 2,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $48,570
#27. Commercial pilots
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +29.4% (320 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,410
--- Employment in 2022: 1,090
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $113,080
#26. Marriage and family therapists
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.6% (990 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 4,230
--- Employment in 2022: 3,240
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $65,870
#25. Dishwashers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +30.9% (1,990 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 8,440
--- Employment in 2022: 6,450
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $29,950
#24. Security and fire alarm systems installers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +31.2% (240 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,010
--- Employment in 2022: 770
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $77,700
#23. Engineers, all other
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +32.9% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,900
--- Employment in 2022: 1,430
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $108,360
#22. Substitute teachers, short-term
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +33.6% (1,620 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,440
--- Employment in 2022: 4,820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $38,950
#21. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.2% (950 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 3,730
--- Employment in 2022: 2,780
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $111,570
#20. Public safety telecommunicators
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.5% (380 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,480
--- Employment in 2022: 1,100
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $64,740
#19. Food processing workers, all other
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.6% (730 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,840
--- Employment in 2022: 2,110
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,390
#18. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +34.9% (300 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,160
--- Employment in 2022: 860
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $77,730
#17. Data scientists
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +40.0% (640 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,240
--- Employment in 2022: 1,600
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $114,630
#16. Office and administrative support workers, all other
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +46.2% (2,020 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 6,390
--- Employment in 2022: 4,370
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $40,100
#15. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +46.6% (760 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,390
--- Employment in 2022: 1,630
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $70,260
#14. Clinical and counseling psychologists
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +47.8% (540 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,670
--- Employment in 2022: 1,130
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $101,160
#12. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +50.0% (410 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,230
--- Employment in 2022: 820
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $50,720
#12. Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +50.0% (660 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,980
--- Employment in 2022: 1,320
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $69,530
#11. Self-enrichment teachers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +54.5% (2,740 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 7,770
--- Employment in 2022: 5,030
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $44,830
#10. Medical equipment repairers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +56.6% (770 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,130
--- Employment in 2022: 1,360
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $75,170
#9. Dietitians and nutritionists
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +65.4% (680 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,720
--- Employment in 2022: 1,040
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $72,660
#8. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +72.3% (470 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,120
--- Employment in 2022: 650
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $62,830
#7. Environmental engineers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +73.8% (590 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,390
--- Employment in 2022: 800
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $97,160
#6. Photographers
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +90.6% (870 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,830
--- Employment in 2022: 960
--- Median annual salary in 2023: Data unavailable
#5. Audio and video technicians
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +92.1% (820 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,710
--- Employment in 2022: 890
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $42,820
#4. School bus monitors
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +110.3% (750 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,430
--- Employment in 2022: 680
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $37,580
#3. Office machine operators, except computer
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +125.0% (650 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 1,170
--- Employment in 2022: 520
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $39,350
#2. Postsecondary teachers, all other
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +128.7% (1,210 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,150
--- Employment in 2022: 940
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $79,580
#1. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Increase in employment 2022-2023: +129.6% (1,620 employees)
--- Employment in 2023: 2,870
--- Employment in 2022: 1,250
--- Median annual salary in 2023: $43,040
This story features data reporting and writing by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.
