The following table summarizes job vacancy data by occupational group. Each occupational group is a link to other iSeek pages where you can see examples of job titles and other useful career information.
| Major Occupational Group |
Number of Job Vacancies |
Job Vacancy Rate*
(%) |
Part-Time (%) |
Requiring Post-Secondary Education (%) |
Requiring Related Work Experience (%) |
Requiring a License or Certificate (%) |
Median Wage Offer**
($) |
| Architecture and Engineering |
1,303 |
2.50% |
2% |
92% |
68% |
17% |
$24.04 |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, and Media |
1,202 |
3.40% |
59% |
48% |
83% |
22% |
$7.00 |
| Building Cleaning and Grounds Maintenance |
3,098 |
3.80% |
55% |
1% |
7% |
24% |
$8.00 |
| Business and Financial Operations |
2,755 |
1.80% |
5% |
82% |
77% |
6% |
$21.63 |
| Community and Social Services |
719 |
1.50% |
23% |
81% |
51% |
31% |
$11.54 |
| Computer and Mathematical |
4,091 |
5.50% |
4% |
92% |
73% |
11% |
$26.44 |
| Construction and Extraction |
1,711 |
1.50% |
5% |
46% |
56% |
30% |
$12.35 |
| Education, Training, and Library |
2,539 |
1.70% |
27% |
91% |
36% |
70% |
$14.40 |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry |
559 |
NR |
36% |
3% |
26% |
55% |
$9.62 |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related |
5,782 |
2.60% |
65% |
3% |
24% |
8% |
$6.75 |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical |
4,091 |
2.90% |
52% |
97% |
29% |
93% |
$20.19 |
| Healthcare Support |
3,918 |
5.10% |
58% |
36% |
20% |
50% |
$10.50 |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair |
1,064 |
1.10% |
8% |
42% |
77% |
23% |
$14.00 |
| Legal |
247 |
1.40% |
6% |
91% |
43% |
41% |
$23.78 |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science |
681 |
2.30% |
7% |
98% |
61% |
15% |
$14.66 |
| Management |
2,296 |
1.70% |
1% |
99% |
90% |
12% |
$31.01 |
| Office and Administrative Support |
6,549 |
1.50% |
36% |
27% |
30% |
13% |
$13.00 |
| Personal Care and Service |
2,026 |
2.50% |
58% |
55% |
31% |
54% |
$8.00 |
| Production |
3,975 |
1.70% |
5% |
19% |
29% |
7% |
$11.00 |
| Protective Services |
552 |
1.20% |
69% |
19% |
21% |
51% |
$9.10 |
| Sales and Related |
7,281 |
2.60% |
41% |
20% |
24% |
7% |
$8.00 |
| Transportation and Material Moving |
3,733 |
2.10% |
42% |
6% |
23% |
47% |
$11.00 |
| Total Job Vacancies |
60,172 |
2.30% |
35% |
43% |
38% |
27% |
$11.00 |
* Employment estimates by occupational group are from the Estimates Delivery System (EDS) 2002, using the 2006 Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) data. |
** The occupational group wages above are median hourly wage rates calculated from wages reported by employers. |
NA=Not Applicable |
NR=Data are not reportable due to failure to meet reliability standards. |
Source:
Minnesota
Job Vacancy Survey
, 2nd Quarter 2007,
Minnesota Department
of Employment and Economic Development
.
Page last updated in July 2008.
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