The following table shows the top ten job titles with the most vacancies in Minnesota during Spring 2008.
Job Title |
Number of Job Vacancies |
Job Vacancy Rate*
(%) |
Median Wage Offer**
($) |
| Registered Nurses |
2,
237 |
4.2% |
$25.00 |
| Retail Salespersons |
1,897 |
2.4% |
$8.00 |
| Home Health Aides |
1,752 |
6.2% |
$10.10 |
| Waiters and Waitresses |
1,553 |
3.2% |
$6.15 |
| Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Attendants |
1,350 |
4.6% |
$10.00 |
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
1,152 |
8.2% |
$10.00 |
| Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand |
1,104 |
3.1% |
$11.56 |
| Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners |
929 |
5.8% |
$8.00 |
| Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services |
742 |
4.8% |
$8.00 |
| Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses |
685 |
3.5% |
$15.09 |
| * The job vacancy rate is the number of job vacancies expressed as a percent of the total number of existing jobs. |
| ** The occupation wages above are median hourly wage rates calculated from wages reported by employers. |
Source:
Minnesota
Job Vacancy Survey
, 2nd Quarter 2008,
Minnesota Department
of Employment and Economic Development
.
Page last updated in September 2008.
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