Our list of “hot jobs” is developed using current Southeast Minnesota labor market information. This list includes high growth, high demand jobs that pay a median wage of at least $11 per hour, or have the career advancement potential to make such wages. List as of August 31, 2011.

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Services and Trades
	Median Wage	Education Level
Accountants, Auditors & Financial Analysts	$26.31	4
Adult Literacy, Remedial Ed and GED Teachers	$21.22	4
Agricultural Workers, All	$11.17	0
Bill and Account Collectors	$12.25	2
Bookkeeping and Bill Clerks	$15.45	2
-Bookkeepersl
-Billing Clerks
Bus Drivers, School	$14.58	1
Claims Adjusters, Examiners & Investigators	$27.84	3
Cooks & Bakers - Institutional, Cafeteria & Restaurant	$12.74	1
Cost Estimators	$25.47	4
Customer Service Representatives	$15.38	0
Diesel Technicians and Mechanics	$19.39	3
Employment, Recruitment & Placement Specialists	$23.95	4
Executive Secretaries and Admin Assistants	$19.41	3
Fire Fighters	$18.45	4
First Line Supervisor of Food Prep & Serving	$12.36	2
First Line Supervisor of Mech., Installers & Repairers	$28.36	3
-First Line Supervisor of Mech., Installers & Repairers - Blue Collar Worker Supervisor
-First Line Supervisor of Mech., Installers & Repairers - Industrial Production Manager
First Line Supervisors/Managers: Office & Admin	$21.35	3
First Line Supervisors/Managers: Protective Services	$27.96	3
Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning	$20.99	2
Home Energy Auditor	$14.91	1
Human Resource, Training and Labor Relations Specialists	$25.85	4
Insurance Sales Agents (self-employed)	$29.61	2
Janitors and Cleaners	$12.14	1
Kindergarten/Pre-school Teachers	$22.51	4
Lawyers - Rural	$41.67	4
Maintenance and Repair Workers, general	$17.56	2
Math Teacher - Secondary Schools	$21.22	4
Paralegals & Legal Assistants	$19.29	3
Personal Financial Advisors	$22.38	4
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$25.04	3
Probation Officers & Correctional Treatment Specialists	$26.69	3
-Probation Officers
-Correctional Officers
Psychologists and Psychiatrists	$50.00	4
-Psychologists
-Psychiatrists
Recreation and Fitness Instructors	$25.31	4
Security and Fire Alarm Installers	$24.99	3
Security Guard	$14.38	0
Self-Enrichmanet Educations Teachers/Tutors	$14.20	4
Social and Human Service Assistants	$12.72	2
Social Workers & Family Counselors including Education & Mental Health	$25.88	4
-Counselors, Education
-Counselors, Mental Health
-Social Workers
Solar Installers	$30.12	3
Spec. Ed Teachers, incl. Speech & Auditory Clinicians	$28.38	4
-Special Education Teachers
-Speech & Auditory Clinicians
Supervisors of Clerical & Admin Support Workers	$38.63	3
Teacher's Aides/Paraprofessionals	$12.38	3
Training and Development Specialists	$24.53	4
Truck Drivers, Heavy and Industrial	$18.75	2
Truck Drivers, Light and Delivery	$12.84	0
Water & Liquid Waste Treatment Plant & Systems Operators	$22.15	3
Welders, Solderers, and Brazers	$17.74	2
Windmill Mechanics and Electricians	$20.78	3

Bioscience and Emerging Technologies
	Median Wage	Education Level
Agricultural and Food Science Techs	$19.34	2
Bio-Science Tech, including Life, Physical & Social Sciences	$31.06	2
Computer Network & DB Administrator	$63.09	4
-Computer Database Administrators
-Computer Network Administrators
Computer Software Engineers, Applications	$39.28	4
Computer Support Specialists	$20.65	2
Graphic Designers and Videographers	$17.81	4
-Graphic Designers
-Videographers
Life Scientists	$22.92	4
Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians	$20.08	3
PLC Programmers	$30.12	3
Science (all)Teacher - Middle & Secondary Schools	$21.22	4

Healthcare
	Median Wage	Education Level
Anesthesiologists	$69.49	4
Cardiovascular Techs	$26.23	3
Certified Nursing Assistant, Aids & Orderlies	$12.61	1
Dental Assistants	$19.43	3
Dental Hygienist	$31.75	3
Dentists - Rural	>$80.00	4
Dietitians & Nutritionists	$26.88	4
Emergency Medical Technician & Paramedic	$12.59	2
Health Information Systems Managers	$40.01	4
Health Information Technicians	$17.07	3
Home Health Aides and Personal Care Attendants	$11.35	1
Licensed Practical Nurse	$19.03	2
Medical & Clinical Lab Technicians	$22.09	3
Medical & Health Services Managers	$45.58	4
Medical & Public Health Social Workers	$25.15	4
Medical Assistants	$15.86	1
Medical Diagnostic Sonographers	$22.78	3
Medical Equipment Preparers & Repairers	$23.14	3
Medical Records & Health Info. Tech.	$19.52	2
Medical Secretaries	$18.84	3
Nursing Instructor	$34.24	4
Occupational/Physical Therapists	$34.64	4
-OccupationalTherapists
-Physical Therapists
Pediatricians - Rural	>$80.00	4
Pharmacists - Rural	$57.57	4
Pharmacy Tech	$16.23	2
Physicians and Surgeons	>$80.00	4
-Physicians
-Surgeons
Radiological Tech	$30.84	3
Recreation and Fitness Instructor	$12.50	4
Registered Nurse	$35.98	4
Respiratory Therapists	$30.59	4
Surgical Technologist &Technicians	$25.29	3
Veterinarian - Rural, Large Animal	$40.40	4
Veterinary Techs	$16.61	3

Manufacturing
	Median Wage	Education Level
Bi-lingual 1st Line Supervisor of Production	$23.04	0
CNC Operators & Programmers, Metals & Plastics	$19.88	2
-CNC Operators, Metals & Plastics
-CNC Programmers, Metals & Plastics
Fiberglass, Plastics & Composites Industy Specialists	$37.45	4
Food Batchmakers	$16.28	1
Industrial Maintenance Electricians & Techs	$30.12	3
-Industrial Maintenance Electricians
-Industrial Maintenance Techs
Industrial Painters and Spraying Machine Operators	$16.90	2
Manufacturing Engineers	$52.78	4
-Manufacturing Engineers
-Manufacturing Engineers
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	$23.82	3

+ Jobs that may be “soft” for the next two years, but expected to rebound

Education Level:

0. Reliable, Greater than 5th grade literacy
1. High School credentials often required
2. High School diploma or GED, some post secondary training
3. Experience plus training (degree often required)
4. Bachelor's Degree or more