What are the most in demand jobs in Rochester, MN?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Rochester, MN actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Rochester have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Rochester, MN are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Rochester? Turns out the most in demand job in Rochester is registered nurse with 2,542 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Rochester

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Rochester.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Rochester, MN

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	2,542	$64,444
2	Patient Care Assistant	2,303	$32,920
3	Licensed Practical Nurse	1,015	$44,264
4	Research Fellow	838	$54,422
5	Sales Associate	551	$30,908
6	Guest Services	363	$25,430
7	Surgical Technician	346	$51,934
8	Assistant Manager	337	$32,459
9	Certified Nursing Assistant	306	$32,319
10	Cashier	289	$26,672
11	Unit Secretary	277	$41,417
12	Physician	234	$241,087
13	Clinical Research Coordinator	228	$52,658
14	Physician Assistant	209	$143,938
15	Administrative Assistant	204	$35,559
16	Retail Merchandiser	180	$29,502
17	Delivery Driver	179	$42,310
18	Cook	177	$29,194
19	Specialty Representative	171	$87,185
20	Account Executive	159	$59,157
21	Technician	152	$36,106
22	Customer Service Representative	142	$31,762
23	Crew Member	140	$29,690
24	Support Team Member	132	$27,008
25	Registered Nurse In The ICU	130	$96,471
26	Information Technology Analyst	120	$74,799
27	Reading Tutor	116	$33,525
28	Research Technician	116	$45,621
29	Family Medicine Physician	115	$210,460
30	Automotive Technician	111	$32,997
31	Clinic Registered Nurse	109	$68,071
32	Server	108	$24,306
33	Resident Assistant	106	$25,381
34	Shift Leader	103	$31,747
35	Massage Therapist	102	$49,501
36	Store Manager	102	$41,945
37	Truck Driver	102	$56,230
38	Pharmacist Technician	101	$36,160
39	Customer Service Associate	100	$29,775
40	CDL Driver	98	$57,936
41	Insurance Sales Agent	95	$45,493
42	Oncology Registered Nurse	95	$87,839
43	Specialist	94	$53,001
44	General Manager	92	$82,442
45	Sales Representative	92	$58,483
46	Information Technology Senior Analyst	91	$89,589
47	Shift Manager	88	$31,780
48	Certified Public Accountant	87	$62,588
49	Merchandiser	87	$31,450
50	Finance Advisor	86	$77,278
51	Internship	86	$30,568
52	Service Lead	85	$54,142
53	Barista	80	$25,860
54	Event Specialist	80	$42,567
55	Occupational Therapist	79	$63,258
56	Associate	76	$50,102
57	Home Health Aid	76	$28,847
58	Assistant Store Manager	73	$39,306
59	Maintenance Technician	73	$44,914
60	Sales Consultant	73	$56,194
61	Software Engineer	73	$67,211
62	Machine Operator	71	$31,615
63	Process Assistant	71	$34,866
64	Retail Sales Lead	70	$34,226
65	Teacher	70	$43,873
66	Emergency Medicine Physician	68	$161,723
67	Histologic Technician	68	$48,537
68	Family Practice Physician	67	$208,958
69	Clinical Laboratory Technician	66	$47,057
70	Housekeeper	66	$26,667
71	Pediatric Nurse	66	$75,573
72	Truck Driver Class A	66	$57,624
73	Baker	65	$29,540
74	Hospitalist Physician	63	$246,986
75	Physical Therapist	62	$74,136
76	Service Technician	62	$40,972
77	Shop Manager	62	$39,445
78	Bartender	60	$22,500
79	Clerk	60	$32,379
80	Direct Support Professional	60	$26,588
81	Software Developer	60	$70,069
82	Teller	60	$27,932
83	Child Care Teacher	58	$28,820
84	Laboratory Assistant	58	$30,471
85	Repair Technician	58	$51,107
86	Speech Language Pathologist	58	$58,124
87	Training Assistant	58	$48,933
88	Analyst	57	$60,536
89	Clinical Nurse Specialist	56	$97,128
90	Product Demonstrator	55	$25,356
91	Project Manager	54	$85,937
92	Service Representative	53	$34,514
93	Engineering Technician	52	$51,595
94	Groundskeeping Maintenance	52	$41,729
95	Assembler	51	$29,312
96	Customer Service Advisor	50	$32,873
97	Dental Assistant	50	$43,408
98	Maintenance Person	50	$39,540
99	Registered Health Nurse	50	$65,717
100	Sales Associate And Customer Service	49	$26,487