Employment Outlook





Long-Term Occupation Projections
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Northwest Minnesota

SOC CodeOccupationEstimated Employment 2022Projected Employment 2032Percent Change 2022 - 2032Numeric Change 2022 - 20322022 - 2032 Labor Market Exit Openings*2022 - 2032 Occupational Transfer Openings*2022 - 2032 Total Openings**
472051Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers456453-0.7%-3115225337
472211Sheet Metal Workers1121196.3%74262111
472073Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipme85694310.2%87298453838
474051Highway Maintenance Workers9341,03310.6%99440436975
472071Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators16818711.3%195989167
474011Construction and Building Inspectors1261260% 8260142
472031Carpenters2,5882,6743.3%869161,2392,241
472181Roofers1421473.5%53971115
472000Construction Trades Workers12,15812,8765.9%7184,1866,21911,123
472152Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters1,0341,0935.7%59335570964
472061Construction Laborers4,1364,4347.2%2981,4802,1623,940
474000Other Construction and Related Workers1,2401,3579.4%1175835971,297
471011First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and 1,3671,4576.6%904706411,201
472151Pipelayers49514.1%2112639
475000Extraction Workers1831967.1%1385106204
471000Supervisors of Construction and Extraction Workers1,3671,4576.6%904706411,201
472111Electricians1,2311,3489.5%1174286951,240
474071Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners779016.9%13304588
* Labor Market Exit Openings are the projected number of workers leaving an occupation and exiting the labor market entirely (most labor force exits are related to workers retiring). Occupational transfers are the projected number of workers permanently leaving an occupation and transferring to a different occupation.
** Total Openings represent the sum of job openings from employment growth, labor force exits, and occupational transfers.