The Educational Requirements for Occupations data table shows typical educational requirements for all occupations in Minnesota.
The Educational Requirements Table is a table listing every occupation in Minnesota, with the typical education required for jobs in that occupation in Minnesota, updated in May 2024. The list includes the typical education requirements according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Job Zone from O*Net, and was also informed by the distribution of minimum education requirements listed by employers who responded to the state’s Job Vacancy Survey, which was an important consideration when choosing the typical requirement for each occupation. This is an update and modification of the classification used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Occupational Employment Handbook, but tailored to Minnesota.
This classification relied on a number of data sources.
For more detail on the methodology used in creating this table, and analysis of the educational needs of Minnesota’s workforce, see this article in the December 2016 issue of Minnesota Economic Trends.
The starting point was the Bureau of Labor Statistics classification used in the Occupational Employment Handbook.
The Minnesota-specific classification relies on responses to DEED’s Job Vacancy Survey, where thousands of vacancies are reported in the state across occupations. Other sources of information included survey responses of incumbent workers by O*Net, graduation data by program, Minnesota Statutes and Rules, and current accreditation requirements for many professions.
Occupations are classified using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) typology.
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