Best Job Openings in the Minneapolis Market Area

1. Target Stores
2. U.S. Government; State of Minnesota Government
3. UnitedHealth Group: Large insurance group, including Medicare and Medicaid
4. Coustic-Glo International Ceiling Maintenance
5. U.S. Bank
6. Mayo Clinic: Famous medical and research organization
7. Medtronic
8. General Mills: Cereals and other products
9. University of Minnesota
10. 3M: Physicians' and surgeons' equipment

All of the following job titles are in Healthcare or Insurance positions.

1. Nurses: All levels and certifications, including CNAs
2. Physician Assistants
3. Specialty Physicians and Surgeons
4. Medical Assistants
5. General Practice Pediatricians
6. Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators
7. General Internists
8. Family and General Practitioners
9. Podiatrists
10. Medical Records and Health Information Technicians

• Temporary Agencies: IT managers and Analysts, Administrative Assistants, Virtual Assistants, Website Design, and Data Entry
• Swift Transportation: Truck Drivers, Owner-Operators, Mechanics
• Telereach Corporate: Sales, Telemarketing, IT
• Mayo Clinic: Healthcare and IT
• STI: Surgical technologies
• Ameriplan: Insurance Sales and IT
• UnitedHealth Group: Healthcare and Insurance Sales; some IT

• Abbott - Northwestern Hospital Inc
• Children's Health Care - Minneapolis
• Clifton House
• Fairview University Medical Center
• Hennepin County Medical Center
• Phillips Eye Institute

Government, Healthcare and Legal Jobs dominate the area market. The largest local market area (LMI) employers are the

1. State and Federal Government
2. Healthcare
3. Legal Research

Transportation and Construction are also healthy in the Twin Cities and will be boosted by ARRA Stimulus Package funds for infrastructure and Employment & Training form 2009 - 2012.

Economic expansion has stressed the local market area's transportation services and these are expanding with recent opening of the 21st century's Hiawatha Light Rail reaching out towards the Mall of America in Bloomington and the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Regional rail routes called the Northstar Corridor are connecting St. Cloud with Minneapolis as well, with expansions after 2008 all the way through 2014, with improvements through 2020.

Transportation to and from the area and for commuting:

Airport Terminals

• Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/World-Chamberlain
• St Cloud Regional
• Rochester International
• Crystal
• Anoka County-Blaine
• St Paul Downtown Holman Field

Amtrak Train Station

• St. Paul/Minneapolis, In St. Paul, At 730 Transfer Rd. Ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public restrooms, payphones, vending machines, free parking, car rental service, taxi stand.

1. Colder Products Company: quick- disconnect couplings and connectors for plastic tubing; and biopharma. CPC is the winner of the 2020 Minnesota Manufacturing Awards under CEO Janel Wittmayer. During the summer of 2020, the company moved to a $30 million, 132,000-square-foot headquarters in Roseville, doubling its footage. HQ is located at 2820 Cleveland Ave. N. in Roseville MN 55113, but has locations globally.
2. Ecolab: Important water, hygiene and energy technologies.
3. Andersen Windows
4. General Mills: Food products.
5. 3M: Products in worker safety, health care, and consumer goods.

This large Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) of the United States and covers the following Minnesota Counties:

• Anoka
• Carver
• Chisago
• Dakota
• Hennepin
• Isanti
• Ramsey
• Scott
• Sherburne
• Washington
• Wright

The local market area or LMA extends into Wisconsin, covering the counties of Pierce and St. Croix.

Ground Transportation

• The Hiawatha Line: This is an efficient Light Rail system that runs from the Nicollet Mall to the International Airport and the Mall of America. Schedules available online.
• Minneapolis Skyway: This enclosed pedestrian system is an interlinked collection of footbridges that connect many downtown buildings across 80 city blocks and at least 10 miles. People can walk in climate-controlled comfort all year in this, the longest continuous skywalk in the world.

Most Popular High Ranking Schools

• American Indian OIC Incorporated www.aioic.org

• Augsburg College www.augsburg.edu

• Herzing College-Minneapolis Drafting School Campus www.herzing.edu

• Lakeland Medical and Dental Academy Inc www.Lakelandacademy.com

• Minneapolis Community and Technical College www.mctc.mnscu.edu

• Minneapolis College of Art and Design www.mcad.edu

• Minnesota School of Professional Psychology

• Musicians Technical Training Center www.musictech.com

• North Central University www.northcentral.edu

• Native American Educational Services-Twin Cities http://naes.indian.com

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities www.umn.edu/tc/

Additional Well Respected Schools

• Academy Education Center Inc www.academyeducation.com

• Aveda Institute www.aveda.com

• Dunwoody Institute wwww.dunwoody.tec.mn.us

• Mcconnell School Inc www.mcconnellschool.com

• Summit Academy Opportunities Industrialization Ctr

• The Art Institutes International Minnesota www.aim.artinstitutes.edu

• Veterans Affairs Medical Center School of Radiological Technology

Sources

• Health & Medical Industry | Meet Minneapolis

• Minneapolis / St. Paul Business: The Business Journals
• Minneapolis Tourism