2024 Transportation Supply and Demand Analysis
This report highlights the importance of the Automotive Technology career pathway for Minnesota’s Transportation Industry. Professionals in Automotive Technology work in diverse roles from automotive service technicians to farm equipment mechanics, serving industries as diverse as Navigational Manufacturing and Automobile Dealerships. In all, about 20,796 people work in Automotive Technology roles in Minnesota as of the second quarter of 2024—a 0.4% decrease (88 fewer workers) from a year prior in the second quarter of 2023.
Overall employment in Minnesota grew by nearly 25,855 workers (0.8%) between the second quarter of 2023 and the second quarter of 2024, a cooling of the growth seen in the prior year. Over the past five years (since the second quarter of 2019), employment grew by about 8,807 workers, or a 0.1% average annual growth in total statewide employment. Over the next five years, overall employment is forecast to remain flat (0.0% average annual growth), while all Transportation Occupations together forecast moderate growth of 0.1% average annual growth. Automotive Technology employment is anticipated to grow slightly in Minnesota by about 78 total jobs over the next five years (0.1% on average annually) due to a tight talent pool. Total baseline demand for Automotive Technology talent is anticipated to be around 7,773 professionals needed to fill positions due to job exits and transfers, such as retirements and job changes.
