Health care services

Health care services in Minnesota are world renowned. The 2022 annual health care services industry employment in Minnesota was just over 385,000 people. For example, hospitals had an average wage of $79,802.

Given health care’s importance to our state, the Minnesota Dual-Training Pipeline works with the industry to determine workforce needs and create tools to address those needs as seen in the competency models for in-demand occupations that are well-suited to dual-training opportunities.

Validated occupational competency summaries

• Biomedical equipment technician

• Certified nursing assistant

• Chemical dependency and addiction technician

• Community health worker

• Community paramedic

• Critical care nurse

• Dental assistant

• Dental hygienist

• Dental therapist

• Dentist

• Electronic health records specialist

• Emergency room nurse

• Emergency medical technician to paramedic pathway

• Health support specialist

• Histology technician/technologist

• Licensed alcohol and drug counselor

• Licensed independent clinical social worker

• Licensed practical nurse

• Long-term care facility culinary manager

• Massage therapist

• Medical assistant

• Medical laboratory assistant

• Medical laboratory scientist

• Medical laboratory technician

• Occupational therapist

• Occupational therapy assistant

• Ophthalmic technician

• Pharmacy technician

• Phlebotomist

• Physical therapy assistant

• Positive support analyst

• Positive support specialist

• Psychiatric/mental health technician in-patient

• Psychiatric/mental health technician out-patient

• Radiologic technologist

• Registered nurse

• Respiratory therapist

• Surgical technologist

• Wound, ostomy, and continence nurse

The approach to developing competency standards is found in Minnesota law. The information that informs the development of competency standards comes from a variety of sources that include but are not limited to:  Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development; Minnesota laws and rules; Minnesota state agencies and licensing boards; O-NET Online; Competency Model Clearinghouse from the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration; state, national and international trade associations and advocacy organizations; job postings and job descriptions; higher education resources; and input from attendees of industry forums, competency council meetings, public events and meetings conducted by DLI staff members.

Questions?

Contact us at PIPELINE.Program@state.mn.us.