Minnesota Student Teacher Grants: Designated Teacher Shortage Areas
Designated teacher shortage areas are a licensure areas that are identified by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board in coordination with the commissioner using data collected for the teacher supply and demand report under MN Statute 122A.091, subdivision 5. Only licensure areas within the following fields may be identified as a license shortage area:
- English as a second language;
- Early childhood;
- Special education;
- Career and technical education;
- Science, technology, engineering, arts, and math, and
- World languages
For 2022, the teacher shortage areas identified are:
Licensure Area | License Code |
ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIST | 199810 |
ACCOUNTING 140100 | 140100 |
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION | 10100 |
AMERICAN INDIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | 150110 |
AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE | 60200 |
ARABIC | 60201 |
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS | 190202 |
AUTO MECHANICS | 170302 |
BANKING & FINANCE | 140120 |
BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL EDUCATION | 60301 |
BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED | 190498 |
BUSINESS | 140050 |
BUSINESS | 140000 |
BUSINESS ED - SECRETARIAL | 140700 |
CHEMISTRY | 130301 |
CHINESE | 60203 |
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CAREERS | 300000 |
COMMUNICATIONS/MEDIA OCCUPATIONS | 171515 |
CONSTRUCTION CAREERS | 300100 |
COSMETOLOGY | 92602 |
CREATIVE DESIGN CAREERS | 300400 |
DAKOTA | 60222 |
DANCE | 50800 |
DANCE AND THEATRE | 50700 |
DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING | 190497 |
DEVELOPMENTAL/ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION | 190302 |
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES | 199800 |
EARLY CHILDHOOD CAREERS | 300500 |
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION | 180150 |
EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION | 190500 |
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE | 130400 |
EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS | 190200 |
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE | 60206 |
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES | 90100 |
FRENCH | 60208 |
GEN SEC/CLERICAL OCC WI SHORTHAND | 140730 |
GREEK | 60106 |
GERMAN | 60209 |
HEBREW | 60212 |
HMONG | 60400 |
HMONG ECONOMICS | 90000 |
HOSPITALITY SERVICE CAREERS | 300600 |
JAPANESE | 60214 |
KAREN | 60403 |
KOREAN | 60401 |
LATIN | 60105 |
LAW ENFORCEMENT | 92603 |
LIFE SCIENCES | 130200 |
MANUFACTURING CAREERS | 300200 |
MEDICAL CAREERS | 300300 |
MILD TO MODERATE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED | 199801 |
MODEL OFFICE | 140505 |
MODERATE TO SEVERE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED | 199802 |
NORWEGIAN | 60215 |
OJIBWE | 60221 |
ORAL/AURAL DEAF EDUCATION | 190490 |
PHYSICAL SCIENCES: PHYSICS & CHEM | 130300 |
PHYSICS | 130302 |
POLISH | 60216 |
PRE KINDERGARTEN ASSOCIATE | 180104 |
RUSSIAN | 60218 |
SCIENCE 5-8 | 130600 |
SCIENCE 5-8(Endorsement) | 130601 |
SCIENCE 5-9 | 130500 |
SOMALI | 60402 |
SPANISH | 60219 |
SPEECH & THEATRE ARTS | 50575 |
SWEDISH | 60220 |
TEACHER/COORDINATOR WORK BASED LRNG | 160000 |
TEACHER-COORD AG CO-OP PROG/NONFARM | 19090 |
TEACHER-COORD TRADE & INDUS CO-OP PR | 179090 |
TEACHERS OF COMPUTER, KEYBOARDING, AND | 149999 |
TECHNOLOGY | 100100 |
THEATRE ARTS | 50600 |
TRANSPORTATION CAREERS | 300700 |
VISUAL ARTS | 20000 |
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