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​Contact

CareerForce Burnsville
952-703-3100​
careerforce.burnsville@state.mn.us

CareerForce West St. Paul
651-554-5955
careerforce.westsaintpaul@state.mn.us​

CareerForce Shakopee
​952-496-8310
careerforce.shakopee@state.mn.us

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​​​​The Dakota-Scott CareerForce locations have many programs and services that can help you look for a job, change careers or just create or update a resume.

Service locations

CareerForce Burnsville
350 Burnsville Parkway, Suite 375
Burnsville, MN 55337
952-703-3100​

CareerForce West St. Paul
1 Mendota Road West, Suite 170
West St. Paul, MN 55118-4764
651-554-5955​

CareerForce Shakopee
200 Fourth Ave. W. ​
Shakopee, MN 55379
952-496-8310

​Employment ​p​​rograms

Dakota County Workforce Services administers the following grant-funded employment programs. Individuals directly overseeing the grant for Dakota County and their contact information are listed for each grant.

Minnesota Youth Program
Amber Higgins, Youth Workforce Program Coordinator, Supervisor
amber.higgins@co.dakota.mn.us
651-554-6875

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Youth Program  
Amber Higgins, Youth Workforce Program Coordinator, Supervisor
amber.higgins@co.dakota.mn.us
651-554-6875

Minnesota Dislocated Worker Program
Jill Pittelkow, Program Supervisor
jill.pittelkow@co.dakota.mn.us
651-554-5670

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Dislocated Worker Program
Jill Pittelkow, Program Supervisor
jill.pittelkow@co.dakota.mn.us
651-554-5670

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Program
Jill Pittelkow, Program Supervisor
jill.pittelkow@co.dakota.mn​.us
651-554-5670

We are a proud partner of the American Job Center network.

Last updated: 2/26/2026 2:37 PM

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