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Employment Projections

By Industry (type of business)

By Occupation (type of worker)

Employment Projections by Industry

United States (link to  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website)

South Dakota

South Dakota industry projections, all industries, 2008-2018

Click here for an Excel file of South Dakota industry projections for 2008-2018.

Click here for a .pdf file of South Dakota industry projections for 2008-2018.

Fastest growing industries

Slowest growing industries

See industry descriptions (North American Industry Classification System - NAICS)

Employment Projections by Occupation

United States

South Dakota

All Occupations

South Dakota occupational projections, all occupations, 2008-2018

Click here for an Excel file of South Dakota occupational projections for 2008-2018 (in Standard Occupational Classification System [SOC] code order) or here for the Adobe .pdf format option.

Click here for an Excel file of South Dakota occupational projections for 2008-2018 (in alphabetical order) or here for the Adobe .pdf format option. (Also includes hiring preference levels.)

Higher-than-Average Demand Occupations

South Dakota projections for occupations with higher-than-average projected demand

South Dakota projections of occupations with higher-than-average projected demand (by level of education, training and work experience recommended)

Short-term on-the-job training

Moderate-term on-the-job training

Some postsecondary education, less than associate degree

Associate degree

Postsecondary education and related work experience, or long-term on-the-job training

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree or higher and related work experience

Work experience

Related Information

See occupational descriptions (Standard Occupational Classification System - SOC) in alphabetical order or in SOC code order.

See projections methodology and technical notes.

See explanation of categories used for level of education, training and work experience recommended (hiring preferences).

Visit Career InSite for more information on occupations.

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