Department of Labor and Regulation

Title - Labor Market Information Center

Occupational Employment Projections

South Dakota Employment Projections
for Occupations for which Moderate-term On-the-Job Training is Recommended
and with Higher-than-Average Projected Demand
2008 - 2018
SOC* Code Occupational Title 2008 Base Number of Jobs 2018 Projected Number of Jobs Actual Change Percent Change Average Annual Demand for Workers
00-0000 Total, All Occupations 468,635 510,000 41,365 8.8% 15,167
53-3032 Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer 8,280 9,050 770 9.3% 225
43-3031 Bookkeeping, Accounting and Auditing Clerks 9,855 10,825 970 9.8% 215
41-4012 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, except Technical and Scientific Products 4,135 4,620 485 11.7% 145
43-9061 Office Clerks, General 4,605 5,055 450 9.8% 108
43-6014 Secretaries, except Legal, Medical and Executive 6,415 6,525 110 1.7% 97
43-3011 Bill and Account Collectors 4,065 3,730 -335 -8.2% 77
41-2022 Parts Salespersons 1,580 1,730 150 9.5% 71
53-3033 Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services 2,510 2,695 185 7.4% 63
33-3051 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 1,640 1,760 120 7.3% 54
47-2073 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 2,040 2,215 175 8.6% 53
53-7051 Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 1,135 1,270 135 11.9% 47
51-9121 Coating, Painting and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders 840 1,055 215 25.6% 43
51-2022 Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 1,450 1,625 175 12.1% 40
21-1093 Social and Human Service Assistants 865 1,075 210 24.3% 39
39-9031 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 750 920 170 22.7% 31
43-4111 Interviewers, except Eligibility and Loan 580 745 165 28.4% 30
43-4031 Court, Municipal and License Clerks 840 880 40 4.8% 28
*SOC - Standard Occupational Classification, 2000
Click here for descriptions of SOC occupations by code (2000 version).
Notes: Data for occupations with less than 20 jobs in 2008 not included.
Numer of jobs data for 2008 and 2008 rounded to nearest five.
  Data presented for occupations will not sum to totals due to non-publishable data for additional occupations included in totals. Demand data is the summation of job openings estimated due to projected employment growth and job openings projected to be created due to replacement need of current workers. Replacement need is estimated by multiplying occupational employment estimates by national replacement rates supplied by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). These rates estimate the number of job openings, by occupation, which will be attributed to a worker permanently leaving an occupation (e.g. retirement, death, exits the workforce, etc. ). Average annual demand data are calculated by dividing by ten, the number of years in the projection period. Occupations included on the above list have average annual demand greater than 25, the average annual demand across all occupations. Click here for more information on employment projections. Click here for more information on hiring preferences (recommended levels of education, training and work experience).
Source: Labor Market Information Center, SD Department of Labor, December 2010.

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