Department of Labor and Regulation

Title - Labor Market Information Center

Occupational Employment Projections

South Dakota Employment Projections
for Occupations for which Some Postsecondary Education, Less than an Associate Degree 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
29-2061 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2,075 2,355 280 13.5% 93
29-2052 Pharmacy Technicians 1,150 1,515 365 31.7% 65
31-9091 Dental Assistants 825 1,005 180 21.8% 34
31-9092 Medical Assistants 865 1,070 205 23.7% 31
29-2041 Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 815 940 125 15.3% 29
39-5012 Hairdressers, Hairstylists and Cosmetologists 1,730 1,750 20 1.2% 27
*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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