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Labor Market Information Center

Health Science Occupations

The occupations below are in the Health Science career cluster.

1. Simply click on any occupational title below to learn more about the occupation in our virtual labor market data system.
2. For even more in-depth information on an occupation, follow the O*Net Link in the second column (by clicking on the occupational code).

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Please note: A flames symbol like this in the listings of occupations indicates designation as a "Hot Career" in South Dakota, meaning it is a high demand-high wage occupation. A Top 30 icon like this indicates the occupation is among the Top 30 Hot Careers, one of the 30 with the greatest demand. Learn more about Hot Careers and the Top 30.

A symbol like this is linked to a video featuring one or more individuals employed in the occupation. The videos were originally recorded for South Dakota's Week of Work.

Occupational Title	O*NET- SOC Code
Anesthesiologists	29-1061
Athletic Trainers	29-9091
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	29-2031
Chiropractors	29-1011
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	29-2011
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians	29-2012
Dental Assistants	31-9091
Dental Hygienists	29-2021
Dentists, All Other Specialists	29-1029
Dentists, General	29-1021
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	29-2032
Dietitians and Nutritionists	29-1031
Exercise Physiologists	29-1128
Family and General Practitioners	29-1062
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other	29-1199
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	29-2099
Home Health Aides	31-1011
Internists, General	29-1063
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	29-2061
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	29-2035
Medical and Health Services Managers	11-9111
Medical Assistants	31-9092
Medical Equipment Preparers	31-9093
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	29-2071
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	19-1042
Medical Secretaries	43-6013
Medical Transcriptionists	31-9094
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	29-2033
Nurse Anesthetists	29-1151
Nurse Practitioners	29-1171
Nursing Assistants	31-1014
Obstetricians and Gynecologists	29-1064
Occupational Therapists	29-1122
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	29-2057
Opticians, Dispensing	29-2081
Optometrists	29-1041
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	29-1022
Orthotists and Prosthetists	29-2091
Pediatricians, General	29-1065
Pharmacists	29-1051
Pharmacy Technicians	29-2052
Phlebotomists	31-9097
Physical Therapist Aides	31-2022
Physical Therapist Assistants	31-2021
Physical Therapists	29-1123
Physician Assistants	29-1071
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	29-1069
Psychiatrists	29-1066
Radiation Therapists	29-1124
Radiologic Technologists	29-2034
Recreational Therapists	29-1125
Registered Nurses	29-1141
Respiratory Therapists	29-1126
Speech-Language Pathologists	29-1127
Surgeons	29-1067
Surgical Technologists	29-2055
Veterinarians	29-1131
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	31-9096
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	29-2056

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