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Supply Chain & Transportation Occupations

The occupations below are in the Supply Chain and Transportation 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).

Please note: A flames symbol like this Designated as a Hot Career in the listings of occupations indicates designation as a "Hot Career" in South Dakota, meaning it is a high demand-high wage occupation. An icon like this Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 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.

Occupational Title O*Net Link
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 17-3021.00
Air Traffic Controllers 53-2021.00
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-1041.00
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3011.00
Aircraft Service Attendants 53-6032.00
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 51-2011.00
Airfield Operations Specialists 53-2022.00
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 53-2011.00
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 53-3011.00
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-6031.00
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021.00
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 49-3022.00
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 49-3023.00
Avionics Technicians 49-2091.00
Bicycle Repairers 49-3091.00
Bridge and Lock Tenders 53-6011.00
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Designated as a Hot Career 49-3031.00
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051.00
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052.00
Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 13-1021.00

Buyers and Purchasing Agents (OEWS code 13-1020) (see links below)
No occupational profile for this occupation is available in the virtual system; instead, use the links below for an occupational profile of each occupation separately. The profiles will indicate Employment and Wages (employment projections and wage data) are confidential and not available. However, employment projections and wage data are available; please see this PDF file. Look for the occupational title "Buyers and Purchasing Agents" or occupational code 13-1020.

   Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 13-1021.00
   Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 13-1023.00
   Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 13-1022.00
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 53-5021.00
Cargo and Freight Agents 43-5011.00
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3022.00
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061.00
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Designated as a Hot Career 51-9124.00
Commercial Divers 49-9092.00
Commercial Pilots 53-2012.00
Couriers and Messengers 43-5021.00
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031.00
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 49-2092.00
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment 49-2093.00
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 49-2096.00
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 17-3029.00
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 53-1042.00
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 53-1043.00
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Designated as a Hot Career 49-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants 53-1044.00
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (OEWS code 53-1047) (see options below)
No occupational profile for this occupation is available in the virtual system; instead, use the links below for an occupational profile of each occupation separately. The profiles will indicate Employment and Wages (employment projections and wage data) are confidential and not available. However, employment projections and wage data are available; please see this PDF file. Look for the occupational title "First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors" or occupational code 53-1047.
   First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 53-1043.00
   First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other 53-1049.00
Flight Attendants 53-2031.00
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators 53-7071.00
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 53-3032.00
Highway Maintenance Workers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 47-4051.00
Industrial Production Managers 11-3051.00
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 53-7051.00
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062.00
Light Truck Drivers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 53-3033.00
Locomotive Engineers 53-4011.00
Logisticians 13-1081.00
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 17-2121.00
Material Moving Workers, All Other 53-7199.00
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3027.00
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-3099.00
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3051.00
Motorboat Operators 53-5022.00
Motorcycle Mechanics 49-3052.00
Natural Sciences Managers 11-9121.00
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111.00
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064.00
Parking Attendants 53-6021.00
Procurement Clerks 43-3061.00
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061.00
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 53-7072.00
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 13-1023.00
Purchasing Managers 11-3061.00
Rail Car Repairers 49-3043.00
Rail Transportation Workers, All Other 53-4099.00
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 53-4013.00
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 53-4022.00
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 53-4031.00
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 47-4061.00
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 49-3092.00
Sailors and Marine Oilers 53-5011.00
Ship Engineers 53-5031.00
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071.00
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053.00
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 49-9097.00
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-7065.00
Subway and Streetcar Operators 53-4041.00
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 53-7121.00
Taxi Drivers 53-3054.00
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093.00
Traffic Technicians 53-6041.00
Transportation Inspectors 53-6051.00
Transportation Workers, All Other 53-6099.00
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071.00
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051.00
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 13-1022.00

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