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Labor Market Information Center

Hot Careers for which a Bachelor's Degree is Recommended

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South Dakota Hot Careers High Demand, High Wage Occupations for which a Bachelor's Degree is Recommended
SOC* Code	Occupational Title	Average Annual Openings	2022 Employment	2032 Employment	Numeric Change 2022 to 2032	Percent Change 2022 to 2032	Average Annual Wage 2023	View Current Job Openings
13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	560	6,179	6,831	652	10.6%	$ 77,840
13-1020	Buyers and Purchasing Agents - Please see the options below.	99	1,101	1,102	1	0.1%	$74,870	See options below:
	Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products (13-1021)							13-1021
	Wholesale and Retail Buyers, except Farm Products (13-1022)							13-1022
	Purchasing Agents, except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products (13-1023)							13-1023
21-1021	Child, Family and School Social Workers	148	1,771	1,869	98	5.5%	$49,770
17-2051	Civil Engineers	101	1,435	1,565	130	9.1%	$90,870
21-2011	Clergy	183	2,026	2,155	129	6.4%	$51,840
29-2010	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians - Please see the options below.	101	1,289	1,441	152	11.8%	$56,340	See options below:
	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists (29-2011)							29-2011
	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians (29-2012)							29-2012
27-2022	Coaches and Scouts	198	1,387	1,546	159	11.5%	$44,250
13-1041	Compliance Officers	88	1,063	1,113	50	4.7%	$71,510
25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, except Special Education	333	4,495	4,758	263	5.9%	$50,290
13-1071	Human Resources Specialists	138	1,461	1,592	131	9.0%	$65,480
13-1111	Management Analysts	323	3,272	3,702	430	13.1%	$87,200
13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	170	1,419	1,724	305	21.5%	$68,990
11-9111	Medical and Health Services Managers	106	1,004	1,278	274	27.3%	$131,910
25-2022	Middle School Teachers, except Special and Career/Technical Education	160	2,153	2,280	127	5.9%	$51,570
15-1244	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	121	1,966	2,063	97	4.9%	$71,980
29-1141	Registered Nurses	1,028	14,586	16,506	1,920	13.%	$69,030
41-4011	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	189	1,794	2,018	224	12.5%	$127,110
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, except Special and Career/Technical Education	243	3,501	3,716	215	6.1%	$51,650
15-1252	Software Developers	167	1,920	2,435	515	26.8%	$94,500
21-1018	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder and Mental Health Counselors - Please see the options below.	178	1,726	1,979	253	14.7%	$50,960	See options below:
	Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors (21-1011)							21-1011
	Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (21-1023)							21-1023
Notes: Learn more about how the level of education recommended was determined. A hot air balloon icon like this following the occupational title indicates the occupation is a Top 30 career, ranked in the top 30 occupations with the greatest projected demand to 2032. Learn how the Hot Careers and Top 30 occupations are identified. *SOC - Standard Occupational Classification (See SOC occupational descriptions on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) website. The SOC taxonomy is revised as needed over time to appropriately reflect changes in occupational duties and expectations. The version of the taxonomy used for each particular data set shown above varies along with the timeframe used for that data set. Additionally, sometimes the taxonomy is adapted for a particular program or data set. Occupational classification for a particular program is often a work in progress, with codes for some occupations modified multiple times before a final, static code is determined. During such transitions, an occupation may have more than one code associated with it. For these reasons, we have included in the table above all codes associated (across the various data sets displayed) with the occupations listed. When using other resources for occupational data, if you do not find the occupation by the SOC code listed, please contact us for assistance. For more information on average annual openings and other employment projections data used in the table above (2022 workers, 2033 workers, percent change 2022-2033), see our Employment Projections Technical Notes page. For more information on average annual wages, please see our Occupational Wages Technical Notes page. Employment projections data for additional occupations is available; please see our Occupational Projections menu. Wage data is also available for additional occupations; please see our Occupational Wages menu. Source: Labor Market Information Center, South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation, July 2024.

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