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Hot Careers Data

South Dakota Hot Careers High Demand, High Wage Occupations
SOC Code(s)	Occupational Title	Average Annual Openings	2020 Employment	2030 Employment	Numeric Change 2020- 2030	Percent Change 2020-2030	Average Annual Wage 2022	Level of Education Recommended in South Dakota
13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	538	5,228	5,801	573	11.0%	$72,990	Bachelor's degree
49-3021	Automotive Body and Related Repairers	92	881	959	78	8.9%	$52,660	Some postsecondary education
49-3023	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	251	2,343	2,493	150	6.4%	$47,440	Some postsecondary education
49-3031	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	112	1,080	1,176	96	8.9%	$53,870	Some postsecondary education
47-2031	Carpenters	586	5,652	6,126	474	8.4%	$42,060	High school diploma or equivalent
47-2051	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	170	1,730	1,830	100	5.8%	$41,050	High school diploma or equivalent
11-1011	Chief Executives	92	1,299	1,328	29	2.2%	$334,240	Bachelor's degree
21-1021	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	176	1,772	1,877	105	5.9%	$46,710	Bachelor's degree
17-2051	Civil Engineers	116	1,264	1,472	208	16.5%	$86,710	Bachelor's degree
21-2011	Clergy	257	2,308	2,500	192	8.3%	$47,780	Bachelor's degree
29-2010	Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	104	1,325	1,485	160	12.1%	$52,640	Bachelor's degree
27-2022	Coaches and Scouts	183	1,175	1,308	133	11.3%	$45,790	Bachelor's degree
51-9124	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	191	1,596	1,815	219	13.7%	$44,380	High school diploma or equivalent
13-1041	Compliance Officers	94	1,086	1,158	72	6.6%	$65,900	Bachelor's degree
15-1232	Computer User Support Specialists	121	1,498	1,596	98	6.5%	$45,500	Some postsecondary education
33-3012	Correctional Officers and Jailers	145	1,481	1,544	63	4.3%	$43,110	High school diploma or equivalent
51-9032	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	99	812	819	7	0.9%	$44,080	High school diploma or equivalent
31-9091	Dental Assistants	117	860	970	110	12.8%	$43,790	Some postsecondary education
47-2111	Electricians	307	2,495	2,835	340	13.6%	$54,170	Some postsecondary education
25-2021	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	333	4,184	4,454	270	6.5%	$48,390	Bachelor's degree
49-3041	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	137	1,147	1,313	166	14.5%	$56,100	Some postsecondary education
47-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	198	1,817	2,013	196	10.8%	$70,270	High school diploma or equivalent
45-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	87	551	612	61	11.1%	$59,320	Some postsecondary education
37-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	98	752	841	89	11.8%	$42,300	High school diploma or equivalent
49-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	111	1,097	1,192	95	8.7%	$75,000	Some postsecondary education
41-1012	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	95	959	1,030	71	7.4%	$102,270	High school diploma or equivalent
43-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	174	1,741	1,760	19	1.1%	$55,170	Some postsecondary education
51-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	162	1,425	1,586	161	11.3%	$66,280	Some postsecondary education
41-1011	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	468	4,065	4,343	278	6.8%	$55,180	High school diploma or equivalent
53-1047	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	147	1,227	1,339	112	9.1%	$63,480	High school diploma or equivalent
11-9051	Food Service Managers	194	1,471	1,675	204	13.9%	$58,730	High school diploma or equivalent
11-1021	General and Operations Managers	387	3,940	4,399	459	11.7%	$139,030	Associate degree
49-9021	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	138	1,283	1,405	122	9.5%	$55,650	Some postsecondary education
53-3032	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	945	7,700	8,392	692	9.0%	$52,070	Some postsecondary education
47-4051	Highway Maintenance Workers	204	1,870	1,961	91	4.9%	$42,040	High school diploma or equivalent
13-1071	Human Resources Specialists	127	1,148	1,277	129	11.2%	$62,390	Bachelor's degree
49-9041	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	142	1,119	1,452	333	29.8%	$54,820	Some postsecondary education
53-7051	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	234	1,864	2,088	224	12.0%	$41,740	High school diploma or equivalent
41-3021	Insurance Sales Agents	287	2,694	3,014	320	11.9%	$72,670	Some postsecondary education
29-2061	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	175	2,046	2,193	147	7.2%	$46,000	Some postsecondary education
53-3033	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	429	3,425	3,789	364	10.6%	$42,440	High school diploma or equivalent
43-4131	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	181	1,955	2,026	71	3.6%	$41,520	High school diploma or equivalent
13-2072	Loan Officers	180	2,069	2,241	172	8.3%	$78,580	Associate degree
51-4041	Machinists	100	805	921	116	14.4%	$46,030	High school diploma or equivalent
49-9071	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	358	3,267	3,624	357	10.9%	$42,420	High school diploma or equivalent
13-1111	Management Analysts	360	3,289	3,739	450	13.7%	$86,120	Bachelor's degree
13-1161	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	146	1,084	1,363	279	25.7%	$62,560	Bachelor's degree
11-9111	Medical and Health Services Managers	96	864	1,083	219	25.4%	$118,840	Bachelor's degree
29-2098	Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	104	1,263	1,377	114	9.0%	See below.	Some postsecondary education
29-2099	Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other						$57,680
29-2072	Medical Records Specialists						$49,640
25-2022	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	156	1,959	2,086	127	6.5%	$49,230	Bachelor's degree
15-1244	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	148	1,937	2,118	181	9.3%	$73,220	Bachelor's degree
47-2073	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	251	2,123	2,314	191	9.0%	$50,810	High school diploma or equivalent
47-2141	Painters, Construction and Maintenance	100	1,020	1,109	89	8.7%	$41,520	High school diploma or equivalent
41-2022	Parts Salespersons	215	1,599	1,759	160	10.0%	$42,270	High school diploma or equivalent
37-3012	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	102	699	769	70	10.0%	$41,370	High school diploma or equivalent
47-2152	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	203	1,754	1,924	170	9.7%	$51,890	Some postsecondary education
33-3051	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	161	1,940	2,038	98	5.1%	$54,130	Some postsecondary education
13-1198	Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other	129	1,599	1,695	96	6.0%	See below.	Bachelor's degree
13-1082	Project Management Specialists						$74,310
13-1199	Business Operations Specialists, All Other						$76,200
11-9141	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	128	1,453	1,581	128	8.8%	$50,220	High school diploma or equivalent
29-2034	Radiologic Technologists	84	973	1,098	125	12.9%	$58,900	Associate degree
29-1141	Registered Nurses	899	13,436	15,046	1,610	12.0%	$64,500	Bachelor's degree
41-4012	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	604	5,309	5,903	594	11.2%	$74,070	High school diploma or equivalent
41-4011	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	170	1,481	1,659	178	12.0%	$114,350	Bachelor's degree
25-2031	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	239	3,147	3,353	206	6.6%	$49,190	Bachelor's degree
15-1256	Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	299	2,649	3,440	791	29.9%	See below.	Bachelor's degree
15-1252	Software Developers						$85,080
15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers						$61,630
19-1013	Soil and Plant Scientists	90	666	797	131	19.7%	$64,310	Bachelor's degree
47-2221	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	119	952	1,100	148	15.6%	$48,910	High school diploma or equivalent
21-1018	Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	156	1,412	1,595	183	13.0%	$48,160	Bachelor's degree
51-4121	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	336	2,612	3,016	404	15.5%	$44,350	Some postsecondary education
*Notes:* The Top 30 to '30 icon indicates the occupation is a Top 30 career, ranked in the top 30 occupations with the greatest projected demand to 2030. 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 (2020 workers, 2030 workers, percent change 2020-2030), see our Employment Projections Technical Notes page. For more information on average annual wages, please see our Occupational Wages Technical Notes page. Please note: When these occupations were initially designated as Hot Careers and Top 30 occupations, the most current wage data available at the time (2021) was used. The table above reflects 2022 wage data since it is now available. All these occupations still meet the wage criteria to remain as Hot Careers and Top 30 occupations. 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, June 2023.*

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