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Labor Market Information Center
Labor Market Information for Career Exploration and Planning
South Dakota Career Interest Survey
Words from Secretary Marcia Hultman about the importance of informed career decision-making
Career Publications
The LMIC publications listed are available below in Adobe PDF format. Because of a limited budget for developing and providing these materials, we encourage you to print your own materials. Having been developed with government funds, the materials are not copyrighted; please feel free to print as needed. Find select publications available in print.
Career resources flyer (covering all of LMIC's career publications and online resources)
Career resources order form (Microsoft Excel format or Adobe PDF format)
Publications Designed Specifically for Young Students
Career Peeks (activity packet for students in kindergarten through second grade)
Career Aware (activity booklet for students in grades three through five)
Career Wonders (for students in grades five through eight)
Publications for Middle School/Junior High, High School Students and Adults
Bookmark of Internet Addresses
Career Destinations (covering the career decision-making process with suggested resources)
Career Desintations in Spanish
South Dakota Hot Trends in Health Care flyer
Occupational Profiles of Hot Careers
South Dakota Top 30 Careers flyer (Adobe PDF format; wage data updated June 2023)
Publications Available in Print
Select publications are available in print. For details on the print versions of these publications, please see the descriptions for publications on electronic order form. If you are interested in printed copies, please see our Ordering Publications page.
Explore Occupations
Explore Occupations by Career Cluster
Explore Occupations by Holland (RIASEC) Interest Area
Complete the South Dakota Career Interest Survey to Identify Interest Areas to Explore
Learn More About Registered Apprenticeship Career Opportunities
See also "More Online Tools" below for options to explore occupations using other agencies' resources
Occupational Data
Occupational Employment Projections
Occupational Licensing Agencies in South Dakota
More Online Tools
Career Exploration Tools in O*Net (Ability Profiler, Interest Profiler and more)
CareerOneStop career video library
GetMyFuture (in CareerOneStop)
Interest Profiler online (from O*Net)
Interest Profiler through other options, including paper and pencil
Resources for Relocating to and Working in South Dakota
Skills Matcher (from O*Net Online - Rate your levels on 40 key workplace skills and find matching careers.)
South Dakota Career Interest Survey (Microsoft Excel format)
Work Importance Locator in O*Net
See also our Links to Specific Resources within O*Net Online page for links to more resources in O*Net
See also our Related Sites page listing more online resources for career planning and job seeking information
Other Resources
South Dakota Career Interest Survey (Adobe PDF format) - See also the Excel format above, which is self-scoring. With the printer-friendly PDF format, users will need to respond on paper, tally their own responses and add their scores manually.