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Labor Market Information Center

Occupational Wages

Retrievable Data

Get occupational wage data from the virtual LMI data system.

Occupational wage data is available for the following areas:

Statewide | East Area | West Area | Rapid City MSA | Sioux Falls MSA | OR you may select an area from a map.

Simply follow these steps:

If you want to change the default setting in number three above, follow additional steps to select specific occupations.

Tip: At any point while using the virtual labor market data system, to clear all prior selections, click on the "Labor Market Analysis" link in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.

Resources and References

See a list of counties in each area.

Occupational Descriptions

In alphabetical order

In Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) order

Technical Notes

Wages for Other Areas

(links to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

United States

Other States

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