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Labor Market Information Center

Learn More About Registered Apprenticeship Career Opportunities

Interested in Start Today SD, the program to help you prepare for a career through Registered Apprenticeship? Learn more here about the apprenticeable occupation(s) you are considering, including South Dakota labor market conditions.

1. Simply click on any Registered Apprenticeship Occupational Title below to learn more about the occupation in our virtual labor market data system.
2. Click on the "help wanted" icon in the Current Job Openings column to view job openings in the occupation which are currently advertised online.
3. The third column shows the matching occupational title in the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system. A flames symbol like this following the SOC occupational title indicates designation as a "Hot Career" in South Dakota, meaning it is a high demand-high wage occupation. A "Top 30" symbol like this indicates designation as one of the Top 30 careers, projected to be in the very greatest demand to 2032. Learn more about Hot Careers and the Top 30.
4. For even more in-depth information on an occupation, use O*Net Online. Copy the SOC/O*Net Code for the occupation from fourth column of the table below. Then within O*Net Online, paste that code into the Occupation Search field. Next, click on the gray arrow or press the Enter key on your keyboard to perform the search within O*Net Online.

Registered Apprenticeship Occupational Title	Current Job Openings	Matching Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Title	SOC/ O*Net Code
Automotive Technician Specialist (Alternate Title: Light-Weight Vehicle Mechanic)		Automotive Service Technician and Mechanics	49-3023
Boiler Operator		Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators	51-8021
Bricklayer (Construction)		Brickmasons and Blockmasons	47-2021
Butcher, Allaround		Butchers and Meat Cutters	51-3021
Cabinetmaker		Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	51-7011
Carpenter		Carpenters	47-2031
Carpenter, Piledriver		Pile Driver Operators	47-2072
Cement Mason		Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	47-2051
Composite Plastic Fabricator (Existing Title: Insulation Worker)		Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	47-2131
Cook (Alternate Title: Nutrition Care Specialist)		Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	35-2012
Dental Assistant (Alternate Title: Dental Specialist)		Dental Assistants	31-9091
Electrician (Alternate Title: Interior Electrician)		Electricians	47-2111
Electrician, Maintenance		Electricians	47-2111
Electrician, Substation		Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerouse, Substation, and Relay	49-2095
Electromechanical Technician		Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians	17-3024
Electronics Technician		Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	49-2093
Farm Worker, General I		Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	45-2092
Fire Medic		Paramedics	29-2041
Floor Layer (Alternate Title: Floor Cover)		Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	47-2042
Heating & Air Conditioning Mechanic & Installer		Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	49-9021
Heating & Air-Conditioner Installer/Service Technician		Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	49-9021
Home Health Aide (Alternate Title: Health Support Specialist)		Home Health Aides	31-1011
Industrial Manufacturing Technician		Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	17-3026
Lathing Specialist (Existing Title: Lather)		Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal And Plastic	51-4034
Line Erector (Alternate Title: Power-Line Distribution Erector)		Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	49-9051
Line Installer-Repairer		Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	49-9051
Line Maintainer (Alternate Title: High Voltage Electrician)		Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	49-9051
Line Repairer		Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	49-9051
Machine Operator I		Machinists	51-4041
Machinist		Machinists	51-4041
Maintenance Mechanic (Alternate Title: Industrial Maintenance Mechanic)		Industrial Machinery Mechanics	49-9041
Millwright		Millwrights	49-9044
Nurse, Licensed Practical		Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	29-2061
Operating Engineer		Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	47-2073
Operating Engineer (Alternate Title: Heavy Construction Equipment Mechanic)		Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	47-2073
Pipe Fitter (Construction)		Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	47-2152
Plumber		Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitter	47-2152
Production Technologist		Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	17-3026
Professional Brewer		Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters	51-9012
Refrigeration Mechanic		Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	49-9021
Residential Carpenter		Carpenters	47-2031
Sheet Metal Worker		Sheet Metal Workers	47-2211
Sprinkler Fitter (Existing Title: Pipe Fitter)		Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	47-2152
Structural Steel Worker (Alternate Titles: Ironworker, Structural Ironworker)		Structural Iron and Steel Workers	47-2221
Surgical Technologist		Surgical Technologist	29-2055
Tile Setter		Tile and Stone Setters	47-2044
Web-Press Operator		Printing Press Operators	51-5112
Welder, Combination		Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	51-4121

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