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Enterprising Occupations

If your scores of the South Dakota Career Interest Survey or another career interest assessment indicate you have interest in Enterprising Occupations, consider exploring the occupations in the table below.

  1. Simply click on any occupational title below to learn more about the occupation in our virtual labor market data system.
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Please note: A flames symbol like this in the listings of occupations indicates designation as a "Hot Career" in South Dakota, meaning it is a high demand-high wage occupation. An icon like this Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations indicates the occupation is among the Top 30 Hot Careers, one of the 30 with the greatest demand. Learn more about Hot Careers and the Top 30.

Occupational Title O*NET-
SOC Code
Accountants and Auditors Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 13-2011.00
Actors 27-2011.00
Actuaries 15-2011.00
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers 23-1021.00
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012.00
Advertising and Promotions Managers 11-2011.00
Advertising Sales Agents 41-3011.00
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 13-1011.00
Air Traffic Controllers 53-2021.00
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-1041.00
Aircraft Service Attendants 53-6032.00
Airfield Operations Specialists 53-2022.00
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 53-2011.00
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 23-1022.00
Architectural and Engineering Managers 11-9041.00
Art Directors 27-1011.00
Assemblers and Fabricators, Miscellaneous (OEWS code 51-2090) (see links below)
No occupational profile for this occupation is available in the virtual system; instead, use the links below for an occupational profile of each occupation separately. The profiles will indicate Employment and Wages (employment projections and wage data) are confidential and not available. However, employment projections and wage data are available; please see this PDF file. Look for the occupational title "Assemblers and Fabricators, Miscellaneous" or occupational code 51-2090.
   Team Assemblers 51-2092.00
   Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other 51-2099.00
Athletes and Sports Competitors 27-2021.00
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants 53-6031.00
Bailiffs 33-3011.00
Barbers 39-5011.00
Bartenders 35-3011.00
Bicycle Repairers 49-3091.00
Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011.00
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021.00
Biofuels Production Managers 11-3051.03
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 11-9041.01
Biomass Power Plant Managers 11-3051.04
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 43-3031.00
Bridge and Lock Tenders 53-6011.00
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 27-3011.00
Brokerage Clerks 43-4011.00
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 11-9199.11
Budget Analysts 13-2031.00
Business Continuity Planners 13-1199.04
Business Intelligence Analysts 15-2051.01
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011.00
Butchers and Meat Cutters 51-3021.00

Buyers and Purchasing Agents (OEWS code 13-1020) (see links below)
No occupational profile for this occupation is available in the virtual system; instead, use the links below for an occupational profile of each occupation separately. The profiles will indicate Employment and Wages (employment projections and wage data) are confidential and not available. However, employment projections and wage data are available; please see this PDF file. Look for the occupational title "Buyers and Purchasing Agents" or occupational code 13-1020.

   Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products 13-1021.00
   Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 13-1023.00
   Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 13-1022.00
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 53-5021.00
Cargo and Freight Agents 43-5011.00
Cashiers 41-2011.00
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011.00
Chief Executives 11-1011.00
Chief Sustainability Officers 11-1011.03
Choreographers 27-2032.00
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 13-1031.00
Clergy Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 21-2011.00
Climate Change Policy Analysts 19-2041.01
Clinical Data Managers 15-2051.02
Clinical Research Coordinators 11-9121.01
Coaches and Scouts Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 27-2022.00
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 49-9091.00
Commercial Pilots 53-2012.00
Community Health Workers 21-1094.00
Compensation and Benefits Managers 11-3111.00
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists 13-1141.00
Compliance Managers 11-9199.02
Compliance Officers 13-1041.00
Computer and Information Systems Managers 11-3021.00
Concierges 39-6012.00
Construction Managers 11-9021.00
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-7011.00
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011.00
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014.00
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015.00
Correspondence Clerks 43-4021.00
Cost Estimators 13-1051.00
Counselors, All Other 21-1019.00
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021.00
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031.00
Craft Artists 27-1012.00
Credit Analysts 13-2041.00
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 43-4041.00
Credit Counselors 13-2071.00
Curators 25-4012.00
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051.00
Customs and Border Protection Officers 33-3051.04
Customs Brokers 13-1041.08
Data Warehousing Specialists 15-1243.01
Database Administrators 15-1242.00
Database Architects 15-1243.00
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-9011.00
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-1031.00
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 21-2021.00
Disc Jockeys, Except Radio 27-2091.00
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032.00
Document Management Specialists 15-1299.03
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 41-9091.00
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031.00
Economists 19-3011.00
Editors 27-3041.00
Education Administrators, All Other 11-9039.00
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032.00
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033.00
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-9031.00
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012.00
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061.00
Emergency Management Directors 11-9161.00
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-9072.00
Environmental Economists 19-3011.01
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers 13-1041.03
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011.00
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031.00
Facilities Managers 11-3013.00
Farm Labor Contractors 13-1074.00
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 11-9013.00
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092.00
Fashion Designers 27-1022.00
Fast Food and Counter Workers 35-3023.00
Financial and Investment Analysts 13-2051.00
Financial Examiners 13-2061.00
Financial Managers 11-3031.00
Financial Quantitative Analysts 13-2099.01
Financial Risk Specialists 13-2054.00
Financial Specialists, All Other 13-2099.00
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 47-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 33-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services 39-1014.00
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers 45-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 33-1021.00
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 35-1012.00
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers 39-1013.00
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 53-1042.00
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 37-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 37-1012.00
First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 53-1043.00
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 49-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 41-1012.00
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 43-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants 53-1044.00
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 39-1022.00
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 33-1012.00
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 51-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other 33-1099.00
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 41-1011.00
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers 33-1091.00
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors (OEWS code 53-1047) (see options below)
No occupational profile for this occupation is available in the virtual system; instead, use the links below for an occupational profile of each occupation separately. The profiles will indicate Employment and Wages (employment projections and wage data) are confidential and not available. However, employment projections and wage data are available; please see this PDF file. Look for the occupational title "First-Line Supervisors of Transportation & Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors" or occupational code 53-1047.
   First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 53-1043.00
   First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, All Other 53-1049.00
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 11-9179.01
Floor Sanders and Finishers 47-2043.00
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3091.00
Food Batchmakers 51-3092.00
Food Service Managers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 11-9051.00
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts 13-2099.04
Freight Forwarders 43-5011.01
Fundraisers 13-1131.00
Fundraising Managers 11-2033.00
Funeral Home Managers 11-9171.00
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners 39-3012.00
Gambling Cage Workers 43-3041.00
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 41-2012.00
Gambling Dealers 39-3011.00
Gambling Managers 11-9071.00
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators 33-9031.00
General and Operations Managers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 11-1021.00
Geothermal Production Managers 11-3051.02
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators 13-1041.04
Graphic Designers 27-1024.00
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198.00
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 35-9031.00
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 43-4081.00
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 43-4161.00
Human Resources Managers 11-3121.00
Human Resources Specialists 13-1071.00
Hydroelectric Production Managers 11-3051.06
Industrial Production Managers 11-3051.00
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 19-3032.00
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199.00
Information Technology Project Managers 15-1299.09
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031.00
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 13-1032.00
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 43-9041.00
Insurance Sales Agents Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 41-3021.00
Insurance Underwriters 13-2053.00
Intelligence Analysts 33-3021.06
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111.00
Investment Fund Managers 11-3031.03
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 23-1023.00
Judicial Law Clerks 23-1012.00
Labor Relations Specialists 13-1075.00
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062.00
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011.00
Lawyers 23-1011.00
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6012.00
Legislators 11-1031.00
Light Truck Drivers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 53-3033.00
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131.00
Loan Officers 13-2072.00
Lodging Managers 11-9081.00
Logisticians 13-1081.00
Logistics Analysts 13-1081.02
Loss Prevention Managers 11-9199.08
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-9051.00
Management Analysts Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 13-1111.00
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 13-1161.00
Marketing Managers 11-2021.00
Media Programming Directors 27-2012.03
Media Technical Directors/Managers 27-2012.05
Medical and Health Services Managers 11-9111.00
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013.00
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121.00
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026.00
Models 41-9012.00
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers 39-4031.00
Motorboat Operators 53-5022.00
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-3099.00
Music Directors and Composers 27-2041.00
Musicians and Singers 27-2042.00
Natural Sciences Managers 11-9121.00
New Accounts Clerks 43-4141.00
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists 27-3023.00
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199.00
Office Clerks, General 43-9061.00
Online Merchants 13-1199.06
Operations Research Analysts 15-2031.00
Opticians, Dispensing 29-2081.00
Order Clerks 43-4151.00
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111.00
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064.00
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 23-2011.00
Parking Attendants 53-6021.00
Parking Enforcement Workers 33-3041.00
Parts Salespersons Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 41-2022.00
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051.00
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052.00
Pharmacy Aides 31-9095.00
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers 27-3043.05
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 33-3051.00
Political Scientists 19-3094.00
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051.00
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052.00
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 11-9131.00
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 51-8012.00
Printing Press Operators 51-5112.00
Private Detectives and Investigators 33-9021.00
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092.00
Procurement Clerks 43-3061.00
Producers and Directors 27-2012.00
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061.00
Project Management Specialists 13-1082.00
Property Appraisers and Assessors OEWS code 13-2020) (see links below)
No occupational profile for this occupation is available in the virtual system; instead, use the links below for an occupational profile of each occupation separately. The profiles will indicate Employment and Wages (employment projections and wage data) are confidential and not available. However, employment projections and wage data are available; please see this PDF file. Look for the occupational title "Property Appraisers and Assessors" or occupational code 13-2020.
   Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 13-2023.00
   Appraisers of Personal and Business Property 13-2022.00
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 11-9141.00
Public Relations Managers 11-2032.00
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031.00
Purchasing Managers 11-3061.00
Quality Control Systems Managers 11-3051.01
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 53-4031.00
Range Managers 19-1031.02
Real Estate Brokers 41-9021.00
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022.00
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171.00
Recreation Workers 39-9032.00
Recycling Coordinators 53-1042.01
Regulatory Affairs Managers 11-9199.01
Regulatory Affairs Specialists 13-1041.07
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015.00
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-4181.00
Residential Advisors 39-9041.00
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists 33-9099.02
Retail Salespersons 41-2031.00
Roofers 47-2181.00
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099.00
Sales Engineers 41-9031.00
Sales Managers 11-2022.00
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091.00
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 41-4012.00
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 41-4011.00
Search Marketing Strategists 13-1161.01
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014.00
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031.00
Security Guards 33-9032.00
Security Managers 11-3013.01
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021.00
Set and Exhibit Designers 27-1027.00
Ship Engineers 53-5031.00
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071.00
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151.00
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093.00
Solar Energy Installation Managers 47-1011.03
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors 41-4011.07
Spa Managers 11-9179.02
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-7065.00
Supply Chain Managers 11-3071.04
Survey Researchers 19-3022.00
Sustainability Specialists 13-1199.05
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-2011.00
Talent Directors 27-2012.04
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 13-2081.00
Tax Preparers 13-2082.00
Team Assemblers 51-2092.00
Telemarketers 41-9041.00
Telephone Operators 43-2021.00
Tellers 43-3071.00
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6062.00
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6064.00
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers 23-2093.00
Tour Guides and Escorts 39-7011.00
Training and Development Managers 11-3131.00
Transit and Railroad Police 33-3052.00
Transportation Planners 19-3099.01
Transportation Security Screeners 33-9093.00
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071.00
Travel Agents 41-3041.00
Tour and Travel Guides (OEWS code 39-7010)(see links below)
No occupational profile for this occupation is available in the virtual system; instead, use the links below for an occupational profile of each occupation separately. The profiles will indicate Employment and Wages (employment projections and wage data) are confidential and not available. However, employment projections and wage data are available; please see this PDF file. Look for the occupational title "Tour and Travel Guides" or occupational code 39-7010.
   Tour Guides and Escorts 39-7011.00
   Travel Guides 39-7012.00
Treasurers and Controllers 11-3031.01
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 27-2023.00
Urban and Regional Planners 19-3051.00
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-3031.00
Video Game Designers 15-1255.01
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031.00
Web Administrators 15-1299.01
Wind Energy Development Managers 11-9199.10
Wind Energy Operations Managers 11-9199.09
Writers and Authors 27-3043.00

 

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