If your scores of the South Dakota Career Interest Survey or another career interest assessment indicate you have interest in Investigative Occupations, consider exploring the occupations in the table below.
Occupational Title |
O*NET-
SOC Code |
Accountants ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
13-2011.01 |
Actuaries |
15-2011.00 |
Acupuncturists |
29-1199.01 |
Acute Care Nurses ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
29-1141.01 |
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators and Hearing Officers |
23-1021.00 |
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
29-1141.02 |
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians |
17-3021.00 |
Aerospace Engineers |
17-2011.00 |
Agricultural Engineers |
17-2021.00 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
45-2011.00 |
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1041.00 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians |
49-3011.00 |
Airline Pilots, Copilots and Flight Engineers |
53-2011.00 |
Allergists and Immunologists |
29-1069.01 |
Anesthesiologist Assistants |
29-1071.01 |
Anesthesiologists |
29-1061.00 |
Animal Breeders |
45-2021.00 |
Animal Scientists |
19-1011.00 |
Animal Trainers |
39-2011.00 |
Anthropologists |
19-3091.01 |
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1061.00 |
Archeologists |
19-3091.02 |
Architects, except Landscape and Naval |
17-1011.00 |
Architectural and Engineering Managers |
11-9041.00 |
Architectural Drafters |
17-3011.01 |
Archivists |
25-4011.00 |
Area, Ethnic and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1062.00 |
Art Therapists |
29-1125.01 |
Art, Drama and Music Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1121.00 |
Assessors |
13-2021.01 |
Astronomers |
19-2011.00 |
Athletic Trainers |
29-9091.00 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
19-2021.00 |
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1051.00 |
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians |
27-4011.00 |
Audiologists |
29-1181.00 |
Auditors ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
13-2011.02 |
Automotive Engineering Technicians |
17-3027.01 |
Automotive Engineers |
17-2141.02 |
Automotive Master Mechanics ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
49-3023.01 |
Automotive Specialty Technicians ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
49-3023.02 |
Aviation Inspectors |
53-6051.01 |
Avionics Technicians |
49-2091.00 |
Bicycle Repairers |
49-3091.00 |
Biochemical Engineers |
17-2199.01 |
Biochemists and Biophysicists |
19-1021.00 |
Biofuels Processing Technicians |
51-8099.01 |
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers |
11-9041.01 |
Bioinformatics Scientists |
19-1029.01 |
Bioinformatics Technicians |
43-9111.01 |
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1042.00 |
Biological Technicians |
19-4021.00 |
Biologists |
19-1020.01 |
Biomass Plant Technicians |
51-8099.03 |
Biomedical Engineers |
17-2031.00 |
Biostatisticians |
15-2041.01 |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons |
47-2021.00 |
Broadcast Technicians |
27-4012.00 |
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers |
11-9199.11 |
Budget Analysts |
13-2031.00 |
Business Continuity Planners ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
13-1199.04 |
Business Intelligence Analysts |
15-1199.08 |
Business Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1011.00 |
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers |
49-9061.00 |
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians |
29-2031.00 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School |
25-2023.00 |
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School |
25-2032.00 |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
17-1021.00 |
Chemical Engineers |
17-2041.00 |
Chemical Technicians |
19-4031.00 |
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1052.00 |
Chemists |
19-2031.00 |
Chief Sustainability Officers ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
11-1011.03 |
Chiropractors |
29-1011.00 |
City and Regional Planning Aides |
19-4061.01 |
Civil Drafters |
17-3011.02 |
Civil Engineering Technicians |
17-3022.00 |
Civil Engineers ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
17-2051.00 |
Claims Examiners, Property and Casualty Insurance |
13-1031.01 |
Climate Change Analysts |
19-2041.01 |
Clinical Data Managers |
15-2041.02 |
Clinical Psychologists |
19-3031.02 |
Clinical Research Coordinators |
11-9121.01 |
Coating, Painting and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
51-9121.00 |
Coil Winders, Tapers and Finishers |
51-2021.00 |
Coin, Vending and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers |
49-9091.00 |
Commercial Pilots |
53-2012.00 |
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1122.00 |
Community Health Workers |
21-1094.00 |
Compensation, Benefits and Job Analysis Specialists |
13-1141.00 |
Computer and Information Research Scientists |
15-1111.00 |
Computer and Information Systems Managers |
11-3021.00 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
17-2061.00 |
Computer Network Architects |
15-1143.00 |
Computer Numerically Controlled Machine Tool Programmers, Metal and Plastic |
51-4012.00 |
Computer Operators |
43-9011.00 |
Computer Programmers |
15-1131.00 |
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1021.00 |
Computer Systems Analysts |
15-1121.00 |
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects |
15-1199.02 |
Computer User Support Specialists |
15-1151.00 |
Computer, Automated Teller and Office Machine Repairers ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
49-2011.00 |
Construction and Building Inspectors |
47-4011.00 |
Construction Carpenters ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
47-2031.01 |
Continuous Mining Machine Operators |
47-5041.00 |
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, except Mechanical Door |
49-9012.00 |
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders |
51-9193.00 |
Copy Writers |
27-3043.04 |
Coroners ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
13-1041.06 |
Counseling Psychologists |
19-3031.03 |
Crane and Tower Operators |
53-7021.00 |
Credit Analysts |
13-2041.00 |
Criminal Investigators and Special Agents |
33-3021.03 |
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1111.00 |
Critical Care Nurses ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
29-1141.03 |
Crushing, Grinding and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders |
51-9021.00 |
Curators |
25-4012.00 |
Cutting, Punching and Press Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4031.00 |
Cytogenetic Technologists ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
29-2011.01 |
Cytotechnologists ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
29-2011.02 |
Data Warehousing Specialists |
15-1199.07 |
Database Administrators |
15-1141.00 |
Database Architects |
15-1199.06 |
Dental Laboratory Technicians |
51-9081.00 |
Dentists, General |
29-1021.00 |
Dermatologists |
29-1069.02 |
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas |
47-5011.00 |
Desktop Publishers |
43-9031.00 |
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers |
29-2032.00 |
Dietetic Technicians |
29-2051.00 |
Dietitians and Nutritionists |
29-1031.00 |
Distance Learning Coordinators |
11-9039.01 |
Document Management Specialists |
15-1199.12 |
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4032.00 |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers |
47-2081.00 |
Earth Drillers, except Oil and Gas |
47-5021.00 |
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1063.00 |
Economists |
19-3011.00 |
Education Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1081.00 |
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment |
49-2093.00 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment |
49-2094.00 |
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation and Relay |
49-2095.00 |
Electrical Drafters |
17-3012.02 |
Electrical Engineering Technicians |
17-3023.03 |
Electrical Engineering Technologists |
17-3029.02 |
Electrical Engineers |
17-2071.00 |
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers |
49-9051.00 |
Electricians ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
47-2111.00 |
Electromechanical Engineering Technologists |
17-3029.03 |
Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers |
51-2023.00 |
Electro-Mechanical Technicians |
17-3024.00 |
Electronic Drafters |
17-3012.01 |
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles |
49-2096.00 |
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers and Repairers |
49-2097.00 |
Electronics Engineering Technicians |
17-3023.01 |
Electronics Engineering Technologists |
17-3029.04 |
Electronics Engineers, except Computer |
17-2072.00 |
Elevator Installers and Repairers |
47-4021.00 |
Embalmers |
39-4011.00 |
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics |
29-2041.00 |
Endoscopy Technicians |
31-9099.02 |
Energy Engineers |
17-2199.03 |
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1032.00 |
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1123.00 |
Environmental Compliance Inspectors ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
13-1041.01 |
Environmental Economists |
19-3011.01 |
Environmental Engineering Technicians |
17-3025.00 |
Environmental Engineers |
17-2081.00 |
Environmental Restoration Planners |
19-2041.02 |
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health |
19-4091.00 |
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1053.00 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health |
19-2041.00 |
Epidemiologists |
19-1041.00 |
Exercise Physiologists |
29-1128.00 |
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts and Blasters |
47-5031.00 |
Extruding, Forming, Pressing and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders |
51-9041.00 |
Family and General Practitioners |
29-1062.00 |
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
49-3041.00 |
Fence Erectors |
47-4031.00 |
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators |
51-2091.00 |
Film and Video Editors |
27-4032.00 |
Financial Analysts |
13-2051.00 |
Financial Examiners |
13-2061.00 |
Financial Quantitative Analysts |
13-2099.01 |
Fire Investigators |
33-2021.02 |
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers |
17-2111.02 |
Fish and Game Wardens |
33-3031.00 |
Floor Layers, except Carpet, Wood and Hard Tiles |
47-2042.00 |
Food Batchmakers |
51-3092.00 |
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-3093.00 |
Food Science Technicians |
19-4011.02 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
19-1012.00 |
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1124.00 |
Forensic Science Technicians |
19-4092.00 |
Forest and Conservation Technicians |
19-4093.00 |
Forest and Conservation Workers |
45-4011.00 |
Forest Firefighters |
33-2011.02 |
Foresters |
19-1032.00 |
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1043.00 |
Forging Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4022.00 |
Fraud Examiners, Investigators and Analysts |
13-2099.04 |
Freight Forwarders |
43-5011.01 |
Fuel Cell Engineers |
17-2141.01 |
Fuel Cell Technicians |
17-3029.10 |
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier and Kettle Operators and Tenders |
51-9051.00 |
Gas Plant Operators |
51-8092.00 |
Gem and Diamond Workers |
51-9071.06 |
Genetic Counselors |
29-9092.00 |
Geneticists |
19-1029.03 |
Geodetic Surveyors |
17-1022.01 |
Geographers |
19-3092.00 |
Geographic Information Systems Technicians |
15-1199.05 |
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1064.00 |
Geological Sample Test Technicians |
19-4041.02 |
Geophysical Data Technicians |
19-4041.01 |
Geoscientists, except Hydrologists and Geographers |
19-2042.00 |
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists |
15-1199.04 |
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products |
45-2041.00 |
Green Marketers |
11-2011.01 |
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand |
51-9022.00 |
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers |
47-4041.00 |
Health Educators |
21-1091.00 |
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1071.00 |
Healthcare Social Workers |
21-1022.00 |
Hearing Aid Specialists |
29-2092.00 |
Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanics and Installers ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
49-9021.01 |
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
53-3032.00 |
Helpers--Electricians |
47-3013.00 |
Helpers--Extraction Workers |
47-5081.00 |
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers |
49-9098.00 |
Helpers--Production Workers |
51-9198.00 |
Highway Maintenance Workers ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
47-4051.00 |
Historians |
19-3093.00 |
History Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1125.00 |
Histotechnologists and Histologic Technicians ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
29-2011.03 |
Home Appliance Repairers |
49-9031.00 |
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1192.00 |
Hospitalists |
29-1069.03 |
Foundry Mold and Coremakers |
51-4071.00 |
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists |
17-2112.01 |
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians |
51-8099.04 |
Hydrologists |
19-2043.00 |
Industrial Ecologists |
19-2041.03 |
Industrial Engineering Technicians |
17-3026.00 |
Industrial Engineering Technologists |
17-3029.05 |
Industrial Engineers |
17-2112.00 |
Industrial Machinery Mechanics ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
49-9041.00 |
Industrial Safety and Health Engineers |
17-2111.01 |
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
53-7051.00 |
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists |
19-3032.00 |
Informatics Nurse Specialists |
15-1121.01 |
Information Security Analysts |
15-1122.00 |
Information Technology Project Managers |
15-1199.09 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers and Weighers |
51-9061.00 |
Instructional Coordinators |
25-9031.00 |
Instructional Designers and Technologists |
25-9031.01 |
Insulation Workers, Mechanical |
47-2132.00 |
Insurance Underwriters |
13-2053.00 |
Intelligence Analysts |
33-3021.06 |
Internists, General |
29-1063.00 |
Investment Underwriters |
13-2099.03 |
Judicial Law Clerks |
23-1012.00 |
Landscape Architects |
17-1012.00 |
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers |
37-3011.00 |
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4034.00 |
Law Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1112.00 |
Lawyers |
23-1011.00 |
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic |
51-4192.00 |
Legislators |
11-1031.00 |
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1082.00 |
Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining |
53-7033.00 |
Locomotive Firers |
53-4012.00 |
Logging Equipment Operators |
45-4022.00 |
Logistics Analysts |
13-1081.02 |
Logistics Engineers |
13-1081.01 |
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists |
29-1122.01 |
Machinists ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
51-4041.00 |
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
49-9071.00 |
Maintenance WorkersR, Machinery |
49-9043.00 |
Management Analysts ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
13-1111.00 |
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists |
17-3029.06 |
Manufacturing Engineers |
17-2199.04 |
Manufacturing Production Technicians |
17-3029.09 |
Mapping Technicians |
17-3031.02 |
Marine Architects |
17-2121.02 |
Marine Engineers |
17-2121.01 |
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
13-1161.00 |
Marriage and Family Therapists |
21-1013.00 |
Massage Therapists |
31-9011.00 |
Materials Engineers |
17-2131.00 |
Materials Scientists |
19-2032.00 |
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1022.00 |
Mathematical Technicians |
15-2091.00 |
Mathematicians |
15-2021.00 |
Mechanical Drafters |
17-3013.00 |
Mechanical Engineering Technicians |
17-3027.00 |
Mechanical Engineering Technologists |
17-3029.07 |
Mechanical Engineers |
17-2141.00 |
Mechatronics Engineers |
17-2199.05 |
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
29-2012.00 |
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
29-2011.00 |
Medical Appliance Technicians |
51-9082.00 |
Medical Equipment Preparers |
31-9093.00 |
Medical Equipment Repairers |
49-9062.00 |
Medical Scientists, except Epidemiologists |
19-1042.00 |
Medical Secretaries |
43-6013.00 |
Medical Transcriptionists |
31-9094.00 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
21-1023.00 |
Mental Health Counselors |
21-1014.00 |
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders |
51-4051.00 |
Methane/Landfill Gas Generation System Technicians |
51-8099.02 |
Microbiologists |
19-1022.00 |
Microsystems Engineers |
17-2199.06 |
Middle School Teachers, except Special and Career/Technical Education ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
25-2022.00 |
Midwives |
29-9099.01 |
Millwrights |
49-9044.00 |
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers |
17-2151.00 |
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders |
51-9023.00 |
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, except Engines |
49-3042.00 |
Model Makers, Metal and Plastic |
51-4061.00 |
Molding, Coremaking and Casting Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4072.00 |
Molecular and Cellular Biologists |
19-1029.02 |
Motion Picture Projectionists |
39-3021.00 |
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians |
49-3051.00 |
Multimedia Artists and Animators |
27-1014.00 |
Municipal Clerks |
43-4031.02 |
Museum Technicians and Conservators |
25-4013.00 |
Music Therapists |
29-1125.02 |
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners |
49-9063.00 |
Nanosystems Engineers |
17-2199.09 |
Nanotechnology Engineering Technicians |
17-3029.12 |
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists |
17-3029.11 |
Natural Sciences Managers |
11-9121.00 |
Naturopathic Physicians |
29-1199.04 |
Network and Computer Systems Administrators ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
15-1142.00 |
Neurodiagnostic Technologists |
29-2099.01 |
Neurologists |
29-1069.04 |
Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists |
19-3039.01 |
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists |
17-3029.01 |
Nuclear Engineers |
17-2161.00 |
Nuclear Equipment Operation Technicians |
19-4051.01 |
Nuclear Medicine Physicians |
29-1069.05 |
Nuclear Medicine Technologists |
29-2033.00 |
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians |
19-4051.02 |
Nurse Anesthetists |
29-1151.00 |
Nurse Midwives |
29-1161.00 |
Nurse Practitioners |
29-1171.00 |
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1072.00 |
Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
29-1064.00 |
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |
29-9011.00 |
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians |
29-9012.00 |
Occupational Therapists |
29-1122.00 |
Occupational Therapy Assistants |
31-2011.00 |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
47-2073.00 |
Operations Research Analysts |
15-2031.00 |
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists |
29-2099.05 |
Ophthalmologists |
29-1069.06 |
Optometrists |
29-1041.00 |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons |
29-1022.00 |
Orthodontists |
29-1023.00 |
Orthotists |
29-1199.05 |
Orthotists and Prosthetists |
29-2091.00 |
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders |
51-9111.00 |
Painters, Transportation Equipment |
51-9122.00 |
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders |
51-9196.00 |
Paralegals and Legal Assistants |
23-2011.00 |
Pathologists |
29-1069.07 |
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic |
51-4062.00 |
Patternmakers, Wood |
51-7032.00 |
Pediatricians, General |
29-1065.00 |
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers and Applicators, Vegetation ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
37-3012.00 |
Petroleum Engineers |
17-2171.00 |
Pharmacists |
29-1051.00 |
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1126.00 |
Phlebotomists |
31-9097.00 |
Photonics Engineers |
17-2199.07 |
Photonics Technicians |
17-3029.08 |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians |
29-1069.08 |
Physical Therapist Assistants |
31-2021.00 |
Physical Therapists |
29-1123.00 |
Physician Assistants |
29-1071.00 |
Physicists |
19-2012.00 |
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1054.00 |
Pile-Driver Operators |
47-2072.00 |
Pilots, Ship |
53-5021.03 |
Plumbers ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
47-2152.02 |
Podiatrists |
29-1081.00 |
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers |
27-3043.05 |
Police Detectives |
33-3021.01 |
Police Identification and Records Officers |
33-3021.02 |
Political Scientists |
19-3094.00 |
Power Distributors and Dispatchers |
51-8012.00 |
Precision Agriculture Technicians |
19-4099.02 |
Pressers, Textile, Garment and Related Materials |
51-6021.00 |
Preventive Medicine Physicians |
29-1069.09 |
Product Safety Engineers |
17-2111.03 |
Prosthodontists |
29-1024.00 |
Psychiatrists |
29-1066.00 |
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1066.00 |
Pump Operators, except Wellhead Pumpers |
53-7072.00 |
Quality Control Analysts |
19-4099.01 |
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists |
17-2072.01 |
Radio Mechanics |
49-2021.01 |
Radiologic Technologists ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
29-2034.00 |
Radiologists |
29-1069.10 |
Rail Car Repairers |
49-3043.00 |
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators and Hostlers |
53-4013.00 |
Range Managers |
19-1031.02 |
Recreational Therapists |
29-1125.00 |
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians |
49-3092.00 |
Refractory Materials Repairers, except Brickmasons |
49-9045.00 |
Registered Nurses ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
29-1141.00 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
21-1015.00 |
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers |
47-2171.00 |
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists |
19-2099.01 |
Remote Sensing Technicians |
19-4099.03 |
Reporters and Correspondents |
27-3022.00 |
Respiratory Therapists |
29-1126.00 |
Respiratory Therapy Technicians |
29-2054.00 |
Riggers |
49-9096.00 |
Risk Management Specialists |
13-2099.02 |
Robotics Engineers |
17-2199.08 |
Robotics Technicians |
17-3024.01 |
Rock Splitters, Quarry |
47-5051.00 |
Rough Carpenters ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
47-2031.02 |
Sales Engineers |
41-9031.00 |
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, Wood |
51-7041.00 |
School Psychologists |
19-3031.01 |
Search Marketing Strategists |
15-1199.10 |
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers |
49-2098.00 |
Security Management Specialists ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
13-1199.02 |
Semiconductor Processors |
51-9141.00 |
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating and Still Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders |
51-9012.00 |
Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas and Mining |
47-5013.00 |
Social Science Research Assistants |
19-4061.00 |
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1113.00 |
Sociologists |
19-3041.00 |
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary |
25-1067.00 |
Software Developers, Applications ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
15-1132.00 |
Software Developers, Systems Software |
15-1133.00 |
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers |
15-1199.01 |
Soil and Plant Scientists ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
19-1013.00 |
Soil and Water Conservationists |
19-1031.01 |
Solar Energy Systems Engineers |
17-2199.11 |
Solar Photovoltaic Installers |
47-2231.00 |
Special Education Teachers, Middle School |
25-2053.00 |
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School |
25-2054.00 |
Speech-Language Pathologists |
29-1127.00 |
Sports Medicine Physicians |
29-1069.11 |
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators |
51-8021.00 |
Statistical Assistants |
43-9111.00 |
Statisticians |
15-2041.00 |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
47-2221.00 |
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters |
51-2041.00 |
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors ![alt="Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations" Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations](/lmic/img/top30to30iicon.png) |
21-1011.00 |
Surgeons |
29-1067.00 |
Survey Researchers |
19-3022.00 |
Surveying Technicians |
17-3031.01 |
Surveyors |
17-1022.00 |
Sustainability Specialists ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
13-1199.05 |
Tank Car, Truck and Ship Loaders |
53-7121.00 |
Technical Writers |
27-3042.00 |
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, except Line Installers |
49-2022.00 |
Tire Builders |
51-9197.00 |
Tire Repairers and Changers |
49-3093.00 |
Tool and Die Makers |
51-4111.00 |
Traffic Technicians |
53-6041.00 |
Transportation Engineers ![designated as a Hot Career](/lmic/img/icon_hot_careers_flame.gif) |
17-2051.01 |
Transportation Planners |
19-3099.01 |
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, except Aviation |
53-6051.07 |
Treasurers and Controllers |
11-3031.01 |
Tutors |
25-3099.02 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
19-3051.00 |
Urologists |
29-1069.12 |
Validation Engineers |
17-2199.02 |
Veterinarians |
29-1131.00 |
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers |
31-9096.00 |
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians |
29-2056.00 |
Watch Repairers |
49-9064.00 |
Water Resource Specialists |
11-9121.02 |
Water/Wastewater Engineers |
17-2081.01 |
Weatherization Installers and Technicians |
47-4099.03 |
Web Administrators |
15-1199.03 |
Web Developers |
15-1134.00 |
Welding, Soldering and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders |
51-4122.00 |
Wellhead Pumpers |
53-7073.00 |
Wind Energy Engineers |
17-2199.10 |
Wind Energy Project Managers |
11-9199.10 |
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators and Tenders, except Sawing |
51-7042.00 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
19-1023.00 |