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Realistic Occupations

If your scores of the South Dakota Career Interest Survey or another career interest assessment indicate you have interest in Realistic 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.
  2. For even more in-depth information on an occupation, follow the O*Net Link in the second column (by clicking on the occupational code).

Please note: A flames symbol like this Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 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
Acupuncturists 29-1291.00
Acute Care Nurses 29-1141.01
Adapted Physical Education Specialists 25-2059.01
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9191.00
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians 17-3021.00
Aerospace Engineers 17-2011.00
Agricultural Engineers 17-2021.00
Agricultural Equipment Operators Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 45-2091.00
Agricultural Inspectors 45-2011.00
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1041.00
Agricultural Technicians 19-4012.00
Air Traffic Controllers 53-2021.00
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors 53-1041.00
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 49-3011.00
Aircraft Service Attendants 53-6032.00
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers 51-2011.00
Airfield Operations Specialists 53-2022.00
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers 53-2011.00
Allergists and Immunologists 29-1229.01
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 53-3011.00
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091.00
Anesthesiologists 29-1211.00
Animal Breeders 45-2021.00
Animal Caretakers 39-2021.00
Animal Control Workers 33-9011.00
Animal Scientists 19-1011.00
Animal Trainers 39-2011.00
Anthropologists and Archeologists 19-3091.00
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1061.00
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property 13-2022.00
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 17-1011.00
Architectural and Civil Drafters 17-3011.00
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
Astronomers 19-2011.00
Athletes and Sports Competitors 27-2021.00
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 Technicians 27-4011.00
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2097.00
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 53-6031.00
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 49-3021.00
Automotive Engineering Technicians 17-3027.01
Automotive Engineers 17-2141.02
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 49-3022.00
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 49-3023.00
Aviation Inspectors 53-6051.01
Avionics Technicians 49-2091.00
Baggage Porters and Bellhops 39-6011.00
Bailiffs 33-3011.00
Bakers 51-3011.00
Barbers 39-5011.00
Baristas 35-3023.01
Bartenders 35-3011.00
Bicycle Repairers 49-3091.00
Billing and Posting Clerks 43-3021.00
Biochemists and Biophysicists 19-1021.00
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers 17-2031.00
Biofuels Processing Technicians 51-8099.01
Biofuels Production Managers 11-3051.03
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers 11-9041.01
Bioinformatics Scientists 19-1029.01
Bioinformatics Technicians 15-2099.01
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042.00
Biological Technicians 19-4021.00
Biologists 19-1029.04
Biomass Plant Technicians 51-8013.03
Biomass Power Plant Managers 11-3051.04
Blockchain Engineers 15-1299.07
Boilermakers 47-2011.00
Brickmasons and Blockmasons 47-2021.00
Bridge and Lock Tenders 53-6011.00
Broadcast Technicians 27-4012.00
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers 11-9199.11
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 49-3031.00
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051.00
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052.00
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
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 51-7011.00
Calibration Technologists and Technicians 17-3028.00
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers 49-9061.00
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film 27-4031.00
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels 53-5021.00
Cardiologists 29-1212.00
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians 29-2031.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194.00
Cargo and Freight Agents 43-5011.00
Carpenters Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 47-2031.00
Carpet Installers 47-2041.00
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 17-1021.00
Cashiers 41-2011.00
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 47-2051.00
Chefs and Head Cooks 35-1011.00
Chemical Engineers 17-2041.00
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9011.00
Chemical Plant and System Operators 51-8091.00
Chemical Technicians 19-4031.00
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1052.00
Chemists 19-2031.00
Chiropractors 29-1011.00
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3022.00
Civil Engineers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 17-2051.00
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061.00
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9192.00
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians (OEWS code 29-2010) (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 "Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians" or occupational code 29-2010.
29-2010.00
   Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 29-2012.00
   Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 29-2011.00
Coaches and Scouts Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 27-2022.00
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 51-9124.00
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 51-2021.00
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers 49-9091.00
Commercial and Industrial Designers 27-1021.00
Commercial Divers 49-9092.00
Commercial Pilots 53-2012.00
Computer and Information Research Scientists 15-1221.00
Computer Hardware Engineers 17-2061.00
Computer Network Architects 15-1241.00
Computer Network Support Specialists 15-1231.00
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators 51-9161.00
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers 51-9162.00
Computer Programmers 15-1251.00
Computer Systems Analysts 15-1211.00
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 15-1299.08
Computer User Support Specialists Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 15-1232.00
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers 49-2011.00
Conservation Scientists 19-1031.00
Construction and Building Inspectors 47-4011.00
Construction Laborers 47-2061.00
Construction Managers 11-9021.00
Continuous Mining Machine Operators 47-5041.00
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door 49-9012.00
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 53-7011.00
Cooks, Fast Food 35-2011.00
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012.00
Cooks, Private Household 35-2013.00
Cooks, Restaurant 35-2014.00
Cooks, Short Order 35-2015.00
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 51-9193.00
Coroners 13-1041.06
Correctional Officers and Jailers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 33-3012.00
Costume Attendants 39-3092.00
Couriers and Messengers 43-5021.00
Craft Artists 27-1012.00
Crane and Tower Operators 53-7021.00
Crematory Operators 39-4012.00
Critical Care Nurses 29-1141.03
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 33-9091.00
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9021.00
Customs and Border Protection Officers 33-3051.04
Customs Brokers 13-1041.08
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand 51-9031.00
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9032.00
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4031.00
Cytogenetic Technologists 29-2011.01
Cytotechnologists 29-2011.02
Dancers 27-2031.00
Data Entry Keyers 43-9021.00
Demonstrators and Product Promoters 41-9011.00
Dental Assistants Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 31-9091.00
Dental Hygienists 29-1292.00
Dental Laboratory Technicians 51-9081.00
Dentists, General 29-1021.00
Dermatologists 29-1213.00
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5011.00
Desktop Publishers 43-9031.00
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 33-3021.00
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 29-2032.00
Dietetic Technicians 29-2051.00
Digital Forensics Analysts 15-1299.06
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011.00
Dishwashers 35-9021.00
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance 43-5032.00
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 41-9091.00
Dredge Operators 53-7031.00
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4032.00
Driver/Sales Workers 53-3031.00
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers 47-2081.00
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 47-5023.00
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 49-2092.00
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3023.00
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers (OEWS code 51-2028) (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 "Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers" or occupational code 51-2028.
   Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers 51-2022.00
   Electromechanical Equipment Assemblers 51-2023.00
Electrical and Electronics Drafters 17-3012.00
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 Engineers 17-2071.00
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 49-9051.00
Electricians Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 47-2111.00
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 17-3024.00
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles 49-2096.00
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072.00
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers 47-4021.00
Embalmers 39-4011.00
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042.00
Emergency Medicine Physicians 29-1214.00
Endoscopy Technicians 31-9099.02
Energy Auditors 47-4011.01
Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar 17-2199.03
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers 51-2031.00
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1032.00
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling 11-9072.00
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 13-1041.01
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3025.00
Environmental Engineers 17-2081.00
Environmental Restoration Planners 19-2041.02
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 19-4042.00
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1053.00
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 19-2041.00
Etchers and Engravers 51-9194.00
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining 47-5022.00
Exercise Physiologists 29-1128.00
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031.00
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters 47-5032.00
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4021.00
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 51-6091.00
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9041.00
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 51-6092.00
Facilities Managers 11-3013.00
Fallers 45-4021.00
Farm and Home Management Educators 25-9021.00
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 49-3041.00
Farm Labor Contractors 13-1074.00
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 11-9013.00
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 45-2092.00
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 45-2093.00
Fashion Designers 27-1022.00
Fast Food and Counter Workers 35-3023.00
Fence Erectors 47-4031.00
Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators 51-2051.00
File Clerks 43-4071.00
Film and Video Editors 27-4032.00
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators 27-1013.00
Fire Inspectors and Investigators 33-2021.00
Firefighters 33-2011.00
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers 17-2111.02
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 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 Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 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 Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 49-1011.00
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 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
Fish and Game Wardens 33-3031.00
Fishing and Hunting Workers 45-3031.00
Flight Attendants 53-2031.00
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles 47-2042.00
Floor Sanders and Finishers 47-2043.00
Floral Designers 27-1023.00
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3091.00
Food Batchmakers 51-3092.00
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 51-3093.00
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021.00
Food Science Technicians 19-4013.00
Food Scientists and Technologists 19-1012.00
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041.00
Food Service Managers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 11-9051.00
Forensic Science Technicians 19-4092.00
Forest and Conservation Technicians 19-4071.00
Forest and Conservation Workers 45-4011.00
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 33-2022.00
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
Foundry Mold and Coremakers 51-4071.00
Freight Forwarders 43-5011.01
Fuel Cell Engineers 17-2141.01
Funeral Attendants 39-4021.00
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders 51-9051.00
Furniture Finishers 51-7021.00
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
Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators 53-7071.00
Gas Plant Operators 51-8092.00
Gem and Diamond Workers 51-9071.06
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216.00
Geneticists 19-1029.03
Geodetic Surveyors 17-1022.01
Geographers 19-3092.00
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians 15-1299.02
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians 19-4043.00
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 19-2042.00
Geothermal Production Managers 11-3051.02
Geothermal Technicians 49-9099.01
Glass Blowers, Molders, Benders, and Finishers 51-9195.04
Glaziers 47-2121.00
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 45-2041.00
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand 51-9022.00
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4033.00
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012.00
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 47-4041.00
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 17-2111.00
Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4191.00
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 49-9021.00
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 53-3032.00
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3011.00
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012.00
Helpers--Electricians 47-3013.00
Helpers--Extraction Workers 47-5081.00
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 49-9098.00
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-3014.00
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015.00
Helpers--Production Workers 51-9198.00
Helpers--Roofers 47-3016.00
Highway Maintenance Workers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 47-4051.00
Histology Technicians 29-2012.01
Histotechnologists 29-2011.04
Hoist and Winch Operators 53-7041.00
Home Appliance Repairers 49-9031.00
Home Health and Personal Care Aides (OEWS code 31-1120) (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 "Home Health and Personal Care Aides" or occupational code 31-1120.
   Home Health Aides 31-1121.00
   Personal Care Aides 31-1122.00
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 17-2112.01
Hydroelectric Plant Technicians 51-8013.04
Hydroelectric Production Managers 11-3051.06
Hydrologic Technicians 19-4044.00
Hydrologists 19-2043.00
Industrial Ecologists 19-2041.03
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3026.00
Industrial Engineers 17-2112.00
Industrial Machinery Mechanics Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 49-9041.00
Industrial Production Managers 11-3051.00
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 53-7051.00
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199.00
Information Security Analysts 15-1212.00
Information Security Engineers 15-1299.05
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers 51-9061.00
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall 47-2131.00
Insulation Workers, Mechanical 47-2132.00
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage 13-1032.00
Interior Designers 27-1025.00
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011.00
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 51-9071.00
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 53-7062.00
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
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers 51-6011.00
Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic 51-4192.00
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121.00
Library Technicians 25-4031.00
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 29-2061.00
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers 33-9092.00
Light Truck Drivers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 53-3033.00
Lighting Technicians 27-4015.00
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining 47-5044.00
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 39-3093.00
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 49-9094.00
Locomotive Engineers 53-4011.00
Log Graders and Scalers 45-4023.00
Logging Equipment Operators 45-4022.00
Logistics Engineers 13-1081.01
Loss Prevention Managers 11-9199.08
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists 29-1122.01
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 53-7063.00
Machinists Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 51-4041.00
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists 29-2035.00
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012.00
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service 43-9051.00
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 49-9071.00
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 49-9043.00
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 39-5091.00
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-5092.00
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 49-9095.00
Manufacturing Engineers 17-2112.03
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 17-2121.00
Massage Therapists 31-9011.00
Materials Engineers 17-2131.00
Materials Scientists 19-2032.00
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 51-3022.00
Mechanical Door Repairers 49-9011.00
Mechanical Drafters 17-3013.00
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3027.00
Mechanical Engineers 17-2141.00
Mechatronics Engineers 17-2199.05
Media Technical Directors/Managers 27-2012.05
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 29-2012.00
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 29-2011.00
Medical Appliance Technicians 51-9082.00
Medical Assistants 31-9092.00
Medical Dosimetrists 29-2036.00
Medical Equipment Preparers 31-9093.00
Medical Equipment Repairers 49-9062.00
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 19-1042.00
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers 27-1026.00
Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders 51-4051.00
Meter Readers, Utilities 43-5041.00
Microbiologists 19-1022.00
Microsystems Engineers 17-2199.06
Midwives 29-9099.01
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4035.00
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
Model Makers, Wood 51-7031.00
Models 41-9012.00
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic 51-9195.00
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
Motorboat Operators 53-5022.00
Motorcycle Mechanics 49-3052.00
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 53-3099.00
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4081.00
Museum Technicians and Conservators 25-4013.00
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners 49-9063.00
Nanosystems Engineers 17-2199.09
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians 17-3026.01
Naturopathic Physicians 29-1299.01
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 15-1244.00
Neurodiagnostic Technologists 29-2099.01
Neurologists 29-1217.00
Non-Destructive Testing Specialists 17-3029.01
Nuclear Engineers 17-2161.00
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 29-2033.00
Nuclear Monitoring Technicians 19-4051.02
Nuclear Power Reactor Operators 51-8011.00
Nuclear Technicians 19-4051.00
Nurse Anesthetists 29-1151.00
Nurse Midwives 29-1161.00
Nursing Assistants 31-1131.00
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 29-1218.00
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 19-5011.00
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians 19-5012.00
Occupational Therapists 29-1122.00
Occupational Therapy Aides 31-2012.00
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-2011.00
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 43-9071.00
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsTop 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 47-2073.00
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 51-9083.00
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians 29-2057.00
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists 29-2099.05
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 29-1241.00
Opticians, Dispensing 29-2081.00
Optometrists 29-1041.00
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 29-1022.00
Order Clerks 43-4151.00
Orderlies 31-1132.00
Orthodontists 29-1023.00
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric 29-1242.00
Orthoptists 29-1299.02
Orthotists and Prosthetists 29-2091.00
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics 49-3053.00
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 51-9111.00
Packers and Packagers, Hand 53-7064.00
Painters, Construction and Maintenance Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 47-2141.00
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers 51-9123.00
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9196.00
Paperhangers 47-2142.00
Paramedics 29-2043.00
Park Naturalists 19-1031.03
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
Passenger Attendants 53-6061.00
Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 51-4062.00
Patternmakers, Wood 51-7032.00
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 47-2071.00
Pediatric Surgeons 29-1243.00
Pediatricians, General 29-1221.00
Penetration Testers 15-1299.04
Pest Control Workers 37-2021.00
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 37-3012.00
Petroleum Engineers 17-2171.00
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers 51-8093.00
Pharmacy Aides 31-9095.00
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052.00
Phlebotomists 31-9097.00
Photographers 27-4021.00
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators 51-9151.00
Photonics Engineers 17-2199.07
Photonics Technicians 17-3029.08
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 29-1229.04
Physical Therapist Aides 31-2022.00
Physical Therapist Assistants 31-2021.00
Physical Therapists 29-1123.00
Physicians, Pathologists 29-1222.00
Physicists 19-2012.00
Pile Driver Operators 47-2072.00
Pipelayers 47-2151.00
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 47-2161.00
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4193.00
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 47-2152.00
Podiatrists 29-1081.00
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 33-3051.00
Police Identification and Records Officers 33-3021.02
Postal Service Clerks 43-5051.00
Postal Service Mail Carriers 43-5052.00
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 43-5053.00
Potters, Manufacturing 51-9195.05
Pourers and Casters, Metal 51-4052.00
Power Distributors and Dispatchers 51-8012.00
Power Plant Operators 51-8013.00
Precision Agriculture Technicians 19-4012.01
Prepress Technicians and Workers 51-5111.00
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 51-6021.00
Print Binding and Finishing Workers 51-5113.00
Printing Press Operators 51-5112.00
Procurement Clerks 43-3061.00
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 43-5061.00
Prosthodontists 29-1024.00
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031.00
Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers 53-7072.00
Quality Control Analysts 19-4099.01
Radiation Therapists 29-1124.00
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists 17-2072.01
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers 49-2021.00
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians 29-2034.00
Radiologists 29-1224.00
Rail Car Repairers 49-3043.00
Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers 53-4013.00
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers 53-4022.00
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 53-4031.00
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 47-4061.00
Range Managers 19-1031.02
Recreation Workers 39-9032.00
Recreational Therapists 29-1125.00
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians 49-3092.00
Recycling and Reclamation Workers 53-7062.04
Recycling Coordinators 53-1042.01
Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons 49-9045.00
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors 53-7081.00
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 47-2171.00
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 19-2099.01
Remote Sensing Technicians 19-4099.03
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126.00
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists 33-9099.02
Retail Salespersons 41-2031.00
Riggers 49-9096.00
Robotics Engineers 17-2199.08
Robotics Technicians 17-3024.01
Rock Splitters, Quarry 47-5051.00
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 51-4023.00
Roof Bolters, Mining 47-5043.00
Roofers 47-2181.00
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5012.00
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 47-5071.00
Sailors and Marine Oilers 53-5011.00
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
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 51-7041.00
School Bus Monitors 33-9094.00
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 49-2098.00
Security Guards 33-9032.00
Security Management Specialists 13-1199.07
Segmental Pavers 47-4091.00
Semiconductor Processing Technicians 51-9141.00
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-9012.00
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 47-4071.00
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas 47-5013.00
Set and Exhibit Designers 27-1027.00
Sewers, Hand 51-6051.00
Sewing Machine Operators 51-6031.00
Shampooers 39-5093.00
Sheet Metal Workers 47-2211.00
Ship Engineers 53-5031.00
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks 43-5071.00
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 51-6041.00
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 51-6042.00
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053.00
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 49-9097.00
Skincare Specialists 39-5094.00
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 51-3023.00
Software Developers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 15-1252.00
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253.00
Soil and Plant Scientists 19-1013.00
Solar Energy Installation Managers 47-1011.03
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 17-2199.11
Solar Photovoltaic Installers 47-2231.00
Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors 41-4011.07
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians 47-2152.04
Sound Engineering Technicians 27-4014.00
Special Effects Artists and Animators 27-1014.00
Sports Medicine Physicians 29-1229.06
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 51-8021.00
Statistical Assistants 43-9111.00
Statisticians 15-2041.00
Stockers and Order Fillers 53-7065.00
Stone Cutters and Carvers, Manufacturing 51-9195.03
Stonemasons 47-2022.00
Structural Iron and Steel Workers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 47-2221.00
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 51-2041.00
Subway and Streetcar Operators 53-4041.00
Supply Chain Managers 11-3071.04
Surgeons, All Other 29-1249.00
Surgical Assistants 29-9093.00
Surgical Technologists 29-2055.00
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 17-3031.00
Surveyors 17-1022.00
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 43-2011.00
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 51-6052.00
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 53-7121.00
Tapers 47-2082.00
Taxi Drivers 53-3054.00
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (OEWS code 25-9045)(see links below)
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   Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education 25-9042.00
   Teaching Assistants, Special Education 25-9043.00
Telecommunications Engineering Specialists 15-1241.01
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers 49-2022.00
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 49-9052.00
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers 47-2053.00
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and Tenders 51-6061.00
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6062.00
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6063.00
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 51-6064.00
Tile and Stone Setters 47-2044.00
Timing Device Assemblers and Adjusters 51-2061.00
Tire Builders 51-9197.00
Tire Repairers and Changers 49-3093.00
Tool and Die Makers 51-4111.00
Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners 51-4194.00
Tour and Travel Guides (OEWS code 39-7010)(see links below)
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   Tour Guides and Escorts 39-7011.00
   Travel Guides 39-7012.00
Traffic Technicians 53-6041.00
Transit and Railroad Police 33-3052.00
Transportation Engineers 17-2051.01
Transportation Inspectors 53-6051.00
Transportation Security Screeners 33-9093.00
Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation 53-6051.07
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 11-3071.00
Tree Trimmers and Pruners 37-3013.00
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials 27-2023.00
Upholsterers 51-6093.00
Urologists 29-1229.03
Validation Engineers 17-2112.02
Veterinarians 29-1131.00
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers 31-9096.00
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 29-2056.00
Watch and Clock Repairers 49-9064.00
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 51-8031.00
Water Resource Specialists 11-9121.02
Water/Wastewater Engineers 17-2051.02
Weatherization Installers and Technicians 47-4099.03
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping 43-5111.00
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 51-4121.00
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 Operations Managers 11-9199.09
Wind Turbine Service Technicians 49-9081.00
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing 51-7042.00
Word Processors and Typists 43-9022.00
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 19-1023.00

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