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Occupational Title  O*NET-
SOC Code
Actors 27-2011.00
Acupuncturists 29-1291.00
Acute Care Nurses 29-1141.01
Adapted Physical Education Specialists 25-2059.01
Administrative Services Managers 11-3012.00
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors 25-3011.00
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses 29-1141.02
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes 13-1011.00
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1041.00
Allergists and Immunologists 29-1229.01
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians 53-3011.00
Amusement and Recreation Attendants 39-3091.00
Anesthesiologist Assistants 29-1071.01
Anesthesiologists 29-1211.00
Animal Caretakers 39-2021.00
Animal Trainers 39-2011.00
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1061.00
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 23-1022.00
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1031.00
Archivists 25-4011.00
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1062.00
Art Therapists 29-1129.01
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1121.00
Athletes and Sports Competitors 27-2021.00
Athletic Trainers 29-9091.00
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1051.00
Audiologists 29-1181.00
Baggage Porters and Bellhops 39-6011.00
Barbers 39-5011.00
Baristas 35-3023.01
Bill and Account Collectors 43-3011.00
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1042.00
Biostatisticians 15-2041.01
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys 27-3011.00
Brokerage Clerks 43-4011.00
Bus Drivers, School 53-3051.00
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 53-3052.00
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1011.00
Cardiologists 29-1212.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2023.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1194.00
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2032.00
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1052.00
Chief Executives 11-1011.00
Child, Family, and School Social Workers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 21-1021.00
Childcare Workers 39-9011.00
Chiropractors 29-1011.00
Choreographers 27-2032.00
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 53-7061.00
Clergy Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 21-2011.00
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists 19-3033.00
Clinical Neuropsychologists 19-3039.03
Clinical Nurse Specialists 29-1141.04
Coaches and Scouts Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 27-2022.00
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1122.00
Community Health Workers 21-1094.00
Compensation and Benefits Managers 11-3111.00
Compliance Managers 11-9199.02
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1021.00
Concierges 39-6012.00
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 35-2012.00
Cooks, Private Household 35-2013.00
Correctional Officers and Jailers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 33-3012.00
Correspondence Clerks 43-4021.00
Counselors, All Other 21-1019.00
Counter and Rental Clerks 41-2021.00
Couriers and Messengers 43-5021.00
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 27-3092.00
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 43-4031.00
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks 43-4041.00
Credit Counselors 13-2071.00
Crematory Operators 39-4012.00
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1111.00
Critical Care Nurses 29-1141.03
Crossing Guards and Flaggers 33-9091.00
Curators 25-4012.00
Customer Service Representatives 43-4051.00
Dancers 27-2031.00
Dental Assistants Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 31-9091.00
Dental Hygienists 29-1292.00
Dentists, General 29-1021.00
Dermatologists 29-1213.00
Dietetic Technicians 29-2051.00
Dietitians and Nutritionists 29-1031.00
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 35-9011.00
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 21-2021.00
Dishwashers 35-9021.00
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1063.00
Education Administrators, All Other 11-9039.00
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary 11-9032.00
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 11-9033.00
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other 25-9099.00
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare 11-9031.00
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1081.00
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors 21-1012.00
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 25-2021.00
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 43-4061.00
Embalmers 39-4011.00
Emergency Medical Technicians 29-2042.00
Emergency Medicine Physicians 29-1214.00
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1032.00
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1123.00
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1053.00
Epidemiologists 19-1041.00
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers 13-1041.03
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 43-6011.00
Exercise Physiologists 29-1128.00
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 39-9031.00
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1192.00
Family Medicine Physicians 29-1215.00
Farm and Home Management Educators 25-9021.00
File Clerks 43-4071.00
Financial Managers 11-3031.00
Firefighters 33-2011.00
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 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 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
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 11-9179.01
Flight Attendants 53-2031.00
Food Preparation Workers 35-2021.00
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 35-3041.00
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1124.00
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1043.00
Fundraisers 13-1131.00
Fundraising Managers 11-2033.00
Funeral Attendants 39-4021.00
Funeral Home Managers 11-9171.00
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners 39-3012.00
Gambling Cage Workers 43-3041.00
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
General Internal Medicine Physicians 29-1216.00
Genetic Counselors 29-9092.00
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1064.00
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 39-5012.00
Health Education Specialists 21-1091.00
Health Informatics Specialists 15-1211.01
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars 29-9021.00
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1071.00
Healthcare Social Workers 21-1022.00
Hearing Aid Specialists 29-2092.00
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 47-3011.00
Helpers--Carpenters 47-3012.00
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 47-3014.00
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 47-3015.00
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
History Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1125.00
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
Hospitalists 29-1229.02
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 SpecialistsDesignates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 13-1071.00
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 19-3032.00
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 43-4199.00
Instructional Coordinators 25-9031.00
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
Interpreters and Translators 27-3091.00
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan 43-4111.00
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2011.00
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates 23-1023.00
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2012.00
Labor Relations Specialists 13-1075.00
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1112.00
Legislators 11-1031.00
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists 25-4022.00
Library Assistants, Clerical 43-4121.00
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1082.00
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
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 43-4131.00
Loan Officers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 13-2072.00
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants 39-3093.00
Lodging Managers 11-9081.00
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists 29-1122.01
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 37-2012.00
Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 39-5091.00
Manicurists and Pedicurists 39-5092.00
Marriage and Family Therapists 21-1013.00
Massage Therapists 31-9011.00
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1022.00
Medical and Health Services Managers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 11-9111.00
Medical Assistants 31-9092.00
Medical Records Specialists Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 29-2072.00
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 43-6013.00
Medical Transcriptionists 31-9094.00
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 13-1121.00
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 21-1023.00
Mental Health Counselors 21-1014.00
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 25-2022.00
Midwives 29-9099.01
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers 39-4031.00
Music Directors and Composers 27-2041.00
Music Therapists 29-1129.02
Musicians and Singers 27-2042.00
Nannies 39-9011.01
Naturopathic Physicians 29-1299.01
Neurologists 29-1217.00
Neuropsychologists 19-3039.02
New Accounts Clerks 43-4141.00
Nurse Anesthetists 29-1151.00
Nurse Midwives 29-1161.00
Nurse Practitioners Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 29-1171.00
Nursing Assistants 31-1131.00
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1072.00
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 29-1218.00
Occupational Therapists 29-1122.00
Occupational Therapy Aides 31-2012.00
Occupational Therapy Assistants 31-2011.00
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 43-9199.00
Office Clerks, General 43-9061.00
Online Merchants 13-1199.06
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 29-1241.00
Optometrists 29-1041.00
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 29-1022.00
Orderlies 31-1132.00
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric 29-1242.00
Orthoptists 29-1299.02
Orthotists and Prosthetists 29-2091.00
Paramedics 29-2043.00
Park Naturalists 19-1031.03
Passenger Attendants 53-6061.00
Patient Representatives 29-2099.08
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 43-3051.00
Pediatric Surgeons 29-1243.00
Pediatricians, General 29-1221.00
Personal Financial Advisors 13-2052.00
Pharmacists 29-1051.00
Pharmacy Technicians 29-2052.00
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1126.00
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
Physician Assistants 29-1071.00
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1054.00
Podiatrists 29-1081.00
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1065.00
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators 43-5053.00
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 11-9131.00
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 25-2011.00
Preventive Medicine Physicians 29-1229.05
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists 21-1092.00
Project Management Specialists 13-1082.00
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation 11-9141.00
Prosthodontists 29-1024.00
Psychiatric Aides 31-1133.00
Psychiatric Technicians 29-2053.00
Psychiatrists 29-1223.00
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1066.00
Public Relations Managers 11-2032.00
Public Relations Specialists 27-3031.00
Public Safety Telecommunicators 43-5031.00
Purchasing Managers 11-3061.00
Radiation Therapists 29-1124.00
Real Estate Brokers 41-9021.00
Real Estate Sales Agents 41-9022.00
Receptionists and Information Clerks 43-4171.00
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1193.00
Recreation Workers 39-9032.00
Recreational Therapists 29-1125.00
Registered Nurses Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 29-1141.00
Rehabilitation Counselors 21-1015.00
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 43-4181.00
Residential Advisors 39-9041.00
Respiratory Therapists 29-1126.00
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 41-9099.00
Sales Managers 11-2022.00
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 41-3091.00
School Bus Monitors 33-9094.00
School Psychologists 19-3034.00
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education Top 30 image, indicating this is one of South Dakota's top 30 highest demand, highest wage occupations 25-2031.00
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 43-6014.00
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents 41-3031.00
Self-Enrichment Teachers 25-3021.00
Shampooers 39-5093.00
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs 53-3053.00
Skincare Specialists 39-5094.00
Social and Community Service Managers 11-9151.00
Social and Human Service Assistants 21-1093.00
Social Science Research Assistants 19-4061.00
Social Workers, All Other 21-1029.00
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1113.00
Sociologists 19-3041.00
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 25-1067.00
Spa Managers 11-9179.02
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (OEWS code 25-9045)(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 "Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary" or occupational code 25-9045.
   Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education 25-9042.00
   Teaching Assistants, Special Education 25-9043.00
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 25-2057.00
Special Education Teachers, Preschool 25-2051.00
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 25-2058.00
Speech-Language Pathologists 29-1127.00
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants 31-9099.01
Sports Medicine Physicians 29-1229.06
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors Designates a Hot Career, a high demand-high wage occupation (OEWS code 21-1018) (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"Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors" or occupational code 21-1018.
   Mental Health Counselors 21-1014.00
   Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors 21-1011.00
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term 25-3031.00
Subway and Streetcar Operators 53-4041.00
Surgical Assistants 29-9093.00
Surgical Technologists 29-2055.00
Talent Directors 27-2012.04
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 13-2081.00
Tax Preparers 13-2082.00
Taxi Drivers 53-3054.00
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 25-3099.00
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary (OEWS code 25-9045)(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 "Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary" or occupational code 25-9045.
   Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education 25-9042.00
   Teaching Assistants, Special Education 25-9043.00
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 25-9044.00
Telemarketers 41-9041.00
Telephone Operators 43-2021.00
Tellers 43-3071.00
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
Training and Development Managers 11-3131.00
Training and Development Specialists 13-1151.00
Travel Agents 41-3041.00
Travel Guides 39-7012.00
Treasurers and Controllers 11-3031.01
Tutors 25-3041.00
Urologists 29-1229.03
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 39-3031.00
Waiters and Waitresses 35-3031.00
Word Processors and Typists 43-9022.00

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