All Occupations in South Dakota

574 occupations · 2024 BLS OEWS data

Showing every detailed occupation with wage data reported in South Dakota — sorted by salary, workers, or name.

Occupation	Group	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Workers
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	$39,730	$40,500	460
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$39,710	$40,250	5,840
Biological Technicians	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$39,560	$43,720	320
Emergency Medical Technicians	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$39,520	$39,520	710
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$39,470	$41,510	50
Animal Trainers	Personal Care and Service Occupations	$39,380	$39,040	60
Medical Appliance Technicians	Production Occupations	$39,370	$43,210	40
Medical Assistants	Healthcare Support Occupations	$39,350	$40,190	1,170
Medical Equipment Preparers	Healthcare Support Occupations	$39,120	$40,400	380
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$39,060	$41,720	230
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	Community and Social Service Occupations	$38,980	$45,370	50
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	Production Occupations	$38,920	$40,690	800
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	Production Occupations	$38,860	$40,550	1,610
Pest Control Workers	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations	$38,850	$42,640	150
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$38,760	$42,790	440
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$38,720	$40,720	520
Bus Drivers, School	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$38,710	$40,840	1,290
Cutters and Trimmers, Hand	Production Occupations	$38,660	$38,150	50
Agricultural Technicians	Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$38,650	$38,960	380
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	$38,580	$41,410	120
Food Batchmakers	Production Occupations	$38,490	$39,070	640
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$38,240	$38,630	740
Choreographers	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$38,230	$45,890	210
Data Entry Keyers	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$38,140	$37,390	—
Sewing Machine Operators	Production Occupations	$38,120	$36,140	270
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	Production Occupations	$38,100	$39,000	240
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	Production Occupations	$38,070	$39,650	110
Nursing Assistants	Healthcare Support Occupations	$38,070	$38,070	6,520
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	Construction and Extraction Occupations	$37,960	$36,780	30
Phlebotomists	Healthcare Support Occupations	$37,860	$38,390	380
Social and Human Service Assistants	Community and Social Service Occupations	$37,750	$37,700	900
Forest and Conservation Workers	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	$37,690	$39,070	670
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand	Production Occupations	$37,620	$39,810	60
Prepress Technicians and Workers	Production Occupations	$37,560	$39,770	90
Audio and Video Technicians	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$37,440	$42,090	40
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations	$37,440	$43,810	70
Tutors	Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$37,330	$37,940	240
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$37,280	$38,670	4,150
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators	Protective Service Occupations	$37,250	$38,420	90
Tellers	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$37,120	$38,030	1,630
Security Guards	Protective Service Occupations	$37,010	$39,340	1,420
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations	$36,990	$35,910	130
Stockers and Order Fillers	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$36,990	$36,130	12,150
Music Directors and Composers	Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations	$36,990	$36,460	40
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$36,980	$36,560	210
Aircraft Service Attendants	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$36,980	$41,240	50
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	Personal Care and Service Occupations	$36,960	$39,160	960
Office Clerks, General	Office and Administrative Support Occupations	$36,850	$37,540	1,980
Bakers	Production Occupations	$36,850	$37,560	350
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	Production Occupations	$36,810	$38,610	30