Occupations Reported in South Dakota

663 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in South Dakota for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported employment.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Athletic Trainers	$58,620	150	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,230	150	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,520	150	View salary detail
Financial Examiners	$88,690	150	View salary detail
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	$75,750	150	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$63,240	150	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$65,220	150	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$36,130	150	View salary detail
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$75,540	150	View salary detail
Locomotive Engineers	$69,180	150	View salary detail
Editors	$56,730	140	View salary detail
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	$72,910	140	View salary detail
Nuclear Medicine Technologists	$82,010	140	View salary detail
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$80,890	140	View salary detail
Clergy	$59,860	140	View salary detail
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	$60,740	140	View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other	$44,910	140	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$34,380	140	View salary detail
Self-Enrichment Teachers	$49,720	140	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$42,260	130	View salary detail
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	$60,140	130	View salary detail
Social Workers, All Other	$93,760	130	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,620	130	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$42,260	130	View salary detail
Financial Risk Specialists	$78,960	130	View salary detail
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$211,990	130	View salary detail
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$78,900	130	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,060	130	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$56,080	130	View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$46,910	130	View salary detail
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$80,130	120	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$37,170	120	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,270	120	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$40,040	120	View salary detail
Budget Analysts	$79,180	120	View salary detail
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,700	120	View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians	$48,370	120	View salary detail
Crane and Tower Operators	$71,000	120	View salary detail
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders	$45,040	120	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$63,790	120	View salary detail
Emergency Management Directors	$67,180	120	View salary detail
Foresters	$64,460	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$72,420	120	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$48,330	120	View salary detail
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$44,700	120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$57,880	110	View salary detail
Education Administrators, All Other	$108,990	110	View salary detail
Engineers, All Other	$112,260	110	View salary detail
School Psychologists	$78,370	110	View salary detail
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	$64,500	110	View salary detail

Metropolitan areas in this state

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.