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
Tool and Die Makers	$59,770	60	View salary detail
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers	$56,700	60	View salary detail
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	$45,240	50	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$53,360	50	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$44,160	50	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$42,380	50	View salary detail
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers	$46,890	50	View salary detail
Curators	$74,990	50	View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators	$58,740	50	View salary detail
Training and Development Managers	$124,150	50	View salary detail
Prepress Technicians and Workers	$46,370	50	View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$49,620	50	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$45,530	50	View salary detail
Orthotists and Prosthetists	$80,760	40	View salary detail
Audiologists	$91,190	40	View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers	$31,550	40	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Drafters	$50,840	40	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$44,820	40	View salary detail
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary	$64,210	40	View salary detail
Animal Breeders	$44,850	40	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$32,150	40	View salary detail
Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas	$49,920	40	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$46,850	40	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$76,400	40	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$63,130	40	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$136,540	40	View salary detail
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$81,080	40	View salary detail
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders	$48,200	40	View salary detail
Database Architects	$136,540	40	View salary detail
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay	$101,830	40	View salary detail
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	$50,370	40	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$53,960	40	View salary detail
Avionics Technicians	$83,220	40	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$85,700	40	View salary detail
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners	$75,210	40	View salary detail
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary	$58,000	40	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$27,490	40	View salary detail
Art Directors	$66,610	30	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$39,090	30	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$52,950	30	View salary detail
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$132,170	30	View salary detail
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers	$63,620	30	View salary detail
Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$130,270	30	View salary detail
Neuropsychologists	$132,170	30	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$51,690	30	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$50,640	30	View salary detail
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,580	30	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$39,820	30	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$34,320	30	View salary detail
History Teachers, Postsecondary	$69,220	30	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.