Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in South Dakota

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

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$41,590	410	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$41,580	160	View salary detail
Precision Agriculture Technicians	$41,420	350	View salary detail
Agricultural Technicians	$41,420	350	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$41,350	110	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$41,300	230	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,750	840	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$40,650	6,120	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$40,640	2,920	View salary detail
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	$40,630	230	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$40,590	60	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$40,420	80	View salary detail
Choreographers	$40,320	250	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$40,190	320	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$40,070	950	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$40,040	120	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$39,900	380	View salary detail
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	$39,840	460	View salary detail
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians	$39,820	30	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$39,730	1,290	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$39,560	320	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$39,340	110	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$39,310	660	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$39,270	120	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$39,200	660	View salary detail
Film and Video Editors	$39,090	30	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$39,060	130	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$39,000	300	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$38,980	3,820	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$38,980	3,820	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$38,860	60	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$38,800	6,860	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$38,800	360	View salary detail
Tutors	$38,760	250	View salary detail
Office Clerks, General	$38,560	1,720	View salary detail
Tellers	$38,460	1,560	View salary detail
Residential Advisors	$38,420	1,780	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,350	830	View salary detail
Bakers	$38,340	330	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,280	5,760	View salary detail
Skincare Specialists	$38,230	150	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Workers	$38,210	490	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$38,120	30	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$38,000	100	View salary detail
Airfield Operations Specialists	$37,860	190	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,650	11,460	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$37,580	320	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,480	260	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$37,310	520	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$37,170	120	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.