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
Occupational Therapy Assistants	$56,180	100	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$56,080	130	View salary detail
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	$56,070	360	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$55,690	220	View salary detail
Transportation Security Screeners	$55,530	60	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$55,170	1,230	View salary detail
Hearing Aid Specialists	$54,910	—	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	$54,810	500	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$54,770	350	View salary detail
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$54,570	310	View salary detail
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$54,570	310	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$53,960	40	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$53,790	100	View salary detail
Automotive Engineering Technicians	$53,670	110	View salary detail
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$53,670	110	View salary detail
Computer Network Support Specialists	$53,650	480	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$53,370	1,060	View salary detail
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$53,360	50	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$53,290	290	View salary detail
Interpreters and Translators	$53,140	230	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$53,040	1,490	View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	$52,970	230	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists	$52,970	230	View salary detail
Patient Representatives	$52,970	230	View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists	$52,970	230	View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians	$52,950	30	View salary detail
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	$52,750	2,050	View salary detail
Mechanical Drafters	$52,610	100	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$52,530	280	View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$52,520	150	View salary detail
Architectural and Civil Drafters	$52,470	460	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$52,350	470	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$52,000	180	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$51,830	1,000	View salary detail
Forensic Science Technicians	$51,690	30	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$51,630	60	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$51,630	60	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$51,630	60	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$51,630	30	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$51,620	1,760	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$51,620	1,760	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$51,610	900	View salary detail
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	$51,420	190	View salary detail
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	$51,360	310	View salary detail
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	$51,210	490	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$51,160	2,010	View salary detail
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	$51,100	2,050	View salary detail
Web Developers	$51,100	390	View salary detail
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$51,050	3,360	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$50,990	30	View salary detail

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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.