South Dakota Careers and Salaries

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
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	$61,560	1,230	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$46,170	1,230	View salary detail
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	$55,170	1,230	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$47,980	1,150	View salary detail
Medical and Health Services Managers	$122,050	1,140	View salary detail
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Coroners	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Government Property Inspectors and Investigators	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Customs Brokers	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Compliance Officers	$72,630	1,130	View salary detail
Bill and Account Collectors	$46,620	1,120	View salary detail
Health Informatics Specialists	$99,790	1,110	View salary detail
Computer Systems Analysts	$99,790	1,110	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$30,390	1,110	View salary detail
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	$47,240	1,090	View salary detail
Construction Managers	$118,380	1,070	View salary detail
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	$53,370	1,060	View salary detail
Physical Therapists	$92,660	1,060	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$45,050	1,050	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$28,760	1,040	View salary detail
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	$78,900	1,030	View salary detail
Cost Estimators	$74,950	1,030	View salary detail
Nurse Practitioners	$128,840	1,020	View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	$45,610	1,020	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$159,700	1,000	View salary detail
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	$51,830	1,000	View salary detail
Financial Managers	$159,700	1,000	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,860	1,000	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$159,700	1,000	View salary detail
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	$65,240	980	View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	$40,070	950	View salary detail
Sustainability Specialists	$85,340	940	View salary detail
Business Continuity Planners	$85,340	940	View salary detail
Online Merchants	$85,340	940	View salary detail
Security Management Specialists	$85,340	940	View salary detail
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$85,340	940	View salary detail
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	$43,850	920	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$51,610	900	View salary detail
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	$43,920	860	View salary detail
Postal Service Mail Carriers	$60,760	850	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$40,750	840	View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants	$38,350	830	View salary detail
Validation Engineers	$93,200	830	View salary detail
Industrial Engineers	$93,200	830	View salary detail
Manufacturing Engineers	$93,200	830	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$66,730	830	View salary detail
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$93,200	830	View salary detail
Machinists	$50,890	830	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.