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 Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$54,570	310	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$39,000	300	View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	$45,300	300	View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	$42,430	300	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Assistants	$49,310	300	View salary detail
Chefs and Head Cooks	$48,470	300	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$35,620	300	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$50,650	300	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$59,700	300	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$53,290	290	View salary detail
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers	$43,860	290	View salary detail
Paramedics	$48,830	280	View salary detail
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	$66,870	280	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$48,250	280	View salary detail
Veterinarians	$88,650	280	View salary detail
Tax Preparers	$52,530	280	View salary detail
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	$78,720	270	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$50,780	270	View salary detail
Community Health Workers	$45,700	270	View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	$50,430	270	View salary detail
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$72,650	260	View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	$37,480	260	View salary detail
Chiropractors	$76,210	260	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$44,610	260	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$44,610	260	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$44,610	260	View salary detail
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$77,730	250	View salary detail
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	$66,630	250	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$34,700	250	View salary detail
Intelligence Analysts	$77,730	250	View salary detail
Police Identification and Records Officers	$77,730	250	View salary detail
Choreographers	$40,320	250	View salary detail
Tutors	$38,760	250	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$45,310	250	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	$88,610	250	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$105,370	240	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$105,370	240	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$105,370	240	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$105,370	240	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$46,070	240	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$105,370	240	View salary detail
Industrial Ecologists	$68,230	240	View salary detail
Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$126,160	240	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$34,220	240	View salary detail
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	$68,230	240	View salary detail
Environmental Restoration Planners	$68,230	240	View salary detail
Climate Change Policy Analysts	$68,230	240	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$105,370	240	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$105,370	240	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$105,370	240	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.