Long-Term Occupational Projections (2020-2030)

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Area Title Base Sort ascending Projected Change %Change Avg. Annl Openings
South Dakota Total, All Occupations 483,890 525,010 41,120 8.5 59,880
South Dakota Registered Nurses 13,440 15,050 1,610 12 900
South Dakota Retail Salespersons 13,370 14,300 930 7 2,010
South Dakota Fast Food and Counter Workers 12,000 13,530 1,530 12.8 2,740
South Dakota Cashiers 10,920 11,080 160 1.5 2,010
South Dakota Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 10,880 11,030 150 1.4 1,220
South Dakota Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 9,070 10,070 1,000 11 1,370
South Dakota Customer Service Representatives 8,720 8,920 200 2.3 1,130
South Dakota Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 7,700 8,390 690 9 950
South Dakota Stockers and Order Fillers 7,680 8,660 980 12.8 1,360
South Dakota Nursing Assistants (SOC 2018) 6,220 6,730 510 8.2 830
South Dakota Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 6,020 5,760 -260 -4.3 600
South Dakota Receptionists and Information Clerks 5,980 6,230 250 4.2 790
South Dakota Waiters and Waitresses 5,730 6,570 840 14.7 1,270
South Dakota Carpenters 5,650 6,130 480 8.5 590
South Dakota Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 5,430 6,030 600 11 810
South Dakota Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 5,310 5,900 590 11.1 600
South Dakota Accountants and Auditors 5,230 5,800 570 10.9 540
South Dakota Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 4,940 5,610 670 13.6 760
South Dakota Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 4,650 4,390 -260 -5.6 470
South Dakota Childcare Workers 4,320 4,640 320 7.4 650
South Dakota Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 4,180 4,450 270 6.5 330
South Dakota First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 4,070 4,340 270 6.6 470
South Dakota General and Operations Managers 3,940 4,400 460 11.7 390
South Dakota Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary 3,840 4,080 240 6.3 390
South Dakota Home Health and Personal Care Aides 3,830 4,570 740 19.3 580
South Dakota Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 3,610 4,110 500 13.9 550
South Dakota Office Clerks, General 3,480 3,480 0 0 400
South Dakota Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 3,450 3,160 -290 -8.4 490
South Dakota Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers 3,430 3,790 360 10.5 430
South Dakota Management Analysts 3,290 3,740 450 13.7 360
South Dakota Bartenders 3,270 3,880 610 18.7 660
South Dakota Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 3,270 3,620 350 10.7 360
South Dakota Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 3,150 3,350 200 6.3 240
South Dakota Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants 2,900 2,540 -360 -12.4 250
South Dakota Insurance Sales Agents 2,690 3,010 320 11.9 290
South Dakota Software Developers and Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 2,650 3,440 790 29.8 300
South Dakota Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 2,610 3,020 410 15.7 340
South Dakota Food Preparation Workers 2,580 2,670 90 3.5 460
South Dakota Electricians 2,500 2,840 340 13.6 310
South Dakota Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers 2,490 2,810 320 12.9 490
South Dakota Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers 2,370 2,660 290 12.2 320
South Dakota Residential Advisors 2,350 2,440 90 3.8 350
South Dakota Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 2,340 2,490 150 6.4 250
South Dakota Clergy 2,310 2,500 190 8.2 260
South Dakota Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria 2,300 2,500 200 8.7 370
South Dakota Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 2,140 2,150 10 0.5 210
South Dakota Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators 2,120 2,310 190 9 250
South Dakota Loan Officers 2,070 2,240 170 8.2 180
South Dakota Construction Laborers 2,060 2,290 230 11.2 230
South Dakota Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 2,050 2,190 140 6.8 180
South Dakota Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity 1,970 2,090 120 6.1 250
South Dakota Loan Interviewers and Clerks 1,960 2,030 70 3.6 180
South Dakota Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 1,960 2,090 130 6.6 160
South Dakota Network and Computer Systems Administrators (SOC 2018) 1,940 2,120 180 9.3 150
South Dakota Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 1,940 2,040 100 5.2 160
South Dakota Cooks, Fast Food 1,870 1,760 -110 -5.9 250
South Dakota Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1,870 2,010 140 7.5 320
South Dakota First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1,870 2,160 290 15.5 320
South Dakota Highway Maintenance Workers 1,870 1,960 90 4.8 200
South Dakota Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 1,860 2,090 230 12.4 230
South Dakota First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 1,820 2,010 190 10.4 200
South Dakota Tellers 1,820 1,680 -140 -7.7 170
South Dakota Bill and Account Collectors 1,770 1,590 -180 -10.2 160
South Dakota Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,770 1,880 110 6.2 180
South Dakota Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 1,750 1,920 170 9.7 200
South Dakota First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 1,740 1,760 20 1.1 170
South Dakota Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 1,740 2,070 330 19 350
South Dakota Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 1,730 1,830 100 5.8 170
South Dakota Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders (SOC 2018) 1,600 1,820 220 13.8 190
South Dakota Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 1,600 1,720 120 7.5 190
South Dakota Parts Salespersons 1,600 1,760 160 10 220
South Dakota Project Management Specialists and Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1,600 1,700 100 6.3 130
South Dakota Dishwashers 1,590 1,820 230 14.5 290
South Dakota Amusement and Recreation Attendants 1,560 1,700 140 9 360
South Dakota Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 1,520 1,630 110 7.2 180
South Dakota Computer User Support Specialists (SOC 2018) 1,500 1,600 100 6.7 120
South Dakota Correctional Officers and Jailers 1,480 1,540 60 4.1 150
South Dakota Packers and Packagers, Hand 1,480 1,450 -30 -2 200
South Dakota Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 1,480 1,660 180 12.2 170
South Dakota Driver/Sales Workers 1,470 1,710 240 16.3 200
South Dakota Food Service Managers 1,470 1,680 210 14.3 190
South Dakota Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 1,470 1,690 220 15 180
South Dakota Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers 1,450 1,580 130 9 130
South Dakota Cooks, Restaurant 1,440 2,060 620 43.1 320
South Dakota First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 1,430 1,590 160 11.2 160
South Dakota Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors 1,410 1,600 190 13.5 160
South Dakota Cooks, Short Order 1,390 1,490 100 7.2 220
South Dakota Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1,380 1,650 270 19.6 260
South Dakota Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians 1,330 1,490 160 12 100
South Dakota Pharmacy Technicians 1,330 1,450 120 9 110
South Dakota Chief Executives 1,300 1,330 30 2.3 90
South Dakota Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers 1,280 1,410 130 10.2 140
South Dakota Civil Engineers 1,260 1,470 210 16.7 120
South Dakota Medical Dosimetrists, Medical Records Specialists, and Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other 1,260 1,380 120 9.5 100
South Dakota Pharmacists 1,260 1,310 50 4 50
South Dakota Buyers and Purchasing Agents 1,250 1,250 0 0 120
South Dakota Security Guards 1,250 1,340 90 7.2 180
South Dakota FirstLine Supervisors of Transportation & Material Moving Workers, Exc Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisor (SOC 2018) 1,230 1,340 110 8.9 150
South Dakota Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 1,200 1,310 110 9.2 150
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