Wages by Occupation in Sioux Falls, SD-MN

Pay and jobs by occupation in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN metropolitan area (BLS, May 2025). BLS counts about 178,590 jobs across all occupations here, with a median annual wage of $47,970 for all occupations combined. 395 occupations have a published median wage in this area.

Education and earnings of residents

Who lives in the Sioux Falls, SD-MN area and what they earn, by education, from federal survey data (not a measure of any one employer or college).

36.7% of adults 25 and over in this area have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±1.0), compared with 35.7% nationally.

Prices of goods and services here run at 90.6 when the whole U.S. is 100 (housing 77.6; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024; estimates are revised). A higher number means prices are higher on average, not that the area is better or worse.

About 11,750 residents (4.1% of those 3 and older; U.S. 6.6%) are enrolled in college or graduate school, at any school (±1,037; ACS 2020-2024, Table B14001).

The unemployment rate in this area averaged 2.0% in 2025, with a labor force of about 178,422 people (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted annual average; estimates are model-based and revised).

41.3% of adults 25 to 34 have a bachelor’s degree or higher (±2.3), compared with 39.6% nationally (Table B15001).

Median yearly earnings by education, adults 25 and over who have earnings

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	$36,282	$32,485
High school graduate	$43,409	$40,153
Some college or associate's degree	$50,357	$47,260
Bachelor's degree	$63,342	$70,044
Graduate or professional degree	$71,751	$90,720

Poverty rate by education, adults 25 and over

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	18.6% (±2.9)	24.2%
High school graduate	9.5% (±1.1)	14.4%
Some college or associate's degree	6.4% (±0.7)	9.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.8% (±0.5)	4.5%

Unemployment rate by education, ages 25 to 64

Education	This area	United States
Less than high school	7.1% (±2.8)	7.7%
High school graduate	3.0% (±0.9)	5.9%
Some college or associate's degree	2.1% (±0.5)	4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.6% (±0.2)	2.8%

What residents with a bachelor’s degree studied

Field of first major	This area	United States
Science and engineering	29.1%	36.1%
Science and engineering related fields	14.0%	10.0%
Business	21.4%	20.1%
Education	15.4%	10.9%
Arts, humanities and other	20.2%	23.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, Tables B15003, B20004 (earnings shown only when the margin of error is at most 20% of the value), B23006 (unemployment shown only when every margin is at most 3 points), B17003 (margins of error at the 90% level; poverty shown only when every margin is at most 8 points) and C15010 (the Census Bureau’s own field groups, in a fixed order, not ranked). Describes residents of the area, not a prediction for any person; the Census Bureau has not endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice.

Wages by occupation

Occupation	Jobs	Median annual wage	Mean annual wage	Jobs per 1,000 jobs here	Concentration vs. U.S.
Accountants and Auditors	2,370	$80,920	$88,090	13.25	1.42
Administrative Services Managers	240	$106,410	$115,590	1.34	0.79
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors	40	$35,420	$43,700	0.23	0.98
Advertising Sales Agents	170	$63,770	$67,790	0.98	1.66
Agricultural Equipment Operators	40	$46,970	$45,590	0.21	1.15
Agricultural Technicians	50	$42,280	$47,170	0.28	2.90
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	80	$74,150	$75,480	0.45	0.50
Airfield Operations Specialists	80	$31,200	$35,230	0.44	4.49
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	660	$30,130	$30,890	3.72	1.45
Anesthesiologists	120	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.65	2.61
Animal Caretakers	420	$34,300	$36,440	2.38	1.38
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	100	$104,650	$107,780	0.57	0.83
Architectural and Civil Drafters	210	$58,860	$58,770	1.16	1.73
Architectural and Engineering Managers	100	$172,250	$167,240	0.58	0.41
Athletic Trainers	60	$58,620	$58,700	0.36	1.86
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	30	$39,520	$39,110	0.19	1.51
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	230	$36,570	$36,880	1.27	1.93
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	240	$50,310	$58,660	1.37	1.43
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	720	$59,190	$58,660	4.05	0.89
Bakers	150	$40,280	$40,650	0.86	0.57
Bartenders	1,260	$30,180	$33,330	7.07	1.45
Bicycle Repairers	50	$31,500	$32,780	0.27	3.43
Bill and Account Collectors	730	$46,630	$45,950	4.09	4.00
Billing and Posting Clerks	450	$45,210	$43,530	2.50	0.96
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,390	$46,910	$47,990	18.95	2.15
Brickmasons and Blockmasons	160	$61,460	$62,240	0.90	2.66
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys	60	$45,380	$43,160	0.35	2.54
Brokerage Clerks	—	$58,370	$58,700	—	—
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	620	$61,700	$61,970	3.47	1.86
Bus Drivers, School	320	$39,690	$38,380	1.78	0.69
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	130	$45,450	$44,850	0.70	0.68
Business Teachers, Postsecondary	70	$62,660	$65,790	0.39	0.74
Butchers and Meat Cutters	160	$38,490	$41,400	0.87	0.99
Buyers and Purchasing Agents	380	$73,860	$76,640	2.10	0.66
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters	300	$45,950	$45,500	1.70	3.43
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians	120	$63,390	$68,600	0.65	1.60
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School	110	$56,070	$53,580	0.60	0.84
Cargo and Freight Agents	100	$62,950	$64,660	0.56	0.90
Carpenters	1,640	$49,410	$52,940	9.20	2.13
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists	30	$80,430	$81,980	0.17	1.84
Cashiers	4,000	$30,880	$32,450	22.42	1.13
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	1,020	$47,790	$49,660	5.72	4.32
Chefs and Head Cooks	120	$50,150	$48,710	0.65	0.50
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders	80	$49,310	$52,070	0.43	0.48
Chemical Plant and System Operators	30	$62,160	$59,630	0.18	1.68
Chemists	40	$83,220	$82,850	0.24	0.45
Chief Executives	250	$282,170	$353,870	1.41	1.07
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	770	$51,400	$53,300	4.30	1.70
Childcare Workers	1,140	$28,030	$29,920	6.41	1.92
Chiropractors	100	$75,780	$82,570	0.59	2.30
Choreographers	90	$36,220	$44,850	0.51	27.61
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	160	$64,740	$65,440	0.92	2.09
Civil Engineers	540	$99,700	$102,400	3.05	1.29
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators	570	$78,900	$81,440	3.21	1.54
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	620	$35,040	$35,380	3.47	1.42
Clergy	90	$60,970	$60,130	0.49	1.35
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians	650	$57,910	$59,110	3.61	1.69
Coaches and Scouts	360	$36,420	$43,130	2.04	1.28
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	400	$46,590	$48,340	2.23	2.18
Commercial and Industrial Designers	80	$58,310	$60,940	0.43	2.00
Commercial Pilots	110	$112,100	$114,140	0.60	1.96
Community Health Workers	70	$49,420	$52,400	0.40	1.00
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists	260	$64,490	$69,000	1.47	2.03
Compliance Officers	520	$77,030	$85,010	2.90	1.08
Computer and Information Systems Managers	210	$162,240	$169,090	1.15	0.27
Computer Hardware Engineers	110	$99,720	$101,070	0.62	1.25
Computer Network Architects	200	$127,760	$133,910	1.13	0.98
Computer Network Support Specialists	260	$51,200	$55,970	1.47	1.56
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	460	$52,220	$53,710	2.60	2.39
Computer Occupations, All Other	80	$115,210	$114,920	0.45	0.16
Computer Systems Analysts	530	$99,140	$105,960	2.94	0.88
Computer User Support Specialists	600	$48,260	$51,490	3.39	0.73
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	140	$59,180	$57,810	0.77	1.83
Construction and Building Inspectors	60	$78,410	$73,290	0.32	0.34
Construction Laborers	700	$46,850	$45,410	3.93	0.56
Construction Managers	430	$119,490	$126,130	2.40	0.98
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	30	$96,670	$87,110	0.18	0.59
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	90	$44,160	$44,470	0.53	3.59
Cooks, Fast Food	740	$32,970	$31,520	4.14	1.00
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	630	$37,240	$37,960	3.52	1.24
Cooks, Restaurant	690	$37,310	$38,030	3.84	0.42
Cooks, Short Order	660	$35,570	$36,440	3.67	4.12
Correctional Officers and Jailers	450	$54,080	$57,580	2.52	1.03
Cost Estimators	510	$76,130	$84,330	2.86	1.98
Counter and Rental Clerks	260	$37,050	$40,000	1.48	0.57
Couriers and Messengers	40	$34,400	$35,360	0.21	0.48
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	180	$47,480	$49,510	1.02	0.88
Crane and Tower Operators	70	$63,960	$65,170	0.39	1.40
Credit Analysts	200	$66,000	$74,700	1.12	2.70
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	30	$38,820	$40,930	0.17	1.03
Customer Service Representatives	3,270	$43,850	$44,570	18.34	1.10
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	120	$44,980	$46,860	0.69	2.39
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	180	$44,550	$46,180	0.99	0.90
Data Scientists	150	$99,560	$104,660	0.83	0.49
Database Administrators	—	$84,730	$87,140	—	—
Dental Assistants	450	$48,890	$51,590	2.52	1.01
Dental Hygienists	250	$92,350	$90,100	1.38	0.97
Dentists, General	130	$181,140	$191,370	0.72	0.90
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	60	$110,760	$113,230	0.36	0.48
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	250	$80,600	$74,440	1.39	2.39
Dietitians and Nutritionists	110	$64,890	$68,190	0.60	1.20
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	1,230	$30,150	$32,010	6.88	1.97
Dishwashers	400	$29,540	$31,210	2.25	0.73
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance	510	$49,410	$43,740	2.85	2.19
Driver/Sales Workers	460	$44,740	$47,020	2.59	0.99
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	220	$49,560	$51,530	1.21	2.26
Editors	50	$62,310	$63,150	0.27	0.45
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	170	$104,660	$102,160	0.97	0.46
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	80	$63,650	$61,740	0.46	0.97
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	260	$51,060	$53,430	1.46	0.64
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians	60	$58,650	$63,290	0.35	0.57
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment	200	$63,860	$65,190	1.12	2.69
Electrical Engineers	290	$98,980	$97,670	1.62	1.27
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	130	$102,600	$95,910	0.75	0.89
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	470	$44,770	$45,410	2.65	1.67
Electricians	1,330	$61,470	$62,220	7.47	1.53
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	50	$84,540	$94,740	0.29	0.46
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,330	$50,040	$51,830	7.47	0.84
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	90	$51,540	$54,030	0.53	0.53
Emergency Medical Technicians	120	$36,800	$40,000	0.67	0.57
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	60	$77,380	$80,280	0.33	1.35
Environmental Engineers	30	$102,390	$106,470	0.17	0.70
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	40	$75,500	$74,070	0.24	0.42
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	50	$48,250	$50,840	0.27	1.21
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	520	$57,360	$57,420	2.89	0.98
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	510	$41,440	$44,230	2.87	1.38
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	290	$38,800	$41,830	1.60	4.23
Facilities Managers	140	$102,040	$109,510	0.76	0.76
Family Medicine Physicians	260	$258,910	$245,970	1.46	2.11
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	250	$63,000	$62,670	1.40	5.74
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	60	$44,150	$42,870	0.35	0.20
Fast Food and Counter Workers	5,730	$29,830	$31,610	32.07	1.29
Fence Erectors	80	$51,580	$52,250	0.47	2.99
Financial and Investment Analysts	470	$99,140	$124,150	2.63	1.13
Financial Examiners	100	$95,100	$106,730	0.58	1.32
Financial Managers	500	$163,580	$180,080	2.77	0.51
Financial Risk Specialists	80	$80,360	$99,110	0.46	1.12
Firefighters	190	$50,840	$52,600	1.04	0.47
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	990	$78,940	$80,820	5.52	1.06
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	90	$46,810	$50,100	0.52	0.78
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	60	$70,930	$82,480	0.31	0.49
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	1,080	$42,420	$43,410	6.02	0.77
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers	180	$49,590	$51,470	1.01	0.88
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	140	$63,840	$61,920	0.79	0.94
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	710	$82,190	$84,720	3.99	1.00
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	300	$105,600	$113,900	1.68	1.22
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	800	$67,320	$68,550	4.47	0.48
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	150	$48,730	$52,490	0.85	1.16
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	30	$122,240	$125,740	0.17	0.17
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	650	$73,250	$74,400	3.63	0.84
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,340	$57,840	$64,490	7.48	1.04
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	30	$59,580	$65,160	0.19	0.36
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	640	$67,520	$66,580	3.59	0.90
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles	90	$59,500	$57,950	0.51	3.35
Floral Designers	80	$36,860	$37,020	0.45	1.72
Food Batchmakers	230	$37,270	$36,200	1.30	1.16
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	40	$42,860	$43,880	0.21	1.06
Food Preparation Workers	1,170	$30,360	$31,900	6.53	1.14
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	110	$33,150	$35,390	0.60	0.32
Food Service Managers	530	$60,670	$63,940	2.94	1.92
Forest and Conservation Technicians	30	$65,670	$67,770	0.17	0.89
Forest and Conservation Workers	150	$37,470	$40,870	0.82	20.95
Fundraisers	30	$69,750	$73,360	0.19	0.26
Furniture Finishers	70	$35,850	$40,060	0.40	4.28
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	130	$29,990	$30,220	0.74	5.37
General and Operations Managers	1,730	$142,730	$155,870	9.67	0.43
General Internal Medicine Physicians	80	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.44	1.01
Glaziers	70	$47,590	$48,890	0.38	1.01
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	30	$39,900	$42,220	0.17	1.04
Graphic Designers	200	$50,030	$51,900	1.15	0.90
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	320	$50,500	$49,300	1.81	0.92
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers	70	$52,670	$53,760	0.41	1.25
Health Education Specialists	100	$57,840	$62,720	0.56	1.32
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars	70	$63,870	$64,680	0.39	1.59
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	80	$76,440	$79,310	0.43	0.30
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other	150	$52,970	$58,340	0.83	0.71
Healthcare Social Workers	260	$58,510	$61,100	1.45	1.20
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	100	$44,610	$45,960	0.53	0.76
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers	600	$62,440	$63,050	3.37	1.28
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,540	$60,820	$60,270	14.23	1.07
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	40	$49,560	$47,670	0.24	2.67
Helpers--Carpenters	110	$35,980	$35,710	0.61	4.35
Helpers--Electricians	90	$35,620	$36,570	0.50	1.23
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	80	$36,780	$38,280	0.43	1.52
Highway Maintenance Workers	290	$52,540	$54,890	1.63	1.64
Home Appliance Repairers	30	$44,940	$48,110	0.20	0.95
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,660	$38,060	$40,320	9.28	0.33
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	240	$30,650	$31,490	1.33	0.48
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	350	$31,720	$32,610	1.93	1.15
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	80	$46,800	$46,660	0.47	0.81
Human Resources Managers	230	$134,420	$133,020	1.28	0.90
Human Resources Specialists	670	$68,230	$74,770	3.74	0.64
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	80	$51,780	$57,340	0.44	0.91
Industrial Engineers	280	$97,730	$97,750	1.56	0.67
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	430	$61,920	$61,290	2.41	0.85
Industrial Production Managers	230	$108,380	$115,740	1.26	0.80
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	880	$47,410	$48,630	4.92	0.99
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	60	$50,340	$48,710	0.31	0.36
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	500	$44,670	$47,620	2.78	0.72
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other	290	$46,140	$50,560	1.63	1.44
Instructional Coordinators	180	$57,910	$62,130	1.03	0.70
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall	170	$45,050	$47,830	0.93	3.24
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks	510	$46,230	$46,860	2.86	2.08
Insurance Sales Agents	660	$79,690	$90,480	3.68	1.19
Insurance Underwriters	150	$77,160	$99,740	0.84	1.23
Interior Designers	90	$68,200	$78,600	0.50	1.09
Interpreters and Translators	130	$53,140	$57,970	0.73	2.19
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan	280	$44,800	$42,710	1.54	1.62
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	3,120	$35,310	$36,390	17.47	1.23
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	220	$48,490	$49,880	1.21	1.73
Labor Relations Specialists	70	$56,900	$72,090	0.38	0.91
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	1,390	$44,420	$43,920	7.79	0.41
Landscape Architects	50	$70,620	$78,420	0.29	2.31
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	1,090	$37,400	$38,700	6.10	1.00
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	210	$33,970	$35,880	1.16	0.91
Lawyers	570	$112,260	$138,000	3.19	0.66
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	120	$48,290	$52,060	0.67	0.67
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists	130	$51,210	$55,510	0.71	0.82
Library Technicians	150	$31,780	$39,260	0.82	1.85
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	990	$53,520	$54,230	5.54	1.33
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	140	$35,610	$32,870	0.77	0.76
Light Truck Drivers	2,080	$42,890	$44,320	11.63	1.84
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	720	$47,980	$48,280	4.04	3.81
Loan Officers	690	$81,380	$90,800	3.85	2.18
Lodging Managers	60	$67,010	$69,180	0.31	1.13
Logisticians	80	$79,320	$89,840	0.42	0.26
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	320	$43,720	$41,790	1.77	6.52
Machinists	160	$52,000	$54,720	0.87	0.47
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists	120	$75,510	$74,860	0.68	2.43
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	970	$32,260	$33,880	5.43	0.98
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	150	$38,020	$39,720	0.86	2.41
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,270	$48,330	$49,670	7.13	0.72
Management Analysts	1,160	$84,930	$91,410	6.48	1.12
Managers, All Other	190	$128,720	$131,290	1.08	0.27
Manicurists and Pedicurists	140	$44,770	$44,620	0.76	0.78
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	760	$66,060	$77,120	4.27	0.74
Marketing Managers	100	$147,550	$158,260	0.56	0.22
Marriage and Family Therapists	40	$49,380	$47,950	0.21	0.49
Massage Therapists	70	$53,920	$47,220	0.38	0.60
Mechanical Engineers	190	$85,740	$92,860	1.07	0.56
Medical and Health Services Managers	450	$127,670	$136,280	2.54	0.66
Medical Assistants	620	$43,760	$43,390	3.45	0.66
Medical Equipment Preparers	300	$40,280	$42,040	1.68	3.38
Medical Equipment Repairers	100	$75,310	$79,470	0.55	1.29
Medical Records Specialists	430	$51,610	$55,010	2.39	1.91
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	50	$45,390	$45,810	0.28	0.05
Medical Transcriptionists	140	$46,930	$45,700	0.76	2.83
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	130	$48,360	$51,850	0.76	0.82
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	80	$58,770	$59,180	0.42	0.49
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	200	$43,040	$44,730	1.10	1.03
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	720	$50,280	$52,080	4.01	1.01
Millwrights	60	$64,090	$64,070	0.33	1.27
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	1,360	$44,190	$44,590	7.62	0.84
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	160	$47,020	$43,750	0.91	1.50
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	370	$66,730	$69,820	2.05	1.81
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	330	$43,920	$43,420	1.82	1.88
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	50	$47,990	$56,630	0.27	1.69
Motorcycle Mechanics	50	$46,960	$49,390	0.26	2.99
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	40	$44,710	$48,820	0.23	0.28
Natural Sciences Managers	40	$151,830	$155,630	0.21	0.30
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	710	$77,140	$80,190	4.00	1.98
Nurse Anesthetists	230	$243,560	$252,940	1.28	3.85
Nurse Practitioners	500	$130,390	$127,620	2.83	1.36
Nursing Assistants	2,930	$39,190	$39,260	16.41	1.76
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	100	$83,870	$82,030	0.57	0.63
Occupational Therapists	260	$84,660	$85,400	1.44	1.38
Occupational Therapy Assistants	40	$56,180	$55,080	0.22	0.66
Office Clerks, General	760	$38,910	$39,240	4.26	0.27
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	630	$60,960	$62,140	3.55	1.15
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians	110	$47,320	$46,000	0.63	1.39
Opticians, Dispensing	170	$44,190	$43,880	0.97	2.04
Optometrists	70	$124,470	$118,770	0.38	1.38
Order Clerks	140	$47,850	$48,400	0.77	1.59
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	30	$38,620	$41,650	0.18	0.77
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	330	$44,350	$41,630	1.85	0.76
Packers and Packagers, Hand	410	$29,130	$33,960	2.32	0.65
Painters, Construction and Maintenance	360	$48,440	$47,730	1.99	1.37
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	260	$60,060	$64,370	1.44	0.57
Paramedics	80	$50,550	$51,410	0.46	0.71
Parking Attendants	170	$38,520	$36,210	0.95	1.08
Parts Salespersons	840	$46,120	$48,050	4.71	2.71
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	40	$58,120	$62,430	0.21	0.79
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	120	$49,790	$50,710	0.69	0.70
Pediatricians, General	50	$257,610	$269,200	0.26	1.04
Personal Financial Advisors	310	$121,350	$147,780	1.74	1.02
Pest Control Workers	80	$48,460	$53,990	0.45	0.68
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	90	$46,930	$48,840	0.48	2.77
Pharmacists	690	$148,330	$145,350	3.84	1.85
Pharmacy Aides	80	$36,070	$37,980	0.44	1.72
Pharmacy Technicians	600	$45,610	$44,940	3.34	1.10
Phlebotomists	190	$39,560	$38,630	1.07	1.16
Photographers	80	$45,760	$45,310	0.44	1.31
Physical Therapist Aides	50	$30,590	$32,990	0.26	0.85
Physical Therapist Assistants	120	$49,080	$51,430	0.66	0.92
Physical Therapists	460	$91,470	$91,720	2.60	1.51
Physician Assistants	290	$135,790	$132,350	1.61	1.55
Physicians, All Other	90	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	0.48	0.22
Pipelayers	110	$49,400	$51,110	0.60	2.82
Plant and System Operators, All Other	60	$60,650	$55,390	0.33	3.69
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	810	$55,000	$56,890	4.54	1.51
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	500	$77,440	$77,440	2.81	0.65
Postal Service Clerks	70	$58,880	$57,930	0.38	0.79
Postal Service Mail Carriers	280	$64,190	$63,770	1.55	0.73
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators	140	$60,530	$62,250	0.81	1.19
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	710	$46,370	$43,480	3.97	1.29
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	70	$41,350	$43,440	0.40	1.89
Printing Press Operators	200	$47,320	$47,190	1.11	1.19
Procurement Clerks	60	$45,510	$46,050	0.33	0.92
Producers and Directors	90	$60,130	$66,090	0.49	0.53
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks	260	$50,530	$52,930	1.43	0.57
Project Management Specialists	530	$84,190	$89,940	2.98	0.43
Property Appraisers and Assessors	120	$67,750	$73,950	0.66	1.81
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers	530	$50,620	$56,090	2.99	1.50
Public Relations Specialists	60	$61,050	$71,630	0.35	0.19
Public Safety Telecommunicators	60	$60,310	$64,800	0.31	0.48
Radiation Therapists	—	$86,030	$99,230	—	—
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians	450	$65,030	$67,510	2.54	1.71
Radiologists	50	$669,020	$550,570	0.26	1.52
Real Estate Sales Agents	260	$73,790	$72,610	1.48	1.19
Receptionists and Information Clerks	2,430	$38,560	$39,120	13.61	2.33
Recreation Workers	180	$40,050	$43,310	1.00	0.47
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	90	$31,390	$34,430	0.50	0.53
Registered Nurses	7,680	$75,350	$74,700	42.98	1.98
Rehabilitation Counselors	130	$57,410	$57,900	0.76	1.24
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	130	$35,310	$34,860	0.73	0.95
Residential Advisors	740	$37,850	$37,630	4.15	7.61
Respiratory Therapists	270	$63,630	$65,650	1.50	1.67
Retail Salespersons	5,960	$34,600	$40,560	33.35	1.33
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	30	$46,150	$44,990	0.19	1.17
Roofers	180	$48,880	$46,730	1.01	1.16
Sales Engineers	50	$125,630	$119,790	0.30	0.89
Sales Managers	210	$135,930	$146,560	1.19	0.29
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	320	$62,740	$67,900	1.78	0.22
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	2,210	$78,740	$82,650	12.40	1.56
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood	80	$38,740	$40,630	0.46	1.75
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	920	$51,630	$53,830	5.14	0.75
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	2,060	$42,560	$42,250	11.51	1.05
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	480	$86,780	$111,870	2.67	0.85
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	180	$55,690	$56,220	1.02	1.83
Security Guards	640	$37,740	$40,590	3.60	0.44
Self-Enrichment Teachers	70	$49,220	$54,630	0.39	0.18
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	30	$53,920	$49,680	0.19	0.49
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	40	$45,120	$46,270	0.20	1.04
Sewing Machine Operators	70	$38,610	$40,810	0.37	0.55
Sheet Metal Workers	170	$48,310	$55,750	0.93	1.21
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks	1,140	$44,060	$44,200	6.38	1.22
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	200	$36,500	$36,490	1.14	0.71
Skincare Specialists	90	$31,580	$34,460	0.53	1.12
Social and Community Service Managers	200	$91,120	$92,150	1.09	0.81
Social and Human Service Assistants	310	$36,430	$38,230	1.72	0.61
Social Workers, All Other	50	$89,270	$87,870	0.29	0.72
Software Developers	1,400	$101,040	$106,340	7.86	0.72
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	160	$69,990	$74,400	0.89	0.74
Soil and Plant Scientists	150	$73,320	$82,210	0.82	8.13
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School	230	$50,400	$52,580	1.28	0.76
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	110	$51,060	$51,540	0.64	1.04
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	150	$51,050	$52,800	0.84	0.79
Speech-Language Pathologists	170	$68,920	$75,070	0.97	0.83
Stockers and Order Fillers	5,610	$37,650	$38,130	31.41	1.72
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	200	$59,200	$59,200	1.15	2.61
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	110	$59,270	$55,830	0.61	1.81
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors	760	$57,080	$56,110	4.26	1.35
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	400	$30,310	$30,240	2.24	0.66
Surgeons, All Other	—	$239,200 or more	$239,200 or more	—	—
Surgical Technologists	310	$53,850	$57,070	1.76	2.33
Surveying and Mapping Technicians	60	$50,270	$51,440	0.32	0.85
Surveyors	80	$81,030	$91,220	0.42	1.30
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	40	$70,050	$72,540	0.20	0.54
Tax Preparers	110	$52,530	$59,160	0.62	1.26
Teachers and Instructors, All Other	60	$67,810	$58,220	0.32	0.44
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,200	$28,230	$29,970	6.74	0.74
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	230	$59,430	$64,630	1.27	1.40
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers	240	$48,030	$50,490	1.34	2.13
Tellers	470	$38,720	$40,890	2.65	1.25
Tire Repairers and Changers	110	$38,800	$40,880	0.63	0.90
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	70	$54,760	$61,460	0.37	1.19
Tour and Travel Guides	50	$36,120	$38,710	0.27	0.80
Training and Development Specialists	—	$57,820	$63,970	—	—
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	200	$107,550	$111,870	1.13	0.79
Travel Agents	70	$44,970	$47,650	0.41	1.17
Tree Trimmers and Pruners	150	$60,610	$57,900	0.86	2.42
Tutors	140	$38,760	$41,170	0.79	0.70
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials	40	$35,860	$40,850	0.24	2.41
Urban and Regional Planners	40	$66,260	$73,000	0.21	0.74
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	170	$30,990	$30,340	0.98	1.25
Veterinarians	80	$98,320	$104,030	0.45	0.83
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	60	$36,250	$34,880	0.36	0.44
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians	100	$46,490	$44,880	0.54	0.65
Waiters and Waitresses	2,550	$29,920	$32,020	14.26	0.98
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators	170	$60,980	$59,230	0.94	1.13
Web Developers	140	$54,300	$56,130	0.81	1.79
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	120	$44,430	$45,410	0.67	1.96
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	850	$55,200	$57,080	4.74	1.77
Wind Turbine Service Technicians	100	$62,650	$60,650	0.55	8.51
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	150	$43,140	$42,880	0.82	2.07

Colleges in this area

7 colleges in the federal directory have a campus in this area, listed alphabetically; MajorPays does not rank colleges. Each name links to the college’s profile.

College	Type	Level	Students, fall 2024
Augustana University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	2,390
California Intercontinental University	Private for-profit	4-year or above	623
Kairos University	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,239
Sanford Medical Center	Private nonprofit	2-year	28
Southeast Technical College	Public	2-year	2,659
Stewart School	Private for-profit	Less than 2-year	133
University of Sioux Falls	Private nonprofit	4-year or above	1,450

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS directory (HD 2024, core-based statistical area of the campus) and Fall Enrollment 2024 (total headcount). A count of students is the size of the college, not its quality; the Department has not endorsed this presentation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, metropolitan area estimates (cross-industry, all ownerships). Wages are pay for all workers in an occupation in this area, not any one person or employer; a dash means BLS does not publish the figure (often to protect privacy or because the estimate is unreliable), and “or more” marks a wage at or above BLS’s top reporting limit. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of jobs in this area divided by its share nationally (1.00 = the same share as the U.S.; above 1.00 = a larger share); it says nothing about pay or openings. Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's jobs per 1,000 jobs of all kinds in this area. Occupations that BLS reports only as hourly wages are not listed, and BLS shows some wages above its top limit as plain numbers while others read “or more”. Occupations are listed alphabetically; click a heading to sort. MajorPays does not rank places or occupations. MajorPays selected and reorganized these figures; the Bureau of Labor Statistics has not approved or endorsed this presentation. MajorPays does not provide advice. See Data sources.

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