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Top 100 Popular Jobs in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area

What professions have the highest employment in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area? In this article we show the top 100 jobs that employ the highest number of people in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area. We note that the total employment in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is 130,010. The most popular job is the fast food and counter worker profession, which employs 4,220 people (3.25 percent of the total employment in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area). The second most common job is the cashier profession which employs 3,790 people (2.92 percent of the total employment). The employment and salary information in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area is computed from data published by BLS in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. 100 most popular jobs in Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	# of Empl. i	% of Empl. i	Average Salary i
1	All Occupations	130,010	100.00%	$39,250
2	Fast Food and Counter Workers	4,220	3.25%	$26,720
3	Cashiers	3,790	2.92%	$26,930
4	Retail Salespersons	3,520	2.71%	$30,510
5	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	3,080	2.37%	$38,480
6	Stockers and Order Fillers	2,970	2.28%	$31,100
7	Registered Nurses	2,660	2.05%	$64,260
8	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	2,380	1.83%	$30,230
9	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	2,030	1.56%	$47,940
10	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	2,010	1.55%	$37,620
11	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	1,930	1.48%	$32,590
12	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers	1,870	1.44%	$44,570
13	Waiters and Waitresses	1,820	1.40%	$26,630
14	Nursing Assistants	1,800	1.38%	$31,240
15	Customer Service Representatives	1,640	1.26%	$36,300
16	Receptionists and Information Clerks	1,620	1.25%	$30,130
17	Accountants and Auditors	1,590	1.22%	$66,670
18	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary	1,560	1.20%	$27,820
19	Wholesale and Manufacturing (Except Technical and Scientific Products) Sales Representatives	1,510	1.16%	$68,620
20	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers	1,440	1.11%	$32,480
21	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	1,330	1.02%	$47,150
22	Carpenters	1,190	0.92%	$39,570
23	Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	1,180	0.91%	$47,580
24	Home Health and Personal Care Aides	1,180	0.91%	$30,350
25	Bartenders	1,160	0.89%	$27,090
26	Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers	1,090	0.84%	$40,490
27	Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers	1,040	0.80%	$31,990
28	General and Operations Managers	1,030	0.79%	$122,390
29	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	1,030	0.79%	$48,170
30	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	1,030	0.79%	$39,650
31	Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks	1,000	0.77%	$38,830
32	Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	990	0.76%	$26,720
33	Food Preparation Workers	880	0.68%	$26,980
34	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	870	0.67%	$64,840
35	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	850	0.65%	$45,350
36	Institution and Cafeteria Cooks	770	0.59%	$30,930
37	Highway Maintenance Workers	770	0.59%	$40,290
38	Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	760	0.58%	$29,150
39	Industrial Machinery Mechanics	760	0.58%	$50,790
40	Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers	730	0.56%	$42,170
41	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	700	0.54%	$37,500
42	Amusement and Recreation Attendants	670	0.52%	$24,720
43	Management Analysts	660	0.51%	$75,890
44	Fast Food Cooks	650	0.50%	$28,020
45	Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	650	0.50%	$37,440
46	Electricians	640	0.49%	$50,320
47	Short-Term Substitute Teachers	630	0.48%	$27,410
48	Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	630	0.48%	$26,340
49	Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	630	0.48%	$41,970
50	Tellers	620	0.48%	$35,180
51	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	620	0.48%	$49,990
52	Office Clerks, General	590	0.45%	$26,690
53	Packers and Packagers	590	0.45%	$27,540
54	Residential Advisors	580	0.45%	$30,100
55	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators	580	0.45%	$45,650
56	Insurance Sales Agents	570	0.44%	$75,380
57	Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales Representatives	570	0.44%	$85,650
58	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	560	0.43%	$47,500
59	Short Order Cooks	550	0.42%	$29,090
60	Loan Interviewers and Clerks	550	0.42%	$38,810
61	Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	540	0.42%	$49,080
62	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers	540	0.42%	$45,530
63	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	530	0.41%	$48,380
64	Parts Salespersons	530	0.41%	$39,380
65	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	520	0.40%	$65,630
66	Loan Officers	510	0.39%	$76,510
67	Childcare Workers	500	0.38%	$24,900
68	Bill and Account Collectors	500	0.38%	$37,680
69	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants	490	0.38%	$43,680
70	Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers	490	0.38%	$37,810
71	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	470	0.36%	$51,660
72	School Bus Drivers	470	0.36%	$36,530
73	Machinists	460	0.35%	$46,010
74	Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	460	0.35%	$39,650
75	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	450	0.35%	$67,000
76	Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	450	0.35%	$40,920
77	Restaurant Cooks	440	0.34%	$29,240
78	Construction Laborers	440	0.34%	$35,360
79	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	440	0.34%	$74,470
80	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	440	0.34%	$32,290
81	Coaches and Scouts	430	0.33%	$40,810
82	Dishwashers	430	0.33%	$25,860
83	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	430	0.33%	$47,940
84	Slaughterers and Meat Packers	430	0.33%	$40,530
85	Postsecondary Teaching Assistants	420	0.32%	$28,690
86	Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	420	0.32%	$39,840
87	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	420	0.32%	$49,090
88	Industrial Engineers	410	0.32%	$83,210
89	Correctional Officers and Jailers	400	0.31%	$39,710
90	Driver/Sales Workers	400	0.31%	$29,590
91	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	390	0.30%	$40,770
92	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	370	0.28%	$27,930
93	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	370	0.28%	$59,560
94	Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors	360	0.28%	$47,220
95	Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors	350	0.27%	$45,680
96	Child, Family, and School Social Workers	350	0.27%	$44,950
97	Postal Service Mail Carriers	350	0.27%	$53,940
98	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	350	0.27%	$58,990
99	Buyers and Purchasing Agents	330	0.25%	$66,190
100	Industrial Production Managers	320	0.25%	$103,440

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