|
South Dakota Outlook for Occupations for which
Employers Prefer a Bachelor's Degree*
2004 - 2014 |
|
SOC**
Code |
Occupational Title |
2004 Workers |
2014 Workers |
Workers Needed Yearly |
Job Outlook |
|
132011 |
Accountants and Auditors |
3,392 |
3,917 |
117 |
Favorable |
|
172021 |
Agricultural Engineers |
54 |
62 |
3 |
Fair |
|
452011 |
Agricultural Inspectors |
145 |
158 |
5 |
Fair |
|
532021 |
Air Traffic Controllers |
36 |
41 |
1 |
Fair |
|
191011 |
Animal Scientists |
152 |
153 |
3 |
Fair |
|
193091 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists |
52 |
62 |
2 |
Fair |
|
132021 |
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate |
312 |
334 |
9 |
Favorable |
|
171011 |
Architects, except Landscape and Naval |
168 |
197 |
5 |
Fair |
|
271011 |
Art Directors |
66 |
72 |
2 |
Fair |
|
299091 |
Athletic Trainers |
112 |
135 |
5 |
Fair |
|
192021 |
Atmospheric and Space Scientists |
43 |
46 |
2 |
Fair |
|
132031 |
Budget Analysts |
118 |
127 |
3 |
Fair |
|
171021 |
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists |
46 |
53 |
2 |
Fair |
|
192031 |
Chemists |
106 |
118 |
5 |
Fair |
|
211021 |
Child, Family and School Social Workers |
1,253 |
1,556 |
52 |
Favorable |
|
172051 |
Civil Engineers |
652 |
738 |
19 |
Fair |
|
131031 |
Claims Adjusters, Examiners and Investigators |
433 |
515 |
14 |
Favorable |
|
532012 |
Commercial Pilots |
174 |
208 |
8 |
Favorable |
|
131072 |
Compensation, Benefits and Job Analysis Specialists |
247 |
291 |
8 |
Favorable |
|
131041 |
Compliance Officers, except Agriculture,
Construction, Health and Safety and Transportation |
803 |
912 |
30 |
Favorable |
|
172061 |
Computer Hardware Engineers |
52 |
57 |
1 |
Unfavorable |
|
151021 |
Computer Programmers |
661 |
669 |
16 |
Unfavorable |
|
151031 |
Computer Software Engineers, Applications |
278 |
411 |
16 |
Favorable |
|
151032 |
Computer Software Engineers, Systems Software |
232 |
341 |
13 |
Very favorable |
|
191031 |
Conservation Scientists |
301 |
317 |
10 |
Unfavorable |
|
132041 |
Credit Analysts |
271 |
292 |
6 |
Unfavorable |
|
254012 |
Curators |
39 |
45 |
2 |
Fair |
|
212021 |
Directors, Religious Activities and Education |
541 |
690 |
21 |
Very favorable |
|
193011 |
Economists |
32 |
35 |
1 |
Unfavorable |
|
172071 |
Electrical Engineers |
195 |
224 |
7 |
Fair |
|
172072 |
Electronics Engineers, except Computer |
146 |
169 |
5 |
Fair |
|
252021 |
Elementary School Teachers, except Special Education |
4,605 |
5,121 |
153 |
Favorable |
|
434061 |
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs |
583 |
511 |
16 |
Unfavorable |
|
131061 |
Emergency Management Specialists |
67 |
76 |
2 |
Fair |
|
131071 |
Employment, Recruitment and Placement Specialists |
765 |
915 |
27 |
Very favorable |
|
172081 |
Environmental Engineers |
176 |
220 |
7 |
Very favorable |
|
192041 |
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, including
Health |
173 |
198 |
6 |
Favorable |
|
259021 |
Farm and Home Management Advisors |
215 |
238 |
6 |
Fair |
|
132051 |
Financial Analysts |
344 |
416 |
12 |
Favorable |
|
132061 |
Financial Examiners |
98 |
108 |
3 |
Fair |
|
271013 |
Fine Artists, including Painters, Sculptors and
Illustrators |
179 |
187 |
5 |
Fair |
|
333031 |
Fish and Game Wardens |
106 |
116 |
4 |
Fair |
|
191012 |
Food Scientists and Technologists |
39 |
43 |
1 |
Fair |
|
191032 |
Foresters |
130 |
141 |
5 |
Fair |
|
119061 |
Funeral Directors |
217 |
237 |
8 |
Fair |
|
192042 |
Geoscientists, except Hydrologists and Geographers |
45 |
50 |
1 |
Unfavorable |
|
172111 |
Health and Safety Engineers, except Mining Safety
Engineers and Inspectors |
36 |
40 |
1 |
Fair |
|
211091 |
Health Educators |
117 |
141 |
5 |
Fair |
|
192043 |
Hydrologists |
42 |
52 |
2 |
Fair |
|
172112 |
Industrial Engineers |
281 |
351 |
14 |
Favorable |
|
259031 |
Instructional Coordinators |
162 |
190 |
5 |
Fair |
|
132053 |
Insurance Underwriters |
163 |
173 |
4 |
Fair |
|
271025 |
Interior Designers |
110 |
121 |
3 |
Fair |
|
252012 |
Kindergarten Teachers, except Special Education |
461 |
514 |
11 |
Favorable |
|
171012 |
Landscape Architects |
69 |
71 |
1 |
Unfavorable |
|
254021 |
Librarians |
533 |
557 |
15 |
Fair |
|
132071 |
Loan Counselors |
34 |
38 |
1 |
Fair |
|
131081 |
Logisticians |
39 |
42 |
1 |
Fair |
|
193021 |
Market Research Analysts |
159 |
210 |
9 |
Very favorable |
|
172141 |
Mechanical Engineers |
340 |
394 |
15 |
Fair |
|
292011 |
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists |
662 |
831 |
35 |
Very favorable |
|
211022 |
Medical and Public Health Social Workers |
403 |
495 |
16 |
Very favorable |
|
131121 |
Meeting and Convention Planners |
145 |
181 |
7 |
Very favorable |
|
211023 |
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers |
282 |
373 |
14 |
Very favorable |
|
191022 |
Microbiologists |
53 |
63 |
3 |
Fair |
|
252022 |
Middle School Teachers, except Special and
Vocational Education |
1,868 |
2,062 |
61 |
Fair |
|
271014 |
Multi-Media Artists and Animators |
113 |
137 |
5 |
Fair |
|
254013 |
Museum Technicians and Conservators |
45 |
52 |
2 |
Fair |
|
272041 |
Music Directors and Composers |
149 |
184 |
7 |
Favorable |
|
299011 |
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists |
116 |
137 |
5 |
Fair |
|
132052 |
Personal Financial Advisors |
258 |
302 |
8 |
Favorable |
|
252011 |
Preschool Teachers, except Special Education |
847 |
1,100 |
35 |
Very favorable |
|
211092 |
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment
Specialists |
376 |
414 |
10 |
Fair |
|
273031 |
Public Relations Specialists |
964 |
1,174 |
35 |
Favorable |
|
131023 |
Purchasing Agents, except Wholesale, Retail and Farm
Products |
628 |
697 |
23 |
Fair |
|
399032 |
Recreation Workers |
719 |
859 |
31 |
Favorable |
|
291125 |
Recreational Therapists |
41 |
45 |
1 |
Unfavorable |
|
211015 |
Rehabilitation Counselors |
271 |
334 |
13 |
Very favorable |
|
273022 |
Reporters and Correspondents |
293 |
304 |
8 |
Unfavorable |
|
399041 |
Residential Advisors |
1,795 |
2,379 |
96 |
Very favorable |
|
291126 |
Respiratory Therapists |
274 |
365 |
18 |
Very favorable |
|
419031 |
Sales Engineers |
74 |
85 |
3 |
Fair |
|
414011 |
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing,
Technical and Scientific Products |
1,413 |
1,597 |
56 |
Favorable |
|
252031 |
Secondary School Teachers, except Special and
Vocational Education |
3,428 |
3,793 |
133 |
Fair |
|
413031 |
Securities, Commodities and Financial Services Sales
Agents |
402 |
451 |
10 |
Fair |
|
191013 |
Soil and Plant Scientists |
241 |
257 |
6 |
Fair |
|
252042 |
Special Education Teachers, Middle School |
242 |
270 |
9 |
Favorable |
|
252041 |
Special Education Teachers, Preschool, Kindergarten
and Elementary School |
619 |
695 |
22 |
Favorable |
|
252043 |
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School |
435 |
486 |
16 |
Favorable |
|
211011 |
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors |
433 |
581 |
25 |
Very favorable |
|
132081 |
Tax Examiners, Collectors and Revenue Agents |
249 |
256 |
6 |
Unfavorable |
|
273042 |
Technical Writers |
56 |
66 |
3 |
Fair |
|
131073 |
Training and Development Specialists |
661 |
768 |
21 |
Very favorable |
|
193051 |
Urban and Regional Planners |
147 |
163 |
7 |
Fair |
|
252032 |
Vocational Education Teachers, Secondary School |
334 |
378 |
14 |
Fair |
|
131022 |
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, except Farm Products |
293 |
324 |
11 |
Fair |
|
273043 |
Writers and Authors |
75 |
84 |
2 |
Fair |
|
191023 |
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists |
133 |
147 |
6 |
Fair |
|
*Bachelor's Degree = workers can generally achieve average job performance after
completing a post-secondary education program granting a bachelor's degree and
usually involving four years but not more than five years of full-time
equivalent academic work.
**Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC)
Note: Occupational data not
published if 2004 worker level was <30. |
