South Dakota Outlook for Occupations for which
Employers Prefer a First Professional Degree*
2004 - 2014

SOC** Code

Occupational Title

2004 Workers

2014 Workers

Workers Needed Yearly

Job Outlook

291061

Anesthesiologists

99

120

3

Favorable

291011

Chiropractors

211

280

11

Very favorable

212011

Clergy

1,756

2,127

73

Favorable

291021

Dentists, General

352

405

11

Favorable

291062

Family and General Practitioners

425

513

15

Favorable

291063

Internists, General

344

413

12

Very favorable

231023

Judges, Magistrate Judges and Magistrates

92

92

1

Unfavorable

232092

Law Clerks

48

48

1

Very unfavorable

231011

Lawyers

1,244

1,414

33

Fair

291064

Obstetricians and Gynecologists

248

290

8

Very favorable

291041

Optometrists

123

149

6

Favorable

291065

Pediatricians, General

158

171

3

Fair

291051

Pharmacists

803

1,016

37

Favorable

291071

Physician Assistants

324

466

19

Very favorable

291069

Physicians and Surgeons

302

362

10

Very favorable

291081

Podiatrists

30

33

1

Fair

291066

Psychiatrists

80

91

2

Fair

291067

Surgeons

268

324

9

Very favorable

291131

Veterinarians

281

320

11

Favorable

*First Professional Degree = workers can generally achieve average job performance after completing a post-secondary education program granting a professional degree and usually involving at least six years of full-time equivalent academic study, including college study prior to entering the professional degree program. 

**Standard Occupational Classification (SOC)

Note: Occupational data not published if 2004 worker level was <30.