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TABLE 2. Earnings by Detailed Occupation: 1999: South Dakota: Both Sexes
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
21 to 74 years 371,690 $21,339 24.5 245,530 $26,142 27.0
MANAGEMENT OCCUPATIONS
Chief executives 1,990 $56,140 60.6 1,650 $60,802 63.2
General and Operations Managers 2,415 $39,750 38.2 2,130 $41,054 38.3
Legislators 135 $24,219 33.1 75 $38,750 29.7
Advertising and Promotions Managers 100 $25,673 29.7 60 $26,827 45.8
Marketing and Sales Managers 2,035 $37,692 46.4 1,690 $41,563 47.6
Public Relations Managers 105 $30,893 54.8 95 $31,607 57.3
Administrative Services Managers 215 $33,333 27.3 140 $45,385 38.6
Computer and Information Systems Managers 400 $42,292 39.6 375 $46,000 40.7
Financial Managers 2,855 $32,307 51.8 2,485 $35,170 54.1
Human Resources Managers 1,010 $33,824 39.9 845 $35,989 45.1
Industrial Production Managers 620 $40,167 27.6 550 $41,827 29.0
Purchasing Managers 290 $33,036 40.0 240 $36,579 45.0
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 510 $30,665 19.4 460 $31,035 19.1
Farm, Ranch, and Other Agricultural Managers 3,380 $24,310 20.3 2,620 $27,021 21.1
Farmers and Ranchers 15,960 $16,012 13.8 11,955 $17,613 14.5
Construction Managers 1,600 $36,011 21.6 1,280 $37,040 22.5
Education Administrators 2,020 $33,393 71.7 1,250 $36,759 69.7
Engineering Managers 105 $51,188 70.1 95 $51,813 67.0
Food Service Managers 1,980 $22,264 18.1 1,395 $25,280 17.3
Funeral Directors 150 $40,556 34.5 130 $41,435 30.2
Gaming Managers 295 $26,196 8.8 240 $29,063 10.9
Lodging Managers 680 $18,668 33.9 460 $21,464 33.8
Medical and Health Services Managers 1,280 $37,721 53.4 1,085 $41,154 54.7
Natural Sciences Managers 25 $28,750 63.0 25 $28,750 63.0
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents 430 $35,455 15.0 260 $40,156 21.5
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association
Managers 1,010 $22,696 28.5 660 $27,479 26.6
Social and Community Service Managers 730 $22,609 50.4 520 $26,810 50.2
Managers, All Other 3,960 $35,754 37.2 3,295 $38,490 37.6
BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Agents and Business Managers of Artists,Performers,
and Athletes 50 $29,167 62.0 25 $33,571 53.8
Purchasing Agents and Buyers, Farm Products 155 $42,250 27.6 125 $44,167 31.5
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 400 $22,357 21.3 265 $25,601 19.6
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and
Farm Products 520 $29,330 33.8 465 $30,307 34.0
Claims Adusters, Appraisers, Examiners, and
Investigators 665 $26,923 47.7 570 $28,207 48.7
Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation 305 $28,007 44.9 270 $28,795 45.7
Cost Estimators 260 $36,583 34.1 220 $38,409 33.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations
Specialists 1,840 $27,225 40.1 1,465 $28,557 41.6
Logisticians 30 $12,708 20.7 10 $14,375 66.7
Management Analysts 620 $32,690 61.2 420 $35,795 63.2
Meeting and Convention Planners 20 $30,313 44.4 10 $31,563 80.0
Other Business Operations Specialists 580 $25,645 32.9 485 $26,861 29.7
Accountants and Auditors 4,175 $26,836 59.1 3,260 $29,295 61.3
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 335 $32,500 35.4 225 $36,131 35.4
Budget Analysts 60 $36,875 36.1 60 $36,875 36.1
Credit Analysts 345 $22,000 31.8 280 $24,167 32.3
Financial Analysts 60 $46,818 71.7 50 $47,500 83.3
Personal Financial Advisors 330 $51,083 65.7 255 $60,221 61.6
Insurance Underwriters 165 $34,185 43.7 145 $35,625 50.3
Financial Examiners 70 $42,361 67.6 50 $66,193 79.6
Loan Counselors and Officers 1,290 $32,108 51.0 1,140 $33,397 51.1
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents 140 $25,714 47.1 120 $28,235 53.4
Tax Preparers 220 $11,855 45.9 70 $25,556 38.6
Financial Specialists, All Other 155 $22,250 35.5 125 $22,341 33.3
COMPUTER AND MATHEMATICAL OCCUPATIONS
Computer Scientists and System Analyts 945 $30,548 40.5 750 $31,618 38.8
Computer Programmers 1,035 $39,142 56.3 805 $40,815 59.2
Computer Software Engineers 675 $41,007 70.4 595 $43,313 73.5
Computer Support Specialists 975 $28,189 43.2 655 $30,121 43.1
Database Administrators 115 $41,429 61.2 95 $46,125 52.6
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 270 $33,628 51.3 220 $34,359 58.6
Network Systems and Data Communication Analysts 405 $30,197 50.2 275 $37,083 52.4
Actuaries 30 $65,972 100.0 30 $65,972 100.0
Mathematicians 0 . . 0 . .
Operations Research Analysts 180 $31,205 52.5 155 $30,450 53.6
Statisticians 10 $21,875 100.0 10 $21,875 100.0
Miscellaneous Mathematical Science Occupations 0 . . 0 . .
ARCHITECTURE, ENGINEERING OCCUPATIONS
Architects, Except Naval 260 $45,667 69.8 210 $48,542 70.8
Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists 125 $23,583 71.5 90 $29,375 78.4
Aerospace Engineers 25 $22,500 34.6 20 $35,795 10.5
Agricultural Engineers 15 $34,167 78.6 10 $34,792 100.0
Biomedical Engineers 10 $31,875 0.0 10 $31,875 0.0
Chemical Engineers 4 $18,750 33.3 4 $20,000 50.0
Civil Engineers 725 $39,889 76.7 630 $41,272 77.3
Computer Hardware Engineers 70 $25,694 18.3 70 $25,972 18.8
Electrical and Electronic Engineers 345 $44,844 72.6 290 $54,044 76.8
Environmental Engineers 50 $34,808 89.6 35 $36,875 97.3
Industrial Engineers, Including Health and Safety 335 $40,597 57.6 295 $41,417 58.8
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects 0 . . 0 . .
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Materials Engineers 55 $20,000 44.6 20 $52,500 77.8
Mechanical Engineers 340 $41,442 71.6 315 $43,036 75.4
Mining and Geological Engineers,Including Mining
Safety Engineers 40 $55,000 87.5 40 $55,000 87.5
Nuclear Engineers 0 . . 0 . .
Petroleum Engineers 15 $46,161 6.7 4 $45,938 20.0
Engineers, All Others 395 $42,125 64.0 345 $44,196 62.6
Drafters 605 $26,265 7.6 500 $27,348 7.2
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters 960 $28,942 12.1 740 $33,661 11.2
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 270 $24,079 14.8 175 $30,900 17.8
LIFE, PHYSICAL, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE OCCUPATIONS
Agricultural and Food Scientists 255 $32,586 76.0 225 $33,221 76.0
Biological Scientists 205 $35,179 89.7 170 $36,384 95.9
Conservation Scientists and Foresters 200 $39,844 96.5 175 $42,778 96.0
Medical Scientists 15 $16,250 100.0 10 $15,000 100.0
Astronomers and Physicists 10 $2,500 100.0 4 $21,250 100.0
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 75 $51,528 100.0 70 $52,083 100.0
Chemists and Materials Scientists 70 $35,556 95.7 50 $36,389 94.0
Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists 135 $29,737 65.4 85 $31,705 62.1
Physical Scientists, All Other 170 $32,500 91.9 110 $36,667 94.6
Economists 55 $39,886 100.0 45 $39,091 100.0
Market/Survey Researchers 110 $26,010 55.0 95 $26,141 53.8
Psychologists 230 $39,531 99.1 125 $51,797 98.4
Sociologists 0 . . 0 . .
Urban and Regional Planners 15 $37,639 100.0 10 $38,472 100.0
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers 90 $24,750 95.6 75 $25,707 94.7
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 185 $25,724 23.0 150 $27,237 27.0
Biological Technicians 55 $21,563 56.1 25 $25,893 77.8
Chemical Technicians 115 $21,250 22.6 70 $30,972 0.0
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 35 $28,672 9.1 25 $29,375 12.5
Nuclear Technicians 4 $6,250 0.0 4 $6,250 0.0
Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians 310 $16,912 31.1 170 $27,824 37.9
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS
Counselors 1,970 $24,023 73.0 1,160 $26,075 71.4
Social Workers 1,510 $23,494 68.7 1,185 $25,325 70.9
Misc. Community and Social Service Specialists 975 $21,050 46.0 620 $25,290 51.0
Clergy 1,645 $23,710 86.3 1,265 $26,591 86.1
Directors, Religious Activities and Education 215 $14,417 62.8 85 $23,214 57.0
Religious Workers, All Other 170 $14,883 71.3 65 $19,330 80.6
LEGAL OCCUPATIONS
Lawyers 1,300 $50,175 99.7 1,060 $52,784 99.6
Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers 120 $65,000 78.3 100 $82,500 79.4
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 360 $21,685 33.7 265 $23,393 31.9
Miscellaneous Legal Support Workers 430 $26,378 28.1 330 $27,372 22.9
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND LIBRARY OCCUPATIONS
Postsecondary Teachers 3,515 $32,130 87.3 2,650 $40,080 89.4
Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers 970 $14,545 58.8 670 $17,054 63.3
Elementary and Middle School Teachers 10,295 $25,615 95.0 7,965 $27,509 96.8
Secondary School Teachers 2,465 $26,910 95.0 2,020 $28,468 96.9
Special Education Teachers 705 $23,338 82.0 535 $24,983 83.5
Other Teachers and Instructors 1,590 $14,042 42.1 640 $21,250 44.3
Archivists, Curators, and Museum Technicians 105 $16,184 62.3 55 $25,375 50.9
Librarians 595 $24,010 73.9 260 $26,905 78.5
Library Technicians 100 $11,063 23.8 25 $14,500 29.2
Teacher Assistants 2,785 $9,226 16.5 530 $13,408 12.7
Other Education, Training, and Library Workers 225 $29,583 81.1 140 $31,838 84.5
ARTS, DESIGN, ENTERTAINMENT, SPORTS, AND MEDIA
OCCUPATIONS
Artists and Related Workers 525 $8,830 39.5 255 $18,561 30.3
Designers 1,300 $20,506 35.6 875 $25,000 35.4
Actors 4 $71,250 0.0 0 . .
Producers and Directors 220 $28,625 55.3 170 $29,125 53.5
Athletes, Coaches, Umpires and Related Workers 325 $12,072 53.2 75 $30,250 49.4
Dancers and Choreographers 10 $8,214 0.0 0 . .
Musicians, Singers and Related Workers 285 $7,287 47.6 85 $21,827 37.9
Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related
Workers, All Other 85 $8,281 0.0 4 $21,250 0.0
Announcers 200 $25,870 13.0 145 $26,576 16.6
News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents 280 $17,983 69.5 160 $21,786 67.7
Public Relations Specialists 235 $26,838 53.6 160 $36,250 57.9
Editors 230 $22,162 73.2 180 $23,158 73.3
Technical Writers 60 $25,438 90.2 40 $26,063 92.7
Writers and Authors 190 $20,862 86.2 95 $25,938 97.9
Miscellaneous Media and Communication Workers 60 $16,667 13.3 10 $26,406 72.7
Broadcast and Sound Engineering Technicians and
Radio Operators 190 $20,391 15.7 145 $24,063 14.5
Photographers 280 $21,111 24.6 160 $29,800 36.1
Television, Video and Motion Picture Camera
Operators and Editors 30 $4,917 20.7 15 $45,000 42.9
Media and Communication Equipment Workers,
All Other 0 . . 0 . .
HEALTHCARE PRACTIONERS AND TECHNICAL OCCUPATIONS
Chiropractors 195 $31,917 99.0 140 $32,083 98.6
Dentists 320 $102,759 100.0 205 $103,977 100.0
Dieticians and Nutritionists 245 $30,329 67.6 170 $36,053 65.9
Optometrists 170 $101,750 100.0 120 $154,545 100.0
Pharmacists 775 $51,492 98.3 470 $57,813 99.6
Physicians and Surgeons 1,380 $129,500 99.2 1,085 $134,875 99.2
Physician Assistants 190 $47,969 70.9 100 $56,000 83.3
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Podiatrists 25 $71,250 100.0 25 $71,250 100.0
Registered Nurses 8,080 $31,659 46.6 5,210 $36,202 46.7
Audiologists 55 $52,656 100.0 40 $54,844 100.0
Occupational Therapists 165 $40,382 100.0 80 $43,472 100.0
Physical Therapists 505 $44,316 97.0 350 $46,959 97.4
Radiation Therapists 25 $35,089 25.9 25 $35,446 13.0
Recreational Therapists 55 $25,938 87.5 45 $28,125 91.1
Respiratory Therapists 295 $32,399 15.9 225 $35,288 13.0
Speech-Language Pathologists 365 $29,139 95.1 135 $33,854 92.6
Therapists, All Others 160 $30,388 78.0 120 $31,293 77.5
Veterinarians 240 $56,429 100.0 185 $57,045 100.0
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners,
All Other 4 $21,250 0.0 4 $21,250 0.0
Clinical Lab Technologists and Technicians 1,055 $26,625 51.0 750 $30,645 50.7
Dental Hygienists 295 $31,513 28.0 125 $36,591 17.7
Diagnostic Related Technologists and Technicians 890 $31,274 19.0 565 $35,640 17.3
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics 245 $24,298 29.9 180 $24,759 25.4
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practioners Support
Technicians 925 $19,920 11.1 585 $21,724 10.1
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses 1,705 $20,760 6.5 980 $24,097 4.6
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 390 $20,189 9.5 275 $22,420 9.0
Opticians, Dispensing 185 $19,550 8.2 150 $22,292 8.8
Miscellaneous Health Technologists and Technicians 165 $25,647 49.7 110 $28,750 50.5
Other Healthcare Practioners and Technical
Occupations 155 $12,500 64.1 95 $29,028 71.0
HEALTHCARE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
Nursing, Psychiatric, and Home Health Aides 5,900 $13,239 7.0 2,840 $17,221 6.8
Occupational Therapist Assistants and Aides 35 $18,365 0.0 4 $17,500 0.0
Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides 205 $14,677 23.5 120 $20,398 20.7
Massage Therapists 155 $9,671 20.9 50 $18,854 41.2
Dental Assistants 570 $18,079 2.3 330 $20,568 3.4
Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support
Occupations 1,900 $16,216 9.7 1,120 $20,550 8.9
PROTECTIVE SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional
Officers 115 $22,344 30.8 90 $23,333 29.5
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and
Detectives 240 $34,837 24.1 225 $35,724 23.3
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and
Prevention Workers 70 $47,663 53.5 70 $47,663 53.5
Supervisors, Protective Service Workers, All Other 200 $24,453 23.6 165 $26,513 27.6
Fire Fighters 555 $34,205 8.8 430 $35,994 7.2
Fire Inspectors 75 $60,385 43.2 60 $53,036 44.1
Baliffs, Correctional Officers and Jailers 810 $23,077 23.4 655 $24,486 22.3
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 180 $41,307 52.5 160 $41,364 51.9
Fish and Game Wardens 40 $28,750 67.5 40 $28,750 67.5
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Parking Enforcement Workers 4 $18,750 0.0 4 $18,750 0.0
Police and Sheriff Patrol Officers 1,405 $29,195 22.4 1,265 $29,732 23.6
Transit and Railroad Police 0 . . 0 . .
Animal Control Workers 70 $17,708 0.0 35 $20,536 0.0
Private Detectives and Investigators 370 $24,900 27.2 310 $27,417 32.6
Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers 1,070 $14,659 12.3 585 $20,711 14.5
Crossing Guards 90 $3,833 0.0 4 $15,000 0.0
Lifeguards and Other Protective Service Workers 160 $4,960 28.1 35 $37,083 30.3
FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING RELATED OCCUPATIONS
Chefs and Head Cooks 360 $16,487 5.8 170 $20,417 7.6
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation
and Serving Workers 1,780 $16,872 10.2 1,165 $20,459 11.7
Cooks 4,815 $10,505 2.2 1,975 $15,117 2.1
Food Preparation Workers 910 $8,010 3.6 200 $13,583 0.0
Bartenders 1,485 $10,205 8.3 595 $14,738 3.7
Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers,
Including Fast Food 545 $10,272 3.5 240 $15,581 2.9
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession and
Coffee Shop 230 $6,328 5.6 65 $21,625 0.0
Waiters and Waitresses 3,605 $8,978 7.3 1,010 $13,796 4.7
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant 405 $10,536 5.4 135 $19,567 9.8
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender
Helpers 220 $9,306 5.5 60 $17,000 0.0
Dishwashers 710 $6,498 3.7 215 $11,575 7.9
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee
Shop 235 $5,957 7.2 40 $13,750 5.3
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers,
All Other 10 $9,583 0.0 0 . .
BUILDING AND GROUNDS CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Housekeeping and
Janitorial Workers 625 $19,223 5.9 445 $21,425 4.5
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn
Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 260 $21,597 16.9 155 $25,400 14.3
Janitors and Building Cleaners 6,430 $13,934 5.0 3,330 $19,632 4.5
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 3,680 $8,863 2.4 1,170 $12,778 1.7
Pest Control Workers 100 $40,469 2.0 80 $40,833 2.5
Grounds Maintenance Workers 1,660 $11,489 9.3 665 $21,191 8.6
PERSONAL CARE AND SERVICE OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Gaming Workers 215 $22,917 28.2 180 $24,844 30.6
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Personal Service
Workers 275 $17,708 32.0 200 $21,719 32.2
Animal Trainers 110 $11,190 23.1 75 $14,375 30.1
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 195 $14,250 8.2 115 $16,006 4.3
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Gaming Workers 330 $14,063 11.4 180 $16,932 13.5
Motion Picture Projectionists 4 $3,750 0.0 0 . .
Ushers,Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers 40 $2,386 0.0 4 $41,250 0.0
Miscellaneous Entertainment Attendants and Related
Workers 215 $7,401 13.6 40 $20,000 7.9
Funeral Service Workers 45 $17,778 6.5 25 $25,385 11.5
Barbers 160 $11,688 9.9 80 $16,250 14.1
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 1,960 $13,410 6.8 1,020 $16,875 8.3
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers 80 $19,427 0.0 65 $20,417 0.0
Baggage Porters, Bellhops, and Concierges 60 $11,719 17.7 40 $16,500 0.0
Tour and Travel Guides 150 $9,688 38.0 50 $22,794 61.5
Transportation Attendants 45 $25,208 14.9 4 $26,250 60.0
Child Care Workers 5,290 $9,051 15.7 2,610 $13,875 16.4
Personal and Home Care Aides 595 $11,122 7.5 270 $16,792 10.1
Recreation and Fitness Workers 805 $14,327 34.9 405 $22,664 44.4
Residential Advisors 355 $14,623 20.7 170 $18,107 25.4
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other 55 $12,500 9.3 10 $9,750 0.0
SALES AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales
Workers 8,755 $25,523 20.7 7,145 $27,731 20.4
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales
Workers 2,450 $32,435 26.0 2,030 $36,202 26.5
Cashiers 5,375 $9,802 5.6 1,940 $15,454 6.3
Counter and Rental Clerks 250 $11,103 13.6 105 $21,172 5.8
Parts Salespersons 565 $26,769 6.0 470 $28,138 6.2
Retail Salespersons 8,670 $16,191 19.3 4,740 $26,273 21.0
Advertising Sales Agents 705 $30,328 37.5 545 $30,170 34.0
Insurance Sales Agents 2,165 $31,124 42.3 1,630 $36,294 41.6
Securities, Commodities, and Finanancial Services
Sales Agents 865 $28,712 50.1 610 $36,528 56.6
Travel Agents 190 $16,970 23.4 135 $19,632 27.8
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 1,175 $29,646 34.7 920 $31,694 36.3
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing 3,585 $35,302 34.0 2,950 $37,433 35.0
Models, Demonstrators, and Product Promoters 100 $3,214 8.0 10 $14,583 0.0
Real Estate Brokers and Sales Agents 1,075 $32,076 40.6 790 $35,948 39.0
Sales Engineers 15 $45,893 15.4 10 $46,250 18.2
Telemarketers 840 $10,980 19.0 355 $18,548 32.5
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors
and Related Workers 585 $8,569 14.8 210 $25,037 16.1
Sales and Related Workers, All Other 535 $27,724 36.4 355 $33,958 51.8
OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and
Administrative Support Workers 4,185 $26,164 23.4 3,395 $28,407 24.2
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service 200 $15,222 4.0 95 $17,148 2.2
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Telephone Operators 285 $21,506 17.4 165 $27,188 15.9
Communication Equipment Operators, All Other 4 $2,083 40.0 0 . .
Bill and Account Collectors 1,985 $20,896 21.4 1,370 $22,410 24.1
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators 775 $18,879 12.8 560 $20,954 11.8
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 6,930 $17,236 12.7 4,255 $20,919 12.4
Gaming Cage Workers 90 $13,162 11.0 45 $17,917 2.3
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 430 $20,708 22.1 265 $22,399 17.7
Procurement Clerks 95 $24,702 14.4 70 $27,891 17.4
Tellers 1,390 $15,323 7.2 790 $16,863 6.6
Brokerage Clerks 30 $11,500 60.0 20 $16,429 100.0
Correspondence Clerks 115 $20,489 7.1 75 $20,804 10.4
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 160 $18,468 15.6 125 $19,792 15.0
Credit Authorizers, Checkers and Clerks 430 $18,525 21.4 290 $22,900 28.1
Customer Service Representatives 5,985 $19,482 18.2 4,045 $21,807 18.5
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs 60 $40,156 47.5 50 $31,250 36.7
File Clerks 730 $14,023 13.8 370 $20,864 16.4
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 400 $10,625 10.5 175 $16,174 8.5
Interviewers Except Eligibility and Loan 735 $9,199 27.5 215 $21,722 28.1
Library Assistants, Clerical 380 $8,393 20.6 95 $20,625 26.0
Loan Interviewers and Clerks 520 $21,343 26.1 400 $21,869 29.2
New Account Clerks 75 $15,714 12.2 50 $21,250 18.4
Order Clerks 460 $17,083 8.9 275 $21,463 12.8
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and
Timekeeping 125 $18,906 21.1 100 $21,053 26.0
Receptionists and Information Clerks 2,800 $15,046 10.5 1,490 $19,217 9.1
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and
Travel Clerks 525 $14,442 16.3 280 $16,429 21.4
Information and Record Clerks, All Other 280 $21,736 26.6 235 $22,236 27.2
Cargo and Freight Agents 15 $22,222 0.0 15 $22,222 0.0
Couriers and Messengers 410 $20,208 8.7 245 $27,006 9.0
Dispatchers 640 $24,715 17.2 500 $27,063 21.5
Meter Readers, Utilities 80 $29,712 16.0 60 $30,714 22.4
Postal Service Clerks 490 $37,825 8.0 300 $41,064 7.3
Postal Service Mail Carriers 1,170 $36,275 14.5 830 $38,925 15.0
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and
Processing Machine Operators 380 $35,662 7.4 230 $40,662 5.6
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 745 $23,782 27.3 610 $25,400 27.8
Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks 1,310 $20,047 7.5 975 $21,624 6.6
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 2,725 $15,901 8.8 1,580 $20,760 9.0
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers,
Recordkeeping 245 $17,073 6.1 120 $26,667 3.3
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants 11,395 $17,350 13.5 7,035 $20,332 12.6
Computer Operators 655 $20,946 10.7 455 $21,321 9.8
Data Entry Keyers 1,435 $16,897 11.5 870 $20,226 11.5
Word Processors and Typists 415 $17,355 9.7 245 $21,164 6.1
Desktop Publishers 40 $21,953 35.9 35 $22,344 41.2
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks 630 $20,048 15.4 480 $20,821 13.4
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except
Postal Service 440 $16,500 3.0 245 $20,130 4.5
Office Clerks, General 3,070 $15,398 13.1 1,640 $20,488 10.3
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer 120 $15,431 24.2 65 $16,938 21.5
Proofreaders and Copy Markers 60 $15,461 50.8 35 $17,171 60.6
Statistical Assistants 75 $27,763 2.6 70 $28,158 0.0
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 1,210 $20,979 25.2 755 $25,478 26.4
FARMING, FISHING, AND FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Farming, Fishing
and Forestry Workers 200 $27,750 24.1 145 $31,726 30.6
Agricultural Inspectors 65 $26,364 26.6 55 $26,705 32.1
Animal Breeders 4 $25,417 0.0 4 $26,250 0.0
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 85 $22,083 27.1 45 $28,281 23.3
Miscellaneous Agricultural Workers 5,180 $14,157 8.0 3,100 $19,176 8.3
Fishers and Related Fishing Workers 50 $4,000 44.2 15 $17,500 0.0
Hunters and Trappers 30 $19,583 7.1 20 $25,500 9.1
Forest and Conservation Workers 75 $17,500 25.0 40 $28,125 44.7
Logging Workers 300 $22,656 8.7 85 $24,107 6.0
CONSTRUCTION AND EXTRACTION WORKERS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction
Trades and Extraction Workers 2,500 $34,587 7.8 2,025 $35,890 7.4
Boilermakers 25 $39,375 0.0 10 $42,500 0.0
Brickmasons, Blockmasons, and Stonemasons 420 $26,359 5.0 250 $30,417 7.3
Carpenters 4,550 $21,500 7.6 2,915 $25,060 8.2
Carpet, Floor and Tile Installers and Finishers 485 $22,450 8.7 300 $29,141 9.3
Cement Masons, Concrete Finishers, and Terrazzo
Workers 430 $24,702 1.6 220 $26,726 1.4
Contruction Laborers 2,945 $18,642 5.8 1,520 $24,290 6.2
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 70 $22,941 4.3 20 $22,083 15.8
Pile-Driver Operators 0 . . 0 . .
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment
Operators 1,675 $23,129 3.9 900 $26,490 3.3
Drywall Installers, Ceiling Tile Installers, and
Tapers 495 $19,096 3.4 320 $22,604 3.8
Electricians 1,625 $29,895 4.9 1,240 $31,492 5.4
Glaziers 115 $26,125 11.4 95 $26,500 6.4
Insulation Workers 55 $15,893 0.0 40 $17,875 0.0
Painters, Construction and Maintenance 1,010 $17,674 6.9 545 $22,359 5.9
Paperhangers 30 $4,261 29.0 10 $23,750 100.0
Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 1,445 $25,289 4.3 1,130 $27,799 3.5
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 50 $26,103 0.0 50 $26,103 0.0
Reinforcing Iron Workers 15 $30,417 0.0 4 $26,250 0.0
Roofers 355 $18,958 4.2 150 $20,938 10.1
Sheet Metal Workers 320 $25,172 8.5 230 $26,394 10.9
Structural Iron and Steel Workers 100 $25,000 2.0 50 $31,750 4.0
Helpers, Construction Trades 95 $16,250 0.0 50 $20,625 0.0
Construction and Building Inspectors 180 $28,043 8.2 105 $30,885 14.3
Elevator Installers and Repairers 25 $40,938 14.8 20 $55,125 21.1
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Fence Erectors 95 $2,308 2.1 20 $18,281 0.0
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers 55 $20,375 0.0 25 $21,125 0.0
Highway Maintenance Workers 730 $22,729 1.4 530 $23,518 1.9
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment
Operators 45 $34,821 0.0 20 $41,000 0.0
Septic Tank Services and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 30 $9,844 3.4 10 $18,333 8.3
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers 70 $20,208 0.0 35 $37,188 0.0
Derrick, Rotary Drill, and Service Unit Operators,
Oil, Gas, and Mining 4 $26,250 0.0 4 $26,250 0.0
Earth Drillers Except Oil and Gas 170 $30,278 8.3 95 $30,694 1.0
Explosives Workers, Ordnance handling Experts, and
Blasters 50 $25,250 0.0 30 $26,875 0.0
Mining Machine Operators 240 $36,458 4.1 190 $37,222 5.3
Roof Bolters, Mining 0 . . 0 . .
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 0 . . 0 . .
Helpers - Extraction Workers 0 . . 0 . .
Other Extraction Workers 45 $26,875 11.6 35 $32,500 0.0
INSTALLATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics,
Installers and Repairers 1,185 $33,992 9.9 1,090 $35,139 10.6
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers 825 $25,156 17.5 635 $27,939 18.1
Radio and Telecommunications Equipment Installers
and Repairers 505 $33,942 7.3 445 $34,602 7.4
Avionics Technicians 0 . . 0 . .
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers 55 $23,516 0.0 45 $24,297 0.0
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Transportation
Equipment 0 . . 0 . .
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Industrial and
Utility 45 $38,438 2.3 45 $38,438 2.3
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor
Vehicles 15 $20,313 0.0 15 $14,844 0.0
Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers
and Repairers 110 $25,000 2.8 75 $27,727 3.9
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 65 $28,333 4.7 45 $30,139 6.7
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 340 $31,094 2.1 295 $32,125 2.4
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 770 $25,074 4.9 645 $26,719 4.8
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers 130 $20,833 7.0 75 $24,554 0.0
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 3,125 $23,524 4.0 2,500 $25,784 3.6
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine
Specialists 1,200 $27,246 3.2 1,005 $28,633 2.2
Heavy Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Service
Technicians and Mechanics 980 $27,500 1.7 800 $29,000 1.4
Small Engine Mechanics 145 $23,393 3.4 110 $25,903 4.5
Miscellaneous Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Mechanics,
Installers, and Repairers 285 $20,568 3.5 240 $20,268 0.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers 55 $31,442 22.6 50 $31,538 24.0
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration
Mechanics and Installers 635 $25,181 11.3 520 $26,969 12.7
Home Appliance Repairers 195 $27,895 5.1 160 $27,262 6.2
Industrial and Refractory Machinery Mechanics 900 $30,243 2.7 785 $31,875 3.1
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General 1,305 $24,338 7.3 980 $27,245 6.7
Maintenance Workers, Machinery 55 $24,615 0.0 35 $25,000 0.0
Millwrights 155 $29,375 9.0 110 $28,438 6.3
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers 550 $38,278 6.5 460 $39,816 6.3
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers 440 $27,917 6.4 325 $29,891 8.6
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers 145 $27,917 22.4 100 $29,940 15.2
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and
Repairers 225 $20,208 10.2 170 $26,406 0.0
Commercial Divers 0 . . 0 . .
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers 85 $20,938 22.1 80 $20,938 23.8
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers 60 $22,750 6.7 40 $23,125 5.1
Riggers 0 . . 0 . .
Signal and Track Switch Repairers 20 $38,750 0.0 10 $45,208 0.0
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 15 $16,364 0.0 15 $16,477 0.0
Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 605 $22,408 6.1 450 $27,708 6.9
PRODUCTION OCCUPATIONS
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and
Operating Workers 3,275 $30,711 11.7 2,775 $31,576 11.6
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems
Assemblers 0 . . 0 . .
Electrical, Electronics, and Electromechanical
Assemblers 1,155 $16,361 4.8 880 $17,005 2.8
Engine and Other Machines Assemblers 20 $25,714 0.0 15 $26,250 0.0
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters 85 $26,055 9.2 65 $26,094 12.7
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators 4,230 $19,412 5.4 2,830 $21,892 6.3
Bakers 590 $13,542 5.4 350 $18,750 4.0
Butchers and Other Meat, Poultry, and Fish Processing
Workers 1,840 $20,389 1.4 1,160 $22,475 2.2
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine
Operators and Tenders 45 $22,614 4.7 35 $23,409 5.6
Food Batchmakers 205 $21,719 5.3 140 $24,355 7.7
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders 40 $10,875 0.0 10 $19,464 0.0
Computer Control Programmers and Operators 65 $27,500 14.1 65 $27,500 14.1
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 55 $26,691 0.0 45 $26,103 0.0
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 4 $15,000 0.0 4 $15,000 0.0
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 25 $22,250 0.0 20 $22,679 0.0
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters,
Operators and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 290 $18,456 3.1 215 $21,023 1.4
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 45 $20,313 0.0 30 $25,179 0.0
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine
Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal
and Plastic 245 $19,350 0.0 160 $22,667 0.0
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 25 $19,375 14.8 15 $21,875 23.5
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 15 $24,844 0.0 15 $24,844 0.0
Machinists 1,340 $27,950 5.1 1,180 $28,933 5.0
Metal Furnace and Kiln Operators and Tenders 55 $25,179 0.0 40 $27,500 0.0
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Metal and Plastic 15 $40,417 0.0 15 $40,417 0.0
Molders and Molding Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 305 $23,472 13.2 245 $24,142 10.3
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Metal and Plastic 4 $31,250 0.0 4 $31,250 0.0
Tool and Die Makers 100 $35,556 0.0 85 $36,528 0.0
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Workers 2,910 $25,683 2.6 2,320 $26,706 1.9
Heat Treating Equipment Equipment Setters, Operators,
and Tenders, Metal and Plastic 4 $41,250 0.0 4 $41,250 0.0
Lay-Out Workers, Metal and Plastic 4 $21,250 0.0 4 $21,250 0.0
Plating and Coating Machine Setters, operators, and
Tenders, Metal and Plastic 40 $26,964 0.0 40 $26,964 0.0
Tool Grinders, Filers and Sharpeners 40 $29,821 19.5 30 $36,875 0.0
Metalworkers and Plastic Workers, All Others 875 $22,478 8.1 745 $23,802 8.6
Bookbinders and Bindery Workers 90 $15,962 2.3 50 $19,821 3.9
Job Printers 170 $20,179 13.7 130 $31,250 15.6
Prepress Technicians and Workers 140 $18,798 17.7 95 $20,329 18.6
Printing Machine Operators 565 $22,484 8.3 455 $24,775 10.4
Laundry and Dry Cleaning Workers 775 $12,210 4.6 330 $18,250 3.4
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials 105 $10,833 0.0 40 $24,583 0.0
Sewing Machine Operators 670 $13,193 3.6 330 $17,069 3.6
Shoe and Leather Workers and Repairers 60 $22,500 20.0 45 $25,000 26.1
Shoe Machine Operators and Tenders 25 $24,000 0.0 15 $25,278 0.0
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Sewers 245 $4,972 21.5 125 $10,333 20.2
Textile Bleaching and Dyeing Machine Operators and
Tenders 0 . . 0 . .
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders 4 $11,250 0.0 4 $13,750 0.0
Textile Knitting and Weaving Machine Setters,
Operators, and Tenders 4 $10,625 33.3 4 $11,250 0.0
Textile Winding, Twisting, and Drawing Out Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 0 . . 0 . .
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and
Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers 0 . . 0 . .
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers 4 $26,250 0.0 4 $26,250 0.0
Upholsterers 90 $6,806 7.7 35 $13,281 0.0
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other 4 $6,250 0.0 4 $6,250 0.0
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 450 $20,822 5.8 345 $22,750 7.3
Furniture Finishers 80 $20,962 10.0 50 $22,188 14.6
Model Makers and Patternmakers, Wood 0 . . 0 . .
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood 215 $22,344 0.0 165 $24,167 0.0
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders,
Except Sawing 205 $20,977 4.9 125 $23,920 5.5
Woodworkers, All Other 155 $15,833 3.8 75 $18,000 7.9
Power Plant Operators, Distributors, and Dispatchers 95 $46,250 13.8 75 $45,625 16.9
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 130 $32,500 18.2 120 $33,239 16.8
Water and Liquid Waste Treatment Plant and System
Workers 315 $30,547 9.2 280 $31,386 8.9
Miscellaneous Plant and System Operators 85 $32,411 10.3 75 $33,958 12.3
Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators,
and Tenders 90 $22,212 9.0 55 $22,212 3.5
Crushing, Grinding, Polishing, Mixing, and Blending
Workers 440 $26,185 8.0 295 $27,540 6.4
Cutting Workers 340 $18,633 7.7 200 $22,424 6.5
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine
Setters, Operators, and Tenders 145 $22,371 6.3 70 $26,750 5.7
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and
Tenders 60 $38,500 0.0 55 $38,800 0.0
Inspectors, Testers, Sorter, Samplers, and Weighers 2,090 $22,156 14.1 1,440 $26,266 15.0
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers 320 $21,047 7.5 205 $23,571 11.8
Medical, Dental and Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians 210 $19,444 3.8 150 $24,265 3.4
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders 820 $21,234 5.8 570 $23,577 5.2
Painting Workers 515 $21,266 6.4 380 $22,500 0.5
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine
Workers 170 $16,652 19.2 135 $17,370 18.8
Semiconductor Processors 0 . . 0 . .
Cementing and Gluing Machine Operators and Tenders 80 $22,500 2.4 70 $25,875 2.9
Cleaning, Washing, and Metal Pickling Equipment
Operators and Tenders 40 $14,519 0.0 25 $16,875 0.0
Cooling and Freezing Equipment Operators and Tenders 4 $16,250 0.0 0 . .
Etchers and Engravers 155 $21,842 18.2 115 $23,594 24.1
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, except Metal and
Plastic 65 $23,661 9.5 60 $24,018 10.2
Paper Goods Machines Setters, Operators, and Tenders 65 $13,616 0.0 45 $14,450 0.0
Tire Builders 25 $21,786 0.0 20 $22,083 0.0
Helpers-Production Workers 40 $13,750 0.0 20 $28,958 0.0
Production Workers, All Other 3,420 $21,364 4.9 2,385 $24,343 5.8
TRANSPORTATION AND MATERIAL MOVING OCCUPATIONS
Supervisors, Transportation and Material Moving
Workers 555 $27,314 9.9 465 $30,375 10.1
Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers 275 $50,667 55.5 205 $51,250 51.7
Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations
Specialists 70 $60,833 13.9 60 $61,750 16.4
TABLE 2. EARNINGS BY DETAILED OCCUPATION: 1999
(Data for Civilian Noninstitutional Workers From the 2000 Census. Workers who worked 50 weeks
or more and 35 or more hours per week in 1999 were classified as year-round full-time workers.)
SOUTH DAKOTA; BOTH SEXES
Percent Year-round Percent
Worked Median College Full-time Median College
in 1999 Earnings Graduates Workers Earnings Graduates
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency
Medical Technicians 45 $16,607 0.0 45 $17,143 0.0
Bus Drivers 1,365 $11,990 8.0 380 $21,226 6.1
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers 11,080 $25,506 4.9 7,275 $29,218 5.0
Taxi Drivers and Chauffers 220 $12,019 13.2 80 $19,352 15.9
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other 35 $10,000 50.0 15 $90,694 0.0
Locomotive Engineers and Operators 215 $60,063 11.1 175 $60,938 13.6
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators 4 $46,250 0.0 0 . .
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters 175 $52,212 12.6 145 $58,393 13.6
Subway, Streetcar, and Other Rail Transportation
Workers 35 $14,063 38.9 4 $29,583 0.0
Sailors and Marine Oilers 20 $14,107 0.0 4 $53,750 0.0
Ship and Boat Captains and Operators 25 $22,083 36.0 15 $13,750 0.0
Ship Engineers 4 $43,750 0.0 0 . .
Bridge and Lock Tenders 0 . . 0 . .
Parking Lot Attendants 75 $11,406 0.0 25 $21,417 0.0
Service Station Attendants 485 $15,303 5.8 280 $17,136 7.5
Transportation Inspectors 140 $28,229 19.4 105 $29,896 9.3
Other Transportation Workers 30 $25,750 22.6 20 $40,714 35.0
Conveyor Operators and Tenders 15 $22,917 33.3 15 $22,917 33.3
Crane and Tower Operators 155 $30,707 1.3 115 $31,938 1.8
Dredge, Excavating, and Loading Machine Operators 230 $20,600 0.9 125 $22,500 1.6
Hoist and Winch Operators 55 $39,792 0.0 50 $40,083 0.0
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators 935 $22,607 5.0 680 $25,677 5.4
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 890 $16,235 0.0 540 $20,410 0.0
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Materials Movers,
Hand 3,910 $18,533 6.3 2,355 $22,927 7.0
Machine Feeders and Offbearers 125 $17,344 0.0 100 $19,896 0.0
Packers and Packagers, Hand 870 $15,038 7.1 540 $19,483 4.8
Pumping Station Operators 4 $29,375 20.0 4 $29,375 20.0
Refuse and Recyclable Materials Collectors 360 $15,313 3.9 220 $23,839 0.9
Shuttle Car Operators 4 $9,688 0.0 4 $8,750 0.0
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders 0 . . 0 . .
Material Moving Workers, All Other 160 $30,185 10.6 150 $30,648 10.0
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