Sioux Falls Employment

Employment and Industries in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota Area

The Sioux Falls economy is primarily comprised of healthcare, retail trade and finance. Agriculture and tourism are notable economic components. Sioux Falls is home to numerous financial companies including Citigroup, Bank First, Great Western Bank, HSBC, Total Card Inc, Wells Fargo, Premier Bancard and Capital Card Services.

The manufacturing and food processing industries are still economic assets to the city. The major manufactures are John Morrel & Company, Hutchinson Technology, Bell Incorporated, Gage Brothers and Tyco. Some of the items produced in Sioux Falls are fabricated steel, electronic test equipment, concrete items, computer components and corrugated boxes.

About 20% of the labor force is employed by the 3,200 retail outlets. The financial companies and the local hospitals are also major employers in the city. Sanford Health and Avera Health are the largest and second largest job providers in Sioux Falls, respectively.

Sioux Falls has several times been named the #1 best small place for business and careers by Forbes. Sioux Falls was also ranked by CNN as the 45th best place to live and launch in a list of 100.

Details about Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,000. In 2008 the cost of living index was: 82.6. Adult population that earned a bachelor's degree or higher: 28%.

The top job providers in the Sioux Falls area:

Sanford Health
Avera
Wells Fargo
John Morrell & Company
Sioux Falls School System
Citigroup
HyVee Food Stores
First Premier Bank
City of Sioux Falls
Walmart/Sam's Club
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Dept., of Veterans Affairs Medical & Regional Office
Midcontinent Communications
Raven Industries/Aerostar International Inc
Lewis Drug, Inc
Midwest Coast Transport
CIGNA Tel Drug
HSBC
United States Postal Service

The leading nonagricultural employment sectors in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Trade, transportation and utilities
Healthcare
Education
Financial activities
Manufacturing
Leisure and hospitality
Government

Sioux Falls companies are invited to work with associations such as:

Those interested in learning about Sioux Falls business and industry activities can visit Sioux Falls Business Journal.com.

Most Popular Jobs in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Metro Area (2008 data)

Where the Majority of Workers Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Registered nurses	4,320	54,550	$40,540 - 72,130	24%	56%
2	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	2,030	52,150	$28,770 - 83,570	8%	51%
3	Accountants and auditors	1,550	56,550	$37,890 - 78,910	18%	79%
4	Elementary school teachers, except special education	930	36,590	$26,770 - 50,660	14%	95%
5	Management analysts	770	64,990	$30,080 - 108,650	22%	78%
6	Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	690	38,190	$27,320 - 54,790	6%	96%
7	Network and computer systems administrators	600	54,570	$37,810 - 75,750	27%	50%
8	Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	590	82,110	$36,800 - 149,150	12%	51%
9	Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	570		$ -	25%	67%
10	Pharmacists	500	90,420	$69,580 - 109,280	22%	97%
11	Middle school teachers, except special and vocational education	490	38,960	$27,640 - 54,890	11%	95%
12	Network systems and data communications analysts	410	58,360	$38,080 - 83,410	53%	57%
13	Public relations specialists	380	42,220	$28,190 - 59,800	18%	81%
14	Computer software engineers, applications	370	68,560	$45,730 - 98,890	45%	85%
15	Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	370	48,350	$35,210 - 64,270	12%	51%
16	Financial analysts	370	53,220	$35,720 - 78,200	34%	87%
17	Computer systems analysts	340	64,330	$40,340 - 93,630	29%	68%
18	Child, family, and school social workers	330	35,660	$27,270 - 45,010	19%	77%
19	Compliance officers, except agriculture, construction, health and safety, and transportation	310	49,300	$32,270 - 72,190	5%	58%
20	Computer programmers	300	50,180	$34,800 - 67,130	0%	73%
21	Credit analysts	300	57,770	$37,720 - 84,610	2%	60%
22	Financial managers	290	110,200	$73,050 - 160,930	13%	60%
23	Lawyers	290	88,350	$52,750 - 150,420	11%	99%
24	Graphic designers	290	35,490	$24,720 - 51,100	10%	55%
25	Employment, recruitment, and placement specialists	280	44,110	$32,820 - 63,870	18%	56%
26	Training and development specialists	250	41,140	$28,860 - 60,000	18%	56%
27	Social and human service assistants	240	21,490	$17,470 - 25,530	34%	58%
28	Physical therapists	230	61,730	$46,740 - 80,020	27%	89%
29	Computer software engineers, systems software	220	67,310	$37,520 - 101,930	28%	85%
30	Civil engineers	210	66,780	$46,560 - 85,660	18%	87%
31	Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists	200	45,480	$32,930 - 63,100	18%	56%
32	Advertising sales agents	200	45,720	$26,080 - 71,260	20%	56%
33	Medical and health services managers	200	86,100	$55,690 - 129,160	16%	57%
34	Medical and clinical laboratory technicians	190	31,220	$23,090 - 40,620	15%	51%
35	Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	190	38,920	$26,550 - 54,960	34%	73%
36	Chief executives	190	178,590	$89,690 -	2%	65%
37	Insurance underwriters	170	59,250	$37,570 - 92,200	6%	53%
38	Medical and public health social workers	170	45,030	$28,390 - 65,870	24%	77%
39	Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	170	23,170	$17,650 - 30,340	11%	55%
40	Special education teachers, preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school	160	35,690	$27,090 - 47,930	20%	87%
41	Physician assistants	160	82,950	$66,540 - 104,120	27%	67%
42	Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	140	67,520	$51,470 - 87,780	8%	78%
43	Sales managers	140	105,460	$70,640 - 152,800	10%	69%
44	Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	140	30,770	$23,870 - 38,890	14%	54%
45	Mental health counselors	130	43,210	$28,630 - 64,320	30%	73%
46	Computer and information systems managers	130	97,170	$63,040 - 136,370	16%	73%
47	Self-enrichment education teachers	130	32,160	$22,920 - 47,950	23%	54%
48	Coaches and scouts	120	32,950	$22,970 - 46,560	15%	60%
49	Educational, vocational, and school counselors	120	42,310	$28,980 - 60,100	13%	73%
50	Occupational therapists	110	57,310	$45,000 - 72,680	23%	90%
51	Rehabilitation counselors	110	37,450	$28,700 - 48,070	23%	73%
52	Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	110	64,530	$44,900 - 83,020	25%	93%
53	Mental health and substance abuse social workers	110	31,070	$25,340 - 39,120	30%	77%
54	Special education teachers, secondary school	110	36,850	$27,800 - 50,220	9%	87%
55	Librarians	100	42,510	$26,340 - 67,150	4%	85%
56	Market research analysts	100	49,280	$32,790 - 74,650	20%	82%
57	Speech-language pathologists	100	49,000	$33,650 - 67,190	11%	98%
58	Social and community service managers	90	60,740	$46,020 - 78,960	25%	72%
59	Operations research analysts	90	47,230	$34,810 - 65,370	11%	71%
60	Mechanical engineers	90	62,360	$46,610 - 80,820	4%	78%
61	Special education teachers, middle school	80	37,670	$27,700 - 51,430	16%	87%
62	Sales engineers	80	77,080	$53,400 - 112,780	9%	79%
63	Personal financial advisors	80	74,340	$34,480 - 125,710	41%	81%
64	Meeting and convention planners	80	27,720	$20,820 - 39,160	20%	67%
65	Industrial engineers	80	62,800	$47,950 - 80,470	20%	74%
66	Database administrators	80	64,970	$44,100 - 92,090	29%	72%
67	Legislators	70	39,310	$28,120 - 50,630	1%	65%
68	Human resources managers, all other	70	90,330	$61,750 - 130,080	11%	58%
69	Commercial pilots	70	55,970	$32,750 - 81,450	13%	74%
70	Floral designers	70	22,660	$17,560 - 28,080	0%	55%
71	Reporters and correspondents	70		$ -	1%	85%
72	Managers, all other	70	91,760	$58,980 - 139,530	7%	55%
73	Editors	70	42,390	$27,210 - 64,040	2%	81%
74	Financial examiners	70	73,950	$42,390 - 110,230	11%	76%
75	Vocational education teachers, secondary school	60	37,440	$28,420 - 48,840	0%	96%
76	Environmental engineers	60	53,010	$37,500 - 75,050	25%	86%
77	Clergy	60	40,150	$24,550 - 53,620	19%	75%
78	Dietitians and nutritionists	60	48,470	$36,000 - 64,760	9%	72%
79	Electrical engineers	60	66,220	$48,800 - 83,720	6%	81%
80	Dentists, general	60	162,970	$116,270 -	9%	100%
81	Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	60	73,590	$50,550 - 105,130	16%	99%
82	Chiropractors	50		$ -	14%	98%
83	Instructional coordinators	50	40,920	$28,240 - 62,030	23%	79%
84	Health educators	50	41,980	$30,470 - 64,330	26%	58%
85	Occupational health and safety specialists	50	57,680	$41,480 - 80,900	8%	72%
86	Producers and directors	50	50,050	$29,310 - 74,970	11%	75%
87	Technical writers	50	43,070	$30,860 - 57,820	20%	74%
88	Architects, except landscape and naval	40	102,260	$56,470 -	18%	88%
89	Audiologists	40	60,770	$47,280 - 77,260	10%	91%
90	Veterinarians	40	63,070	$51,670 - 81,430	35%	100%
91	Commercial and industrial designers	40	34,780	$26,750 - 47,750	7%	55%
92	Engineering managers	40	90,690	$68,670 - 115,490	7%	84%
93	Budget analysts	40	57,890	$40,240 - 77,710	7%	78%
94	Interior designers	40	40,810	$26,730 - 61,610	20%	55%
95	Multi-media artists and animators	40	40,090	$27,100 - 63,760	26%	58%
96	Postmasters and mail superintendents	40	61,760	$27,660 - 93,290	0%	55%
97	Camera operators, television, video, and motion picture	30	22,310	$16,080 - 29,460	12%	58%
98	Marketing managers	30	106,800	$72,170 - 154,480	14%	69%
99	Optometrists	30	98,170	$59,830 -	11%	100%
100	Soil and plant scientists	30	54,730	$35,450 - 76,120	8%	82%

Where the Majority of Workers Do Not Have College Degrees

Rank	Title	Local Jobs	Local Mean Salary	Typical Local Salary	National Growth % 2006-2016	National % With College Degree
1	Customer service representatives	5,470	25,980	$18,960 - 34,710	25%	22%
2	Retail salespersons	5,090	24,250	$14,780 - 39,460	12%	25%
3	Cashiers	3,130	18,780	$14,780 - 24,090	-2%	10%
4	Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	2,880	34,700	$24,110 - 49,100	10%	4%
5	Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	2,700	27,780	$21,010 - 36,940	13%	16%
6	Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	2,430	21,250	$15,570 - 28,290	15%	4%
7	Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	2,430	22,690	$17,360 - 29,580	2%	5%
8	Combined food preparation and serving workers, including fast food	2,430	16,390	$14,150 - 19,780	18%	5%
9	Bill and account collectors	2,310	29,120	$22,210 - 38,650	23%	13%
10	Waiters and waitresses	2,260	16,370	$14,130 - 19,960	11%	14%
11	Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants	1,870	23,610	$18,430 - 30,030	18%	7%
12	Stock clerks and order fillers	1,830	21,050	$15,020 - 29,560	-7%	8%
13	Receptionists and information clerks	1,630	22,870	$17,370 - 29,730	17%	13%
14	Loan interviewers and clerks	1,370	27,900	$21,920 - 34,160	0%	24%
15	Carpenters	1,370	31,400	$23,640 - 40,410	10%	6%
16	Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	1,370	24,550	$17,930 - 31,540	1%	18%
17	First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	1,210	46,030	$32,750 - 63,830	6%	29%
18	Office clerks, general	1,190	21,870	$15,950 - 28,800	13%	19%
19	Food preparation workers	1,160	18,640	$14,570 - 24,390	15%	7%
20	Team assemblers	1,110	24,680	$18,470 - 31,090	0%	5%
21	Executive secretaries and administrative assistants	1,070	33,310	$26,690 - 41,290	15%	18%
22	Packers and packagers, hand	1,070	20,540	$15,110 - 27,960	-11%	3%
23	Child care workers	1,050	19,500	$15,340 - 24,580	18%	15%
24	General and operations managers	1,040	111,870	$63,640 -	2%	48%
25	First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	1,010	44,080	$27,710 - 69,630	4%	25%
26	Maids and housekeeping cleaners	930	19,580	$14,610 - 25,930	13%	5%
27	Teacher assistants	900	22,700	$16,750 - 31,950	10%	18%
28	Counter attendants, cafeteria, food concession, and coffee shop	860	17,810	$14,510 - 22,770	10%	8%
29	Truck drivers, light or delivery services	850	29,280	$16,480 - 48,750	8%	4%
30	Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	790	26,640	$20,190 - 34,790	0%	22%
31	Construction laborers	770	24,320	$18,180 - 31,830	11%	5%
32	Residential advisors	770	22,190	$17,890 - 26,460	19%	28%
33	Computer support specialists	760	36,410	$27,110 - 48,150	13%	43%
34	Tellers	750	22,020	$17,560 - 26,470	14%	16%
35	Cooks, fast food	750	17,090	$14,330 - 20,760	8%	5%
36	Electricians	740	40,190	$29,680 - 51,490	7%	7%
37	Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	730	18,030	$14,390 - 23,900	12%	6%
38	Insurance sales agents	710	58,570	$28,180 - 118,930	13%	45%
39	Maintenance and repair workers, general	710	28,710	$21,970 - 36,610	10%	6%
40	Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	680	24,790	$18,040 - 31,040	-26%	6%
41	Bartenders	680	17,720	$14,480 - 22,080	11%	17%
42	Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses	680	33,340	$27,130 - 40,930	14%	7%
43	Automotive service technicians and mechanics	670	35,600	$24,180 - 50,420	14%	4%
44	First-line supervisors/managers of food preparation and serving workers	650	28,270	$22,490 - 34,060	11%	14%
45	Billing and posting clerks and machine operators	630	24,410	$18,660 - 31,460	4%	15%
46	Driver/sales workers	600	28,310	$15,050 - 45,410	-4%	4%
47	Cooks, institution and cafeteria	570	22,760	$17,400 - 29,290	11%	5%
48	Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	560	24,290	$17,760 - 31,350	18%	6%
49	Counter and rental clerks	540	20,280	$14,490 - 29,570	23%	16%
50	Cleaners of vehicles and equipment	530	17,490	$14,420 - 22,170	14%	3%
51	Loan officers	510	49,340	$30,690 - 71,550	12%	49%
52	First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades and extraction workers	510	53,190	$38,790 - 69,860	9%	10%
53	Security guards	500	24,930	$17,940 - 33,640	17%	13%
54	Parts salespersons	500	31,060	$21,020 - 41,110	-1%	6%
55	Cooks, restaurant	480	22,120	$17,590 - 26,660	12%	5%
56	Dishwashers	470	17,460	$14,270 - 22,770	10%	3%
57	Cement masons and concrete finishers	470	29,640	$22,750 - 38,500	11%	2%
58	First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers	460	50,310	$37,740 - 64,040	-4%	15%
59	Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	460	25,870	$20,850 - 32,060	3%	4%
60	Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters	460	38,500	$27,080 - 53,550	11%	4%
61	Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	460	28,300	$21,720 - 36,750	-7%	28%
62	Pharmacy technicians	430	28,070	$21,670 - 36,140	32%	16%
63	Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	420	36,560	$27,550 - 47,940	12%	3%
64	Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators	410	36,910	$27,950 - 47,350	8%	3%
65	Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers	410	30,630	$24,110 - 38,750	5%	2%
66	Industrial truck and tractor operators	400	27,150	$21,400 - 32,780	-1%	2%
67	Radiologic technologists and technicians	390	47,740	$34,350 - 64,200	15%	25%
68	Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	380	28,650	$21,230 - 38,960	4%	6%
69	Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	380	24,790	$17,590 - 34,630	27%	47%
70	Property, real estate, and community association managers	370	33,780	$26,030 - 47,460	15%	36%
71	Personal and home care aides	360	20,210	$16,560 - 24,920	51%	10%
72	First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	360	58,730	$42,690 - 80,290	7%	13%
73	Medical records and health information technicians	360	29,940	$21,790 - 42,130	18%	12%
74	Police and sheriff's patrol officers	350			11%	33%
75	First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	350	82,860	$50,720 - 117,960	4%	38%
76	Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	330	25,180	$18,620 - 31,990	-12%	4%
77	Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	320	57,220	$41,020 - 78,160	9%	47%
78	Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers	320	28,850	$24,020 - 35,460	-6%	14%
79	Medical assistants	310	25,850	$19,240 - 32,610	35%	10%
80	Printing machine operators	310	33,960	$23,450 - 48,040	-5%	6%
81	Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic	310	29,100	$22,350 - 37,510	-14%	0%
82	Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers	310	37,850	$27,560 - 51,810	9%	3%
83	Painters, construction and maintenance	290	26,730	$17,870 - 40,630	12%	6%
84	Hotel, motel, and resort desk clerks	290	18,660	$15,700 - 23,170	17%	14%
85	Medical transcriptionists	290	29,770	$22,310 - 39,280	14%	10%
86	Postal service mail carriers	290			1%	11%
87	Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	270	18,470	$15,420 - 21,840	10%	17%
88	Amusement and recreation attendants	270	18,910	$14,230 - 28,540	24%	22%
89	Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	270	25,160	$19,640 - 32,610	12%	6%
90	Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	260	20,900	$16,220 - 25,900	10%	5%
91	Preschool teachers, except special education	260	26,530	$20,740 - 32,660	26%	43%
92	Cost estimators	260	46,920	$35,290 - 60,960	19%	32%
93	Cargo and freight agents	260	45,580	$34,350 - 61,010	17%	16%
94	Cooks, short order	250	19,680	$16,580 - 24,520	5%	5%
95	Bus drivers, school	250	26,550	$21,290 - 33,530	9%	4%
96	Production, planning, and expediting clerks	250	33,900	$25,570 - 48,330	4%	30%
97	Food service managers	250	46,420	$37,030 - 55,220	5%	24%
98	Industrial machinery mechanics	240	38,220	$28,940 - 49,210	9%	5%
99	Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators	240			-7%	12%
100	Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	230	39,280	$28,760 - 50,300	12%	3%

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Jobs More Common Near Sioux Falls Than Most Other Cities

* Average job popularity for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs	Pop. vs. Avg.*
Residential advisors	22,190	770	19.4
Correspondence clerks	28,130	180	18.8
Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks	28,300	460	7.9
Loan interviewers and clerks	27,900	1,370	6.4
Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood	24,720	130	5.9
Conveyor operators and tenders	26,630	120	5.7
Bill and account collectors	29,120	2,310	5.4
Anesthesiologists	146,470	100	5.4
Radio and television announcers	28,540	100	5
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	35,390	150	4.6
Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters	25,870	460	4.5
Credit analysts	57,770	300	4.2
Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders	25,180	330	4
Medical transcriptionists	29,770	290	3.8
Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing	25,820	190	3.6
Merchandise displayers and window trimmers	23,170	170	3.5
Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers	24,790	680	3.4
Insurance claims and policy processing clerks	26,640	790	3.4
Cargo and freight agents	45,580	260	3.2
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	38,920	190	2.8
Adult literacy, remedial education, and GED teachers and instructors	30,770	140	2.8
Internists, general	211,430	100	2.6
Surgeons		110	2.6
Photographic processing machine operators	20,510	100	2.4
Cement masons and concrete finishers	29,640	470	2.4
Parts salespersons	31,060	500	2.4
Physician assistants	82,950	160	2.4
Customer service representatives	25,980	5,470	2.3
Cardiovascular technologists and technicians	49,850	100	2.3
Property, real estate, and community association managers	33,780	370	2.3
Medical and clinical laboratory technologists	48,350	370	2.3
Opticians, dispensing	30,890	120	2.2
Surgical technologists	37,020	190	2.2
Medical records and health information technicians	29,940	360	2.2
Structural metal fabricators and fitters	31,550	210	2.1
Insurance sales agents	58,570	710	2.1
Prepress technicians and workers	29,040	120	2.1
Civil engineering technicians	37,300	170	2.1
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines	39,280	230	2
Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,440	110	2
Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders	28,310	110	2
Physical therapist assistants	30,290	110	2
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents		570	1.9
Pharmacists	90,420	500	1.9
Radiologic technologists and technicians	47,740	390	1.9
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment	47,370	130	1.9
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	34,700	2,880	1.9
Electrical power-line installers and repairers	54,570	140	1.8
Child care workers	19,500	1,050	1.8
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists	36,560	420	1.8

Work Paying Relatively Well in the Sioux Falls, South Dakota Metro Area (2008 data)

* Average Salary Index for metro areas = 1.0

Title	Mean Local Salary	Salary Index *	Local Jobs
Home health aides	25,930	1.22	230
Physicians and surgeons, all other	217,110	1.22	120
Financial managers	110,200	1.19	290
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	82,860	1.19	350
Chief executives	178,590	1.19	190
Cargo and freight agents	45,580	1.17	260
General and operations managers	111,870	1.16	1,040
Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers	35,390	1.16	150
First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers	44,080	1.14	1,010
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	82,110	1.13	590
Driver/sales workers	28,310	1.08	600
Sales managers	105,460	1.07	140
Administrative services managers	77,900	1.07	120
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	64,530	1.06	110
Mental health counselors	43,210	1.06	130
Laundry and dry-cleaning workers	20,900	1.05	260
Business operations specialists, all other	61,480	1.04	150
Preschool teachers, except special education	26,530	1.04	260
Insurance sales agents	58,570	1.04	710
Hosts and hostesses, restaurant, lounge, and coffee shop	18,470	1.04	270
Rehabilitation counselors	37,450	1.04	110
Printing machine operators	33,960	1.04	310
Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers	18,030	1.04	730
First-line supervisors/managers of mechanics, installers, and repairers	58,730	1.03	360
Maids and housekeeping cleaners	19,580	1.02	930
Amusement and recreation attendants	18,910	1.02	270
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators	57,220	1.02	320
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers	46,030	1.02	1,210
Insurance underwriters	59,250	1.02	170
Teacher assistants	22,700	1.02	900
Cooks, restaurant	22,120	1.02	480
First-line supervisors/managers of transportation and material-moving machine and vehicle operators	52,890	1.02	170
Parts salespersons	31,060	1.02	500
Medical and health services managers	86,100	1.02	200
Physician assistants	82,950	1.02	160
Bus drivers, school	26,550	1.02	250
Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders	26,520	1.02	210
Dishwashers	17,460	1.01	470
Cashiers	18,780	1.01	3,130
Personal and home care aides	20,210	1.01	360
Child care workers	19,500	1.01	1,050
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	29,280	1.01	850
Packers and packagers, hand	20,540	1.01	1,070
Substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselors	38,920	1.01	190
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks	28,650	1.01	380
First-line supervisors/managers of helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand	43,220	1	120
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers	24,290	1	560
Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists	25,160	1	270
First-line supervisors/managers of personal service workers	35,700	1	140
Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers	37,170	1	140

Highest Paying Jobs in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Metro Area (2008 data)

Title	Mean Local Salary	Local Jobs
Physicians and surgeons, all other	217,110	120
Internists, general	211,430	100
Obstetricians and gynecologists	209,720	30
Chief executives	178,590	190
Dentists, general	162,970	60
Anesthesiologists	146,470	100
Family and general practitioners	132,100	120
General and operations managers	111,870	1,040
Financial managers	110,200	290
Marketing managers	106,800	30
Sales managers	105,460	140
Architects, except landscape and naval	102,260	40
Optometrists	98,170	30
Computer and information systems managers	97,170	130
Managers, all other	91,760	70
Engineering managers	90,690	40
Pharmacists	90,420	500
Human resources managers, all other	90,330	70
Lawyers	88,350	290
Medical and health services managers	86,100	200
Computer science teachers, postsecondary	83,670	60
Physician assistants	82,950	160
First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers	82,860	350
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	82,110	590
Industrial production managers	79,680	90
Administrative services managers	77,900	120
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers	77,510	50
Sales engineers	77,080	80
Personal financial advisors	74,340	80
Construction managers	74,000	80
Financial examiners	73,950	70
Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists	73,590	60
Electronics engineers, except computer	71,060
Computer software engineers, applications	68,560	370
Education administrators, elementary and secondary school	67,520	140
Computer software engineers, systems software	67,310	220
Civil engineers	66,780	210
Electrical engineers	66,220	60
Management analysts	64,990	770
Database administrators	64,970	80
Environmental scientists and specialists, including health	64,530	110
Computer systems analysts	64,330	340
Dental hygienists	63,400	200
Veterinarians	63,070	40
Industrial engineers	62,800	80
Appraisers and assessors of real estate	62,470	100
Mechanical engineers	62,360	90
Postmasters and mail superintendents	61,760	40
Physical therapists	61,730	230
Landscape architects	61,700

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