Construction and Extraction Occupations in South Dakota, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Construction and Extraction Occupations group in South Dakota. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in South Dakota
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 47-0000 |
| Employment | 25,720 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 56.787 |
| Location quotient | 1.38 |
| Mean annual wage | $52,680 |
| Median annual wage | $48,530 |
| Mean hourly wage | $25.33 |
| Median hourly wage | $23.33 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $36,400 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $42,090 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $60,990 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $74,460 |
Detailed occupations in this group in South Dakota
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in South Dakota, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for South Dakota.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenters | 4,440 | $46,500 | $48,090 | $36,450 | $62,490 | $22.36 |
| Electricians | 2,790 | $58,550 | $57,660 | $41,450 | $77,980 | $28.15 |
| Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers | 2,270 | $45,150 | $46,980 | $36,100 | $62,000 | $21.71 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 2,270 | $75,840 | $76,910 | $59,610 | $98,810 | $36.46 |
| Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 2,080 | $56,720 | $56,110 | $43,680 | $70,250 | $27.27 |
| Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 1,800 | $50,790 | $55,090 | $39,080 | $75,290 | $24.42 |
| Highway Maintenance Workers | 1,740 | $47,650 | $47,560 | $37,320 | $59,020 | $22.91 |
| Construction Laborers | 1,690 | $43,470 | $42,560 | $31,010 | $50,340 | $20.9 |
| Painters, Construction and Maintenance | 670 | $46,600 | $46,490 | $36,600 | $57,990 | $22.4 |
| Sheet Metal Workers | 540 | $49,780 | $52,600 | $36,880 | $82,740 | $23.94 |
| Structural Iron and Steel Workers | 470 | $51,930 | $55,070 | $45,710 | $66,040 | $24.97 |
| Roofers | 440 | $48,320 | $45,980 | $35,570 | $58,360 | $23.23 |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 420 | $30,790 | $32,150 | $28,690 | $36,870 | $14.8 |
| Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers | 400 | $48,280 | $50,470 | $41,600 | $60,670 | $23.21 |
| Helpers--Electricians | 340 | $31,710 | $33,510 | $29,830 | $38,090 | $15.24 |
| Brickmasons and Blockmasons | 270 | $61,260 | $61,160 | $38,240 | $83,950 | $29.45 |
| Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 270 | $51,920 | $53,390 | $45,460 | $63,540 | $24.96 |
| Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall | 250 | $40,190 | $42,540 | $34,750 | $55,180 | $19.32 |
| Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 240 | $36,280 | $35,810 | $30,940 | $42,380 | $17.44 |
| Pipelayers | 240 | $47,230 | $48,610 | $36,860 | $59,790 | $22.71 |
| Construction and Building Inspectors | 220 | $63,320 | $68,370 | $46,700 | $104,000 | $30.44 |
| Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 180 | $57,610 | $58,130 | $47,990 | $72,790 | $27.7 |
| Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles | 160 | $48,730 | $51,240 | $34,420 | $69,670 | $23.43 |
| Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas | 150 | $57,600 | $57,640 | $48,140 | $70,740 | $27.69 |
| Glaziers | 140 | $50,220 | $49,850 | $38,700 | $59,560 | $24.15 |
| Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners | 130 | $46,910 | $45,700 | $33,900 | $57,970 | $22.55 |
| Helpers--Extraction Workers | 120 | $48,100 | $47,150 | $38,280 | $53,830 | $23.13 |
| Tile and Stone Setters | 110 | $44,450 | $48,420 | $37,410 | $66,190 | $21.37 |
| Carpet Installers | 80 | $42,640 | $44,520 | $37,120 | $58,050 | $20.5 |
| Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 70 | $43,470 | $40,740 | $33,280 | $46,690 | $20.9 |
| Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | 70 | $64,550 | $65,260 | $60,600 | $71,400 | $31.03 |
| Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 60 | $48,860 | $49,740 | $39,020 | $64,110 | $23.49 |
| Plasterers and Stucco Masons | 40 | $45,470 | $45,460 | $35,260 | $67,800 | $21.86 |
| Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 30 | $37,960 | $36,780 | $30,560 | $39,280 | $18.25 |
| Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | ** | $63,470 | $68,020 | $63,040 | $85,860 | $30.51 |
| Fence Erectors | ** | $49,210 | $51,990 | $46,540 | $61,860 | $23.66 |
| Insulation Workers, Mechanical | ** | $49,510 | $49,200 | $39,560 | $56,880 | $23.8 |
| Roustabouts, Oil and Gas | ** | $49,380 | $52,430 | $46,290 | $60,670 | $23.74 |
| Stonemasons | ** | $59,420 | $55,870 | $42,820 | $61,770 | $28.57 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=46&OCC_CODE=47-0000. the group row is AREA 46 / OCC_CODE 47-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 46 / OCC_CODE 47-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.
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