South Dakota’s labor force is ingrained with the infamous Midwestern work ethic. Its people are dependable, prepared, productive and ready to work. Today this tradition of hard work is melding with technology and yielding a sophisticated, innovative and well educated workforce, ready to change the world and move your business ahead.
Occupations
Graduates
Occupations
The number of technical people employed in medical device fields is rising as opportunities are expanding in the areas of research and the medical industry. As of May 2006 there are about 1,500 trained workers ready to staff your operations.
|
2001 |
2005 |
# Growth |
% Change |
South Dakota |
|
|
|
|
Workers |
1,330 |
1,410 |
80 |
6.0% |
Avg Wage |
$21.15 |
$21.61 |
$0.46 |
2.2% |
Median Wage |
$20.49 |
$20.90 |
$0.41 |
2.0% |
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
|
|
|
|
Workers |
791,610 |
737,880 |
-53,730 |
-6.8% |
Avg Wage |
$25.98 |
$27.15 |
$1.17 |
4.5% |
Median Wage |
$24.39 |
$25.57 |
$1.18 |
4.8% |
Source: South Dakota Dept of Labor, Labor Market Information Center, August 2007.
The above figures have not been weighted. For greater detail on occupations and wages in medical device fields, including data by CIP code, please select on of the following:
Ocupational Wages in South Dakota and the United States 
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Graduates
From 2001 – 2006 the number of students in medical device fields graduating from South Dakota’s public universities totaled more than 2,000. That’s 2,000 highly educated and specialized professionals ready to staff your operations.
In 2006, South Dakota’s public universities graduated 367 students from academic programs that feed the medical device industry’s workforce. Of those 367 degrees awarded:
- 267 were Bachelor's Degrees
- 95 were Master's Degrees
- 5 were Doctorates
The following five public universities are educating future medical device manufacturing professionals:
Black Hills State University (BHSU) … Spearfish, SD
Northern State University (NSU) … Aberdeen, SD
South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (SDSM&T) … Rapid City, SD
South Dakota State University (SDSU) … Brookings, SD
University of South Dakota (USD) … Vermillion, SD
FY Year |
BHSU |
NSU |
SDSM&T |
SDSU |
USD |
System |
2001 |
15 |
9 |
177 |
135 |
6 |
342 |
2002 |
17 |
7 |
148 |
134 |
3 |
309 |
2003 |
15 |
6 |
205 |
131 |
6 |
363 |
2004 |
11 |
2 |
168 |
131 |
8 |
320 |
2005 |
13 |
4 |
177 |
120 |
11 |
325 |
2006 |
20 |
1 |
196 |
139 |
11 |
367 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001-2006 |
91 |
29 |
1,071 |
790 |
45 |
2,026 |
Source: South Dakota Board of Regents, November 2007.
For greater detail on graduates in medical device fields, including data by CIP code, please select one of the following:
Graduates in Medical Device Fields in South Dakota
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