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States: South Dakota
Careers the Mitchell, SD economy leans on
Ranked by how many counties in this zone carry the economy types each family hires into, then by growth. The fit is yours; the demand is local.
Agricultural & Food Scientist+6%Geoscientist+5%Environmental Scientist+4%Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist+2%Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist+1%Data Scientist+34%Information Security Analyst+29%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Computer Network Architect+12%Industrial Engineer+11%Mechanical Engineer+9%Medical Scientist+9%Statistician+8%Electrical Engineer+7%Biochemist & Biophysicist+7%Aerospace Engineer+6%Marine Engineer & Naval Architect+6%Biomedical Engineer+6%Chemist & Materials Scientist+6%Civil Engineer+5%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Environmental Engineer+4%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%Chemical Engineer+3%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Software Developer+15%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Mathematician+8%Web Developer+7%Mathematics Professor+7%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Computer Programmer-6%
Counties in this labor market
Aurora County, SDBeadle County, SDDavison County, SDHanson County, SDJerauld County, SDSanborn County, SD
Metros around Mitchell, SD
Sioux Falls, SD9 countiesRapid City, SD6 countiesSioux City, IA–NE–SD6 countiesBrookings, SD6 countiesMilbank, SD6 countiesAberdeen, SD5 countiesAlliance, NE5 countiesChamberlain, SD5 countiesYankton, SD5 countiesBowman, ND4 countiesMobridge, SD4 countiesPierre, SD4 counties
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Which STEM careers are in demand in Mitchell, SD?
Agricultural & Food Scientist, Geoscientist, Environmental Scientist, Zoologist & Wildlife Biologist and Atmospheric Scientist & Meteorologist lead on local economy fit here; Data Scientist (+34%), Information Security Analyst (+29%) and Actuary (+22%) lead on national growth.
What is a commuting zone?
A Census labor market built from where people actually commute to work. It is the right geography for training and hiring: the job you train for is usually inside your zone, even when it is not inside your county.
Sources. Career traits, education paths and value lines are the STEM Compass assessment library. Employment growth is U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024–2034. County economic types are USDA Economic Research Service County Typology Codes (2025); labor markets are Census commuting zones (2020). Salary is not shown anywhere in this campaign on purpose: the assessment measures fit and what the work is worth to the world.