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States: South Dakota
Careers the Pierre, 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%Computer & Information Research Scientist+20%Physician Assistant+20%Epidemiologist+16%Software Developer+15%Computer Systems Analyst+9%Medical Scientist+9%Web Developer+7%Biomedical Engineer+6%Registered Nurse+5%Microbiologist+5%Database Administrator+4%Database Architect+4%Physician & Surgeon+4%Clinical Laboratory Technologist+4%Computer Programmer-6%Data Scientist+34%Information Security Analyst+29%Actuary+22%Operations Research Analyst+21%Computer Network Architect+12%Industrial Engineer+11%Mechanical Engineer+9%Statistician+8%Mathematician+8%Mathematics Professor+7%Electrical Engineer+7%Biochemist & Biophysicist+7%Aerospace Engineer+6%Marine Engineer & Naval Architect+6%Chemist & Materials Scientist+6%Civil Engineer+5%Environmental Engineer+4%Physicist+4%Astronomer+4%Chemical Engineer+3%
Counties in this labor market
Metros around Pierre, SD
Sioux Falls, SD9 countiesRapid City, SD6 countiesSioux City, IA–NE–SD6 countiesBrookings, SD6 countiesMilbank, SD6 countiesMitchell, SD6 countiesAberdeen, SD5 countiesAlliance, NE5 countiesChamberlain, SD5 countiesYankton, SD5 countiesBowman, ND4 countiesMobridge, SD4 counties
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Which STEM careers are in demand in Pierre, 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.