December 1, 2022

The definition of career success may vary among people, but there’s likely agreement that a high-demand, high-wage occupation is key to being successful.

To help South Dakota counselors and students learn more about the hot careers right now, the South Dakota Department of Labor & Regulations has updated its list of hot careers (high demand-high wage occupations) in its Labor Market Information Center.

In addition, the Department of Labor and Regulation has updated other resources, including the following:

• Top 30 Hot Careers flyer (30 occupations with the greatest projected demand)
• Occupational Profiles of Hot Careers (descriptions, work interest areas, work values, education and training required, etc.)
• Links to learn more about each Hot Career in the Virtual Labor Market Data System
• Links to Current Job Openings in each Hot Career
• Table of employment and demand data, as well as wage estimates on which the Hot Careers are determined

Check out additional career publications applicable to elementary, middle, high school, and beyond from the Labor Market Information Center.