Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in South Dakota (state), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Construction (all) | 3,802 | $1,306 | 14.8% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2,986 | $893 | 18.9% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 2,829 | $1,294 | 34.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 2,696 | $450 | 1.9% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 2,334 | $1,238 | 15.7% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 2,214 | $1,686 | 39.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 2,044 | $1,732 | 20.2% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,652 | $1,700 | 36.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,592 | $1,592 | 8.5% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 1,370 | $894 | 40.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 1,356 | $1,057 | 24.3% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 1,350 | $955 | 19.8% |
| Construction of Buildings | 1,220 | $1,244 | 13.2% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1,219 | $944 | 21.2% |
| Real Estate | 1,201 | $1,044 | 27.2% |
| Truck Transportation | 947 | $1,229 | 10.1% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 771 | $940 | 8.0% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 763 | $1,436 | 6.6% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 745 | $1,709 | 7.5% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 745 | $1,559 | 36.1% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 738 | $477 | 21.6% |
| Social Assistance | 736 | $640 | 36.7% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 711 | $1,660 | 18.3% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 675 | $472 | 3.4% |
| Accommodation | 636 | $555 | -13.0% |
| Gasoline Stations | 580 | — | 2.0% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 579 | $664 | 24.4% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 539 | $1,181 | 3.6% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 518 | $441 | 6.2% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 469 | — | 7.5% |
| Information | 463 | $1,340 | 24.6% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 456 | $1,125 | 35.0% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 426 | $1,073 | 13.2% |
| Legal Services | 420 | $1,367 | 43.8% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 406 | $2,889 | 14.1% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 403 | $503 | 4.3% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 401 | $1,286 | 15.7% |
| General Automotive Repair | 396 | $995 | 7.5% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 394 | $851 | 7.7% |
| Landscaping Services | 376 | $824 | 21.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 371 | $778 | 14.9% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 353 | — | -2.8% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 343 | $1,277 | 40.7% |
| Offices of Dentists | 317 | $1,413 | 27.1% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 297 | $1,815 | 31.9% |
| Educational Services | 287 | $692 | 29.4% |
| Child Day Care Services | 280 | $448 | 36.7% |
| Janitorial Services | 270 | $486 | 21.2% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 266 | $975 | 40.8% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 256 | $2,160 | 37.0% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 248 | $1,661 | 11.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 211 | — | 3.4% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 210 | — | 0.9% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 194 | $1,142 | 9.8% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 165 | — | 5.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 160 | $650 | 24.4% |
| Utilities | 159 | $2,069 | 9.6% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 159 | $543 | 26.5% |
| Veterinary Services | 153 | $957 | — |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 147 | — | 0.3% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 144 | $1,067 | -9.2% |
| Food Manufacturing | 134 | $1,160 | -1.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 131 | $1,089 | 7.8% |
| Publishing Industries | 122 | — | 18.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 117 | $1,163 | 9.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 114 | $297 | 6.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 113 | $1,312 | 16.7% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 84 | $1,487 | 14.4% |
| Printing & Related Support | 80 | $1,009 | -2.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 77 | $1,779 | 15.0% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 73 | — | 5.5% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 72 | $924 | 9.0% |
| Hospitals | 70 | $1,442 | 16.6% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 68 | $1,344 | 7.3% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 66 | $687 | 39.3% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 57 | $1,162 | 13.1% |
| Specialized Design Services | 55 | $1,016 | 30.3% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 53 | $1,591 | 5.4% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 53 | $1,072 | 8.9% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 53 | $2,017 | 23.7% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 49 | $1,259 | 3.5% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 48 | $543 | 23.8% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 39 | $1,570 | 13.3% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 37 | $925 | -7.2% |
| Other Information Services | 24 | $2,252 | 34.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 22 | $1,107 | -0.2% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 20 | $2,383 | -0.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 19 | — | 22.1% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 14 | $1,143 | 9.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 11 | $1,759 | 37.7% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 7 | $1,399 | 16.2% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 5 | — | 12.0% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 4 | $1,923 | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.