Live In South Dakota

Jobs with Real Benefits

Find jobs with real benefits—like purchasing power—when you make the move to South Dakota. We have job openings in just about every industry including specialty trades, construction, advanced manufacturing, IT and more. You'll also find plenty of communities where you can enjoy a rich, fulfilling life and a low cost of living that makes every payday a little bigger.

South Dakota is in the Midwest but our companies compete in the global marketplace, from making scoreboards and cheese to building robotic technology and conducting breakthrough medical and bioscience research. Here you'll find fulfilling careers (we've got one of the nation's best job markets) and plenty of opportunities to live the life you really want. If you're ready to start really living, instead of just working to make a living, South Dakota has what you need.

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Precision Manufacturing

South Dakota manufacturers produce a wide diversity of products, including machinery, food and beverages, fabricated metals, chemical products, computers and electronics, furniture, plastic and rubber products, wood products, transportation equipment and medical devices.
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Technology & Financial Services

South Dakota is home to several powerhouse financial service companies, including Citibank N.A., Wells Fargo & Co, TCF Bank, Meta Payment Systems, and The Bancorp. We also have several IT and high-tech companies moving to our state because South Dakota is connected. The state's telecom providers offer speeds that exceed much of the nation, often performing up to 20% faster than the average telecom provider in the United States.
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Specialty Trades- Electricians, Plumbers, Welders & Mechanics

South Dakota's economy is one of the strongest in the nation and businesses and communities are booming. This has created a high need for trained electricians, plumbers, welders, mechanics and other construction and specialty trade employees. Sound like you?
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Professional & Business Services

South Dakota's job climate is diverse when it comes to professional and business services. You'll find IT, telecommunications, direct sales, real estate, development (commercial & residential), marketing, retail, investments, accounting, and plenty of other professional and business service companies in all corners of the state.
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Engineering

Engineering technicians in South Dakota can do a variety of things including working on LED scoreboards and state-of-the-art weather balloons to building and setting up equipment in underground labs that collect experimental data.
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Ag Industry

South Dakota has a booming Ag and precision Ag industry. Sometimes called "satellite farming" or "site-specific crop management", the precision Ag concept is based on observing, measuring and responding to field and soil variability.