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5 thinnest healthcare supplies in South Dakota
South Dakota aide rosters can look fine until South Dakota asks what share of jobs that is.
South Dakota home health aides look full until 0.33, a third what a typical state fields.
South Dakota actually employs 4,210 home health aides, and that South Dakota count is the whole bench.
Across South Dakota, pharmacy technicians stay light, and South Dakota's share versus a typical state is 0.88.
Each occupation
1Home Health and Personal Care Aides
- Location quotient
- 0.33
- Jobs per 1,000
- 9.196
- State employment
- 4,210
2Medical Assistants
- Location quotient
- 0.56
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.925
- State employment
- 1,340
3Speech-Language Pathologists
- Location quotient
- 0.77
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.906
- State employment
- 410
4Phlebotomists
- Location quotient
- 0.77
- Jobs per 1,000
- 0.709
- State employment
- 320
5Pharmacy Technicians
- Location quotient
- 0.88
- Jobs per 1,000
- 2.681
- State employment
- 1,230
Ranked table
Swipe the table sideways. The same figures are in the blocks above.
| Rank | Occupation | Location quotient | Jobs per 1,000 | State employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Home Health and Personal Care Aides | 0.33 | 9.196 | 4,210 |
| 2 | Medical Assistants | 0.56 | 2.925 | 1,340 |
| 3 | Speech-Language Pathologists | 0.77 | 0.906 | 410 |
| 4 | Phlebotomists | 0.77 | 0.709 | 320 |
| 5 | Pharmacy Technicians | 0.88 | 2.681 | 1,230 |
Takeaways
- South Dakota aide density is 9.196 jobs in every thousand, which still leaves South Dakota thin on share.
- South Dakota medical assistants number 1,340, with a South Dakota share of 0.56, well under a typical state.
- South Dakota speech language pathologists number 410, and a South Dakota share of 0.77 is still light.
- South Dakota technician jobs number 1,230, so the South Dakota bench stays modest here.
For recruiters
- South Dakota, pair medical assistants with 2.925 jobs in every thousand before South Dakota calls it deep.
- South Dakota, remember phlebotomists number only 320, so South Dakota cannot treat them as a deep bench.
- State the Dakota wage in the Hiring Pack.
FAQ
- Are these posted wages or open jobs?
- No. The table is a government survey or a designation file.
- What should a recruiter do first?
- Follow the recruiter note on this page.
Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
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Methodology
The location quotient is the occupation's share of South Dakota jobs divided by its share of U.S. jobs. A lower figure is a thinner local supply relative to the national mix. The 5 lowest figures on the hiring-list occupations are shown. OEWS May 2025. Sorted by the lowest figure, South Dakota is 12 of 51. A row links to the South Dakota metro page with the highest public market difficulty score for that occupation when one is published, and otherwise to the occupation page on the hiring grid. An unpublished percentile or employment count is shown as unpublished rather than replaced with a zero. The wages are annual OEWS figures. They are not job listings and they are not an employer's current offer. Read the comparison beside the dollar figures: a high state wage can still sit under the national median for that occupation, and a lower state wage can still sit above it.
Sources
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