Rapid City Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 69,242 | 425,816 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 35,900, 51.85%, see rank | 52.48% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 10,663, 29.70%, see rank | 32.38% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 5,645, 15.72%, see rank | 12.76% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 6,531, 18.19%, see rank | 16.39% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 426, 1.19%, see rank | 3.07% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 4,607, 12.83%, see rank | 10.12% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 5,586, 15.56%, see rank | 18.81% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 33,342, 48.15%, see rank | 47.52% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 12,279, 36.83%, see rank | 37.94% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,798, 23.39%, see rank | 22.37% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 11,628, 34.87%, see rank | 32.85% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 126, 0.38%, see rank | 0.52% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 90, 0.27%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,268, 3.80%, see rank | 5.69% | 5.65% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 69,242, 100% | 425,816 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 3,038, 4.39%, see rank | 7.12% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 5,351, 7.73%, see rank | 6.49% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 3,837, 5.54%, see rank | 9.66% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,903, 2.75%, see rank | 2.96% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 8,290, 11.97%, see rank | 11.36% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,815, 4.07%, see rank | 4.13% | 4.93% |
| Information | 1,291, 1.86%, see rank | 1.74% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,509, 6.51%, see rank | 7.35% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 5,384, 7.78%, see rank | 5.89% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 16,174, 23.36%, see rank | 24.27% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,218, 13.31%, see rank | 9.34% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 4,539, 6.56%, see rank | 5.21% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 2,893, 4.18%, see rank | 4.48% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 62,927 | 416,687 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 32,269, 51.28%, see rank | 52.10% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 9,847, 30.52%, see rank | 32.34% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 5,001, 15.50%, see rank | 12.68% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 5,835, 18.08%, see rank | 16.42% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 295, 0.91%, see rank | 3.15% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,954, 12.25%, see rank | 10.40% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,968, 15.40%, see rank | 18.53% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 30,658, 48.72%, see rank | 47.90% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 11,307, 36.88%, see rank | 37.24% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,769, 22.08%, see rank | 22.54% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,764, 35.11%, see rank | 32.68% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 26, 0.08%, see rank | 0.50% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 156, 0.51%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,502, 4.90%, see rank | 6.38% | 5.77% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 62,927, 100% | 416,687 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,981, 3.15%, see rank | 6.94% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 4,770, 7.58%, see rank | 6.52% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 3,983, 6.33%, see rank | 9.88% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,892, 3.01%, see rank | 2.83% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 7,955, 12.64%, see rank | 11.50% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,917, 4.64%, see rank | 4.26% | 5.00% |
| Information | 1,483, 2.36%, see rank | 1.82% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,189, 6.66%, see rank | 7.33% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 5,100, 8.10%, see rank | 5.91% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 14,554, 23.13%, see rank | 24.17% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 7,753, 12.32%, see rank | 9.17% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 3,816, 6.06%, see rank | 5.27% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 2,534, 4.03%, see rank | 4.42% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 61,398 | 410,156 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 31,650, 51.55%, see rank | 52.03% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 9,550, 30.17%, see rank | 32.45% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 4,521, 14.28%, see rank | 11.49% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 5,609, 17.72%, see rank | 16.67% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 378, 1.19%, see rank | 3.38% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,994, 12.62%, see rank | 10.22% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 5,031, 15.90%, see rank | 19.22% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 29,748, 48.45%, see rank | 47.97% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 11,124, 37.39%, see rank | 36.57% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,263, 21.05%, see rank | 22.07% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,607, 35.66%, see rank | 33.78% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 41, 0.14%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 157, 0.53%, see rank | 0.39% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,474, 4.95%, see rank | 6.37% | 6.07% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 61,398, 100% | 410,156 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 2,064, 3.36%, see rank | 7.28% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 5,006, 8.15%, see rank | 6.50% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 4,174, 6.80%, see rank | 10.04% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,579, 2.57%, see rank | 2.83% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 7,977, 12.99%, see rank | 11.69% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,685, 4.37%, see rank | 4.19% | 5.07% |
| Information | 1,527, 2.49%, see rank | 1.94% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,071, 6.63%, see rank | 7.94% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 4,948, 8.06%, see rank | 5.88% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 13,952, 22.72%, see rank | 23.48% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 6,994, 11.39%, see rank | 8.81% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 3,314, 5.40%, see rank | 4.98% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,107, 5.06%, see rank | 4.45% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 60,674 | 411,984 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 31,361, 51.69%, see rank | 52.17% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 9,059, 28.89%, see rank | 31.59% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 4,400, 14.03%, see rank | 11.63% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 5,538, 17.66%, see rank | 16.85% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 414, 1.32%, see rank | 3.23% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 7,116, 22.69%, see rank | 17.26% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,834, 15.41%, see rank | 19.44% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 29,313, 48.31%, see rank | 47.83% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 10,731, 36.61%, see rank | 35.74% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,300, 21.49%, see rank | 21.95% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,641, 36.30%, see rank | 34.54% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 22, 0.08%, see rank | 0.56% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 182, 0.62%, see rank | 0.65% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,437, 4.90%, see rank | 6.57% | 6.09% |
1 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Rapid City Area | South Dakota | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 60,674, 100% | 411,984 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 2,012, 3.32%, see rank | 7.19% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 5,530, 9.11%, see rank | 6.86% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 3,962, 6.53%, see rank | 10.10% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,697, 2.80%, see rank | 2.97% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 8,347, 13.76%, see rank | 11.84% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,447, 4.03%, see rank | 4.25% | 5.08% |
| Information | 1,546, 2.55%, see rank | 2.02% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,109, 6.77%, see rank | 7.88% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 4,498, 7.41%, see rank | 5.74% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 13,426, 22.13%, see rank | 22.90% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 6,627, 10.92%, see rank | 8.83% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 3,258, 5.37%, see rank | 4.88% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,215, 5.30%, see rank | 4.55% | 4.84% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.