Table 1. Employment distribution in the United States and the Rapid City, SD, Metropolitan Area by Occupational Group, May 2008

Occupational group	U.S. employment	Percent of total U.S. employment	Rapid City, SD, employment	Percent of total Rapid City, SD, employment
Management	6,152,650	4.6	1,530	2.5
Business and financial operations	6,135,520	4.5	1,980	3.3
Computer and mathematical science	3,308,260	2.4	670	1.1
Architecture and engineering	2,521,630	1.9	730	1.2
Life, physical, and social science	1,296,840	1.0	650	1.1
Community and social services	1,861,750	1.4	920	1.5
Legal	1,003,270	0.7	250	0.4
Education, training, and library	8,451,250	6.3	3,140	5.2
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media	1,804,940	1.3	810	1.3
Healthcare practitioner and technical	7,076,800	5.2	4,090	6.8
Healthcare support	3,779,280	2.8	1,400	2.3
Food preparation and serving related	11,438,550	8.5	6,290	10.5
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance	4,429,870	3.3	2,810	4.7
Personal care and service	3,437,520	2.5	1,870	3.1
Sales and related	14,336,430	10.6	7,380	12.3
Office and administrative support	23,231,750	17.2	10,250	17.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry	438,490	0.3	170	0.3
Construction and extraction	6,548,760	4.8	4,520	7.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair	5,374,850	4.0	2,760	4.6
Production	9,919,120	7.3	2,750	4.6
Transportation and material moving	9,508,750	7.0	4,060	6.8
Total, all occupations	135,185,230	100.0	60,110	100.0

 

Last Modified Date: October 22, 2009