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Nursing (includes Registered Nurse {RN} and Licensed Practical Nurse {LPN})

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South Dakota Occupational Outlook and Wages

Occupation

Workers 2006
(Total)

Workers 2016
(Total)
Average
(Total)
Percentile Annual Wage (Total Average Mean)
Annual Wage 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th

LPN
RN

2,105
9,705

2,390
12,440

$32,200
$50,400

$26,300
$37,100

$28,600
$43,300

$32,200
$50,400

$36,900
$60,200

$40,300
$68,100

Workplace Examples

The top five South Dakota industries in which you can find employment:

  1. General Medical and Surgical Hospitals.
  2. Offices of physicians.
  3. Nursing Care Facilities.
  4. Federal/State Government.
  5. Home Health Care.

Source: Labor Market Information Center, SD Department of Labor, February 2010.

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