What are the most in demand jobs in Rapid City, SD?

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Zippia Team · Accepted Answer

While the ebbs and flows of the economy will make some jobs more fashionable than others, there will always be a large number of jobs available in essential businesses like healthcare, public safety, law enforcement, education, and food and agriculture. So we asked our data scientists at Zippia to identify what the most in demand jobs in Rapid City, SD actually are based on current job postings. Lately it seems that companies in Rapid City have a particular interest in registered nurses.

The top ten most in demand jobs in Rapid City, SD are:

What's the most in demand job on the market in Rapid City? Turns out the most in demand job in Rapid City is registered nurse with 886 current open positions. It's not a software engineer or data scientist to our surprise.

How we determined the most in demand jobs in Rapid City

Using the Zippia database of several million active job postings, we were able to identify the job titles with the most postings in Rapid City.

We ordered them from the most to least with the job title having the largest number of active job postings being the most in demand jobs.

It's important to note that the data team did normalize the job titles. So, for example, "Accountant I" and "Accountant" would be normalized to "Accountant". Or "High School Teacher" and "High School English Teacher" would match to "High School Teacher".

Detailed List Of The Most In Demand Jobs In Rapid City, SD

Rank	Job Title	Open Jobs	Average Salary
1	Registered Nurse	886	$51,704
2	Sales Associate	339	$29,831
3	Customer Service Representative	183	$26,584
4	Licensed Practical Nurse	174	$42,908
5	Assistant Manager	173	$30,008
6	Life Insurance Agent	172	$83,001
7	Server	165	$18,425
8	Store Manager	138	$43,901
9	Shift Supervisor	134	$35,356
10	Physician	133	$226,125
11	Delivery Driver	125	$39,877
12	Shift Leader	116	$22,026
13	Customer Service Associate	97	$22,374
14	Physical Therapist	97	$59,312
15	Registered Nurse Med/Surg	97	$74,996
16	Barista	95	$24,616
17	General Manager	88	$79,394
18	Housekeeper	88	$20,913
19	Cook	86	$23,772
20	Food Service Worker	85	$21,388
21	Patient Care Advocate	85	$29,547
22	Restaurant Manager	83	$49,116
23	Cashier	82	$21,155
24	Assistant Store Manager	81	$36,774
25	Associate	80	$44,474
26	Retail Merchandiser	76	$30,627
27	Customer Care Associate	75	$30,151
28	Health Insurance Agent	69	$64,867
29	Registered Health Nurse	69	$49,402
30	Clinic Registered Nurse	68	$59,718
31	Line Cook	68	$23,525
32	Laboratory Assistant	65	$25,836
33	Occupational Therapist	64	$58,662
34	Teacher	64	$35,004
35	Bartender	62	$17,656
36	Sales Consultant	62	$62,144
37	Pharmacist Technician	61	$29,095
38	Outfitter	60	$30,776
39	Registered Nurse In Pacu	60	$86,863
40	Speech Language Pathologist	59	$55,110
41	Medical Assistant	58	$28,067
42	Operations Associate	58	$40,388
43	Registered Nurse PRN	55	$68,319
44	Certified Nursing Assistant	54	$26,215
45	Technician	54	$32,921
46	Hospital Unit Coordinator	53	$30,879
47	Prep Cook	53	$21,781
48	Restaurant Associate	51	$20,378
49	Sales Leader	51	$66,965
50	Assistant Restaurant Manager	50	$44,552
51	Patient Access Representative	50	$29,307
52	CDL Driver	49	$52,557
53	Maintenance Technician	49	$37,704
54	Registered Nurse In The ICU	49	$82,452
55	Crew Member	47	$27,789
56	Retail Sales Consultant	47	$49,598
57	Customer Care Advocate	46	$27,703
58	Practical Nurse	46	$61,601
59	Surgical Technician	46	$45,603
60	Event Specialist	45	$32,499
61	Family Practice Physician	44	$191,725
62	Respiratory Therapist	43	$49,467
63	Associate Retailer	42	$29,374
64	Clinical Research Nurse	41	$41,474
65	Provider	41	$84,386
66	Clinical Medical Assistant	40	$28,234
67	Registered Nurse Case Manager	40	$52,020
68	Certified Medical Assistant/Certified Nurse Assistant	39	$23,920
69	Intensive Care Unit Nurse	39	$79,610
70	Medical Laboratory Technician	39	$49,955
71	Psychiatric Technician	39	$28,016
72	Baker	38	$27,720
73	Cab Driver	38	$44,510
74	Customer Engagement Specialist	38	$35,744
75	Radiologic Technician	38	$44,218
76	Company Driver	37	$58,883
77	Forestry Technician	37	$35,680
78	Hair Stylist	37	$35,816
79	In-Stock Associate	37	$24,532
80	Owner/Operator	37	$229,631
81	Key Holder	35	$30,095
82	Account Executive	34	$42,207
83	Family Medicine Physician	34	$187,351
84	Finance Advisor	34	$54,785
85	Security Officer	33	$30,289
86	Student Internship	33	$28,589
87	Certified Pharmacist Technician	32	$30,244
88	Manager	32	$77,272
89	Occupational Therapy Assistant	32	$44,183
90	Physician Assistant	30	$81,121
91	Service Technician	30	$33,387
92	Beauty Consultant	29	$34,738
93	Pet Groomer	29	$24,996
94	Assistant Manager Of Operations	28	$49,074
95	Hospitalist Physician	28	$224,606
96	Host/Hostess	28	$20,861
97	Internal Medicine Physician	28	$256,390
98	Pharmacist	28	$101,773
99	Progressive Care Nurse	28	$50,643
100	Dietary Aide	27	$21,877