South Dakota·Management Occupations·SOC 11-9199

Best Manager, All Other programs in South Dakota, ranked by enrollment

All managers not listed.

18 schools in South Dakota run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,739 people a year. The job pays a median of $119,470 in South Dakota across about 570 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledSite ManagerWind Site ManagerCompliance ManagerWind Plant ManagerCompliance DirectorDevelopment ManagerDevelopment DirectorEnvironmental Manager
Graduates / yr
1,739
in South Dakota
Median pay · South Dakota
$119,470
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
570
people employed
Schools
18
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
48%
across those schools
Median net price
$22,086
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in South Dakota that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.02
Business Administration
947graduates / yr
14 schools · 5 specializations · 54.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,506
Psychology
CIP 42.01
Psychology
245graduates / yr
8 schools · 1 specialization · 14.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,426
Psychology
CIP 42.28
Clinical
93graduates / yr
3 schools · 2 specializations · 5.3% of pipeline
Grad earnings $33,805
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.01
Business/Commerce
78graduates / yr
2 schools · 1 specialization · 4.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $44,700
Social Sciences
CIP 45.10
Political Science and Government
62graduates / yr
5 schools · 2 specializations · 3.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,631
History
CIP 54.01
History
50graduates / yr
8 schools · 1 specialization · 2.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $31,217
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.07
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
49graduates / yr
7 schools · 2 specializations · 2.8% of pipeline
Grad earnings $43,803
Social Sciences
CIP 45.11
Sociology
44graduates / yr
6 schools · 1 specialization · 2.5% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,099
Social Sciences
CIP 45.06
Economics
37graduates / yr
3 schools · 2 specializations · 2.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $51,725
Public Administration And Social Service Professions
CIP 44.04
Public Administration
30graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 1.7% of pipeline
Grad earnings $45,374
Social Sciences
CIP 45.02
Anthropology
27graduates / yr
2 schools · 3 specializations · 1.6% of pipeline
Grad earnings $27,806
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.03
Homeland Security
22graduates / yr
1 schools · 2 specializations · 1.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $46,281
Social Sciences
CIP 45.01
Social Sciences
20graduates / yr
3 schools · 1 specialization · 1.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $35,590
Social Sciences
CIP 45.04
Criminology
15graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.9% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,366
Social Sciences
CIP 45.07
Geography and Cartography
7graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.4% of pipeline
Grad earnings $38,944
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
CIP 52.09
Hospitality Administration/Management
3graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.2% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,218
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
CIP 09.07
Radio
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $29,112
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.51
Philosophy
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services
CIP 43.01
Criminal Justice and Corrections
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $37,408
Visual And Performing Arts
CIP 50.10
Arts
2graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $28,050
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
CIP 30.46
History and Political Science
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings
Psychology
CIP 42.27
Research and Experimental Psychology
1graduates / yr
1 schools · 1 specialization · 0.1% of pipeline
Grad earnings $34,454

33 programs in South Dakota that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in South Dakota (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own South Dakota page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1834
48.0%
14$43,506$25,000
2245
14.1%
8$31,426$25,250
391
5.2%
3$33,805$27,000
478
4.5%
2$44,700$24,000
555
3.2%
5$35,631$23,538
655
3.2%
4$43,506$25,000
750
2.9%
8$31,217$24,000
847
2.7%
3$43,506$25,000
944
2.5%
6$34,099$25,000
1043
2.5%
7$43,803$23,374
1135
2.0%
3$51,725$22,907
1230
1.7%
1$45,374$26,000
1320
1.2%
3$35,590$24,095
1417
1.0%
2$27,806$23,000
1516
0.9%
1$46,281$23,250
1615
0.9%
1$37,366$25,000
179
0.5%
1$27,806$23,000
188
0.5%
1$43,506$25,000
197
0.4%
1$38,944$22,762
207
0.4%
1$35,631$23,538
216
0.3%
1$46,281$23,250
226
0.3%
1$43,803$23,374
233
0.2%
1$43,506$25,000
243
0.2%
1$34,218$23,364
252
0.1%
1$29,112$23,836
262
0.1%
1
272
0.1%
1$33,805$27,000
282
0.1%
1$37,408$24,069
292
0.1%
1$51,725$22,907
302
0.1%
1$28,050$25,468
311
0.1%
1
321
0.1%
1$34,454$21,878
331
0.1%
1$27,806$23,000

Top 18 schools in South Dakota

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 11 of the 18 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD Public · 17 feeder programs
415Business Administration and Management, General$47,10760%99%
2South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD Public · 11 feeder programs
215Psychology, General$35,42562%98%
3California Intercontinental University
Sioux Falls, SD Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
183Business Administration and Management, General
4University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD Private not-for-profit · 9 feeder programs
173Business Administration and Management, General$44,30163%$19,43983%
5Black Hills State University
Spearfish, SD Public · 9 feeder programs
149Business Administration and Management, General$45,68243%96%
6National American University - Rapid City
Rapid City, SD Private for-profit · 3 feeder programs
117Business Administration and Management, General$48,8270%$22,086
7Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD Private not-for-profit · 6 feeder programs
81Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management48%$17,60873%
8Southeast Technical College
Sioux Falls, SD Public · 2 feeder programs
79Business/Commerce, General$37,38359%
9Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD Private not-for-profit · 8 feeder programs
70Psychology, General$39,09873%$23,01168%
10Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD Public · 7 feeder programs
55Business Administration and Management, General$43,66749%93%
11Mount Marty University
Yankton, SD Private not-for-profit · 4 feeder programs
45Business Administration and Management, General$39,62552%$22,97243%
12Dakota State University
Madison, SD Public · 1 feeder programs
41Business Administration and Management, General$44,74851%88%
13Mitchell Technical College
Mitchell, SD Public · 3 feeder programs
33Business Administration and Management, General76%
14Oglala Lakota College
Kyle, SD Public · 1 feeder programs
32Business Administration and Management, General9%
15Kairos University
Sioux Falls, SD Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs
24Organizational Leadership85%
16Western Dakota Technical College
Rapid City, SD Public · 2 feeder programs
11Business Administration and Management, General$24,50354%
17Sisseton Wahpeton College
Sisseton, SD Public · 1 feeder programs
8Business Administration and Management, General21%
18South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD Public · 1 feeder programs
8Science/Technology Management53%80%

All 18 schools in South Dakota

Every school in South Dakota with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in South Dakota that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
University of South DakotaVermillionPublic41517
South Dakota State UniversityBrookingsPublic21511
California Intercontinental UniversitySioux FallsPrivate for-profit1831
University of Sioux FallsSioux FallsPrivate not-for-profit1739
Black Hills State UniversitySpearfishPublic1499
National American University - Rapid CityRapid CityPrivate for-profit1173
Dakota Wesleyan UniversityMitchellPrivate not-for-profit816
Southeast Technical CollegeSioux FallsPublic792
Augustana UniversitySioux FallsPrivate not-for-profit708
Northern State UniversityAberdeenPublic557
Mount Marty UniversityYanktonPrivate not-for-profit454
Dakota State UniversityMadisonPublic411
Mitchell Technical CollegeMitchellPublic333
Oglala Lakota CollegeKylePublic321
Kairos UniversitySioux FallsPrivate not-for-profit242

What managers, all other earn in South Dakota

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in South Dakota
$119,470
Mean annual
$122,010
Jobs in state
570
What the range looks like
10th pct$62,240Median$119,47090th pct$172,930
Versus the national median
-15.8%

U.S. median $141,900. South Dakota pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.31×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD-MN
$128,720median
190 jobs
Rapid City, SD
$109,350median
90 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+4.5%
About as fast as average
Openings per year
106,700
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
59,800
1,333,700 → 1,393,500
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Managers, All Other page.

How to become a Manager, All Other

Job zone 4 of 5 · SVP 7.0 to < 8.0
Typical entry education
Bachelor's degree
Work experience needed
Less than 5 years

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.

Top skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingSpeakingActive ListeningWritingMonitoring

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in South Dakota

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 25 majors mapped to Managers, All Other23 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 03.0204Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
  • 09.0702Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • 11.1005Information Technology Project Management
  • 25.0101Library and Information Science
  • 25.0103Archives/Archival Administration
  • 30.0601Systems Science and Theory
  • 30.1202Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis
  • 30.3901Economics and Computer Science
  • 30.4001Economics and Foreign Language/Literature
  • 30.4201Geoarcheaology
  • 30.4501History and Language/Literature(no graduates reported)
  • 30.4601History and Political Science
  • 30.4701Linguistics and Anthropology
  • 30.5101Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
  • 30.5201Digital Humanities and Textual Studies, General
  • 30.5202Digital Humanities
  • 30.5203Textual Studies(no graduates reported)
  • 39.0801Religious Institution Administration and Management
  • 42.0101Psychology, General
  • 42.2701Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics
  • 42.2702Comparative Psychology
  • 42.2703Developmental and Child Psychology
  • 42.2704Experimental Psychology
  • 42.2705Personality Psychology
  • 42.2706Behavioral Neuroscience

Common questions

Answers for people weighing managers, all other programs in South Dakota.

What degree do you need to become a Manager, All Other?+

Bachelor's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Business Administration and Management, General, which awarded 834 degrees in South Dakota in 2024-25, 48.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Manager, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 33 programs to this occupation. The largest are Business Administration, Psychology, Clinical, Business/Commerce, plus 18 more. Together they graduate about 1,739 people a year in South Dakota.

How much do managers, all other earn in South Dakota?+

The median is $119,470 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 15.8% below the U.S. median of $141,900. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for managers, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +4.5% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 106,700 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in South Dakota?+

18 institutions in South Dakota reported graduates from at least one of the 33 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do managers, all other work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Site Manager, Wind Site Manager, Compliance Manager, Wind Plant Manager, Compliance Director, Development Manager among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 11-9199.

About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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