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This healthcare profession provides direct patient care and is one of South Dakota's most in-demand occupations.
What is a Registered Nurse?
Which career often earns more in South Dakota: Teacher or Dental Hygienist?
What is a Dental Hygienist?
This career joins metal pieces together using heat and specialized equipment.
What is a Welder?
This pathway usually allows students to earn money while training.
What is an Apprenticeship?
Name one industry that is important to South Dakota's economy.
Healthcare, Agriculture, Construction, Manufacturing, Tourism, Transportation
This skilled trade installs and repairs electrical systems in homes and businesses.
What is an Electrician?
True or False: Every high-paying career requires a four-year college degree.
What is False?
This trade works with pipes, water systems, and drainage systems.
What is a Plumber?
Technical colleges often prepare students for careers in healthcare, manufacturing, and these occupations.
What are Skilled Trades?
Which South Dakota industry relies heavily on diesel technicians?
What is Agriculture?
This occupation works with tractors, semis, and heavy equipment using both tools and computers.
What is a Diesel Technician?
Name the technology career on today's list that often earns over $100,000.
What is a Software Developer?
This type of program allows students to earn a paycheck while learning a trade.
What is an Apprenticeship?
This option usually takes between one and two years and focuses on specific job skills.
What is a Technical Diploma or Associate Degree?
True or False: South Dakota employers are experiencing worker shortages in many occupations.
What is True?
This occupation takes X-rays and diagnostic images for doctors.
What is a Radiologic Technologist (X-Ray Tech)?
This construction career often earns six figures while overseeing budgets, schedules, and workers.
What is a Construction Manager?
Name two benefits of pursuing a skilled trade after high school.
Earn while learning; Less student debt; High demand; Strong wages; and Job security
Which career pathway would most likely involve a bachelor's degree: Teacher, Welder, or Electrician?
What is Teacher?
Name one reason employers value soft skills.
Communication, Teamwork, Reliability, Problem Solving
This career helps people recover from injuries and regain movement.
What is a Physical Therapist?
Many people are surprised that this healthcare career commonly requires only a two-year degree and still pays very well.
What is a Dental Hygienist?
Many construction managers started in this type of career before moving into leadership.
What are the Skilled Trades?
Name three pathways students can take after high school.
Four-year college, Technical college, Apprenticeship, Military
Besides pay, name one thing students should consider when choosing a career.
Interests, Skills, Work environment, Benefits, Work-life balance, Advancement opportunities