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Sewing Machine Operators in South Dakota

Want to work in South Dakota as a Sewing Machine Operator? Read this first!

-3% Jobs Projection
$27,120 Median Salary
30 Job Openings

While jobs for Sewing Machine Operators in South Dakota are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Sewing Machine Operators in South Dakota is expected to decrease.

  • Sewing Machine Operators in South Dakota earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Sewing Machine Operators Work in South Dakota?

250 people worked as Sewing Machine Operators in 2018 in this state.

There were 270 Sewing Machine Operators employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,410 Sewing Machine Operators working in it, which means South Dakota has fewer Sewing Machine Operators than average.

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Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Sewing Machine Operators in this state are declining at a rate of 3.1% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

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South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 30 annual Sewing Machine Operators job openings in South Dakota, and 310 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,300 annual jobs and 128,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Sewing Machine Operators Make in South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Sewing Machine Operators ranged from $20,620 to $33,630 with $27,120 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.91 to $16.17. The median hourly rate was $13.04.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.67 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.37.

The median salary in South Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Dakota Metros for Sewing Machine Operators

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Sewing Machine Operators.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Sioux Falls, SD 70 $29,010

Top States for Sewing Machine Operators Employment

View the list below to see where most Sewing Machine Operators work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 25,330 $24,750
Texas 10,410 $22,870
New York 10,410 $25,920
North Carolina 8,930 $25,890
Georgia 5,990 $23,730
Florida 5,930 $25,110
Pennsylvania 4,410 $25,020
Mississippi 4,140 $26,870
Illinois 3,710 $27,690
Tennessee 3,700 $23,430
New Jersey 3,690 $22,240
Ohio 3,670 $24,580
Missouri 3,280 $23,030
Indiana 3,210 $27,300
Kentucky 3,120 $21,790
Alabama 2,840 $23,450
Wisconsin 2,740 $27,930
Virginia 2,600 $24,420
Massachusetts 2,550 $29,860
Washington 2,530 $30,660

Below are the states where Sewing Machine Operators get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $39,810
District of Columbia $35,150
Connecticut $33,580
Washington $30,660
Massachusetts $29,860
New Hampshire $29,560
Nevada $28,660
Minnesota $28,610
Maine $28,520
Rhode Island $28,470

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