Total licensed trades on the South Dakota register, by trade and place. Nightly.
South Dakota carries 2,677 licensed skilled-trades workers on its state register as of 2026-08-09, 291.2 per 100,000 residents.
The South Dakota register records location by place. Counts below are the twelve largest.
| Place | Licensed trades |
|---|---|
| Sioux Falls | 557 |
| Rapid City | 241 |
| Mitchell | 106 |
| Watertown | 78 |
| Sioux City | 62 |
| Pierre | 49 |
| Brandon | 45 |
| Spearfish | 42 |
| Aberdeen | 41 |
| Brookings | 38 |
| Box Elder | 30 |
| Belle Fourche | 28 |
New licenses, ladder upgrades, classification changes and lapses, by market and credential tier. Read the quarterly free, or license the underlying data.