Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in South Dakota

Want to work in South Dakota as a Clinical, Counseling, or School Psychologist? Read this first!

You’re in luck! Jobs for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in South Dakota are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in South Dakota is growing faster than average.

• Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in South Dakota earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Work in South Dakota?

270 people worked as Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in 2018 in this state.

There were 220 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,080 Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists working in it, which means South Dakota has fewer Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists than average.

Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists in this state are growing at a rate of 11.4% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 14.2%.

South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 30 annual Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists job openings in South Dakota, and 390 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,100 annual jobs and 168,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Make in South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists ranged from $54,080 to $102,080 with $68,780 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $26 to $49.08. The median hourly rate was $33.07.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $34.63 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.56.

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

Top South Dakota Metros for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Rapid City, SD	90	$78,970
Sioux Falls, SD	80	$69,600

Top States for Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists Employment

View the list below to see where most Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	17,310	$100,850
New York	11,370	$88,710
Texas	6,680	$66,070
Illinois	4,700	$71,340
Pennsylvania	4,440	$74,930
Massachusetts	4,050	$79,810
Ohio	3,950	$72,930
Florida	3,950	$69,650
New Jersey	3,760	$85,160
Minnesota	3,220	$84,630
Wisconsin	3,060	$77,090
North Carolina	3,030	$62,470
Virginia	2,680	$73,930
Colorado	2,670	$84,410
Arizona	2,530	$61,500
Michigan	2,430	$75,340
Washington	2,330	$71,670
Georgia	2,100	$71,200
Maryland	2,090	$78,980
Tennessee	1,800	$64,330

Below are the states where Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$100,850
Oregon	$89,150
Connecticut	$88,890
New York	$88,710
Rhode Island	$86,370
New Jersey	$85,160
District of Columbia	$84,780
Alaska	$84,740
Minnesota	$84,630
Colorado	$84,410

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By BruceBlaus under License

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