Sioux Falls Jobs

Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Minnehaha County. The 2007 city population is 150,000. As of the Census Bureau's July 1, 2006 population estimates, Sioux Falls ranks as the 166th largest U.S. city by population. Sioux Falls is the primary city of a metropolitan area of 223,000. Chartered in 1856 on the banks of the Big Sioux River, the city is situated on the prairie of the Great Plains at the junction of I-90 and I-29. Sioux Falls is a regional center of urban and rural interaction.

Originally centered on quarrying and agriculturally-based industries, the economy of Sioux Falls has become greatly diversified and more service-based over the last half-century, making the city an important location for financial services, health care, and retail trade. Finance Partially due to the lack of a state corporate income tax, Sioux Falls is the home of a number of financial companies. The largest employer among these, and fourth largest employer overall, is Citigroup. Other important financial service companies located here include Great Western Bank, Total Card Inc., BankFirst, Capital Card Services, HSBC, PREMIER Bankcard, and Wells Fargo. Health Care Sioux Falls is a major regional health care center. There are 4 major hospitals in Sioux Falls: Sanford Health, the largest employer in the city, Avera McKennan Hospital, the second largest employer, as well as the South Dakota Veterans Hospital, and the Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is also the site of...more

Among the most common occupations in Sioux Falls are Management, professional, and related occupations, 31%; Sales and office occupations, 30%; and Service occupations, 15%. Approximately 81 percent of workers in Sioux Falls, South Dakota work for companies, 9 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Sioux Falls, South Dakota are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 21%; Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing, 15%; and Retail trade, 11%. Simply Hired's Sioux Falls job listings indicate that the following industries in Sioux Falls are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Sioux Falls, South Dakota is $33,272, and the median income of households in Sioux Falls was $44,341.

According to our Sioux Falls Trends data, the number of Sioux Falls, South Dakota jobs has increased by 7% since October 2011.

Population of Sioux Falls Total population 132,358 Male 49.22% Female 50.78% Median age 34.4     Sioux Falls Housing Owner-occupied homes 62.9% Median cost of a home $130,600 Median mortgage payment $800 Renter-occupied homes 37.1% Vacant housing 5.1% Median monthly rent $620     Average Income Median for all workers $26,550 Median for all male full-time $38,232 Median for all female full-time $28,311     Household Income Less than $10,000 7% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 11% $100,000 to $149,999 8% $150,000 to $199,999 2% $200,000 or more 3%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7% High school graduate 29% Some college, no degree 22% Associate's degree 10% Bachelor's degree 21% Graduate degree 9%     Marital Status Never married 30% Currently married 53% Separated 1% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 92% Black or African American 3% Asian 2% Other 4%     Sioux Falls Commute Carpool 8.7% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 15 minutes