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Numbers of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations in South Dakota

Occupation group

Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations
Year Number
2004 1,500
2005 1,180
2006 1,360
2007 1,370
2008 1,250
2009 1,240
2010 1,180
2011 1,240
2012 1,400
2013 1,360
2014 1,350
2015 1,140
2016 1,260
2017 1,510
2018 1,350
2019 1,340

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
Year Number
2004 40
2005 40
2006 40
2007 50
2008 40
2009 40
2010 30
2011 80
2012 70
2013 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 60

Agricultural Inspectors
Year Number
2004 110
2006 100
2007 50
2009 90
2011 30
2012 40
2013 60
2014 50
2017 170

Animal Breeders
Year Number
2014 0
2015 0
2017 60
2018 70
2019 60

Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products
Year Number
2004 660
2005 620
2006 560
2007 440
2008 400
2009 450
2010 450
2011 430
2012 430
2013 430
2014 460
2015 460
2016 430
2017 420
2018 350
2019 330

Agricultural Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 0
2010 50
2011 0
2012 90
2013 140
2014 110
2015 0
2016 0
2017 0
2018 90

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse
Year Number
2004 270
2005 160
2006 120
2007 170
2008 140
2009 170
2010 130
2011 140
2012 110
2013 150
2014 130
2015 110
2016 90
2017 70
2018 80
2019 100

Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals
Year Number
2004 250
2005 100
2006 100
2007 110
2008 110
2009 100
2010 90
2011 100
2012 120
2013 90
2014 100
2015 80
2016 80
2017 60
2018 130
2019 180

Forest and Conservation Workers
Year Number
2004 120
2005 210
2006 370
2007 480
2008 490
2009 320
2010 360
2011 390
2012 470
2013 430
2014 450
2015 440
2016 610
2017 610
2018 580
2019 540

Logging Equipment Operators
Year Number
2004 50
2005 50
2006 70
2007 70
2008 70
2009 70
2010 70
2011 70
2012 70
2013 60
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 60
2018 50
2019 70

Log Graders and Scalers
Year Number
2017 60