Occupations in the Sterling Township, Brookings County, South Dakota (Township)

Occupations#1

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Brookings County and the Sterling Township
Sterling Township
Brookings County
0%10%20%30%CountSales and RelatedEngineering1Food ServiceRepair2Material MovingAdministrativeTransportationManagementBusiness3Computers & MathScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Entertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFacilitiesPersonal CareFarming7Construction8Production31.205674%9.260539%31.205674%31.2%8825.886525%3.535166%25.886525%25.9%7320.212766%6.660996%20.212766%20.2%578.510638%3.439477%8.510638%8.5%245.319149%2.493222%5.319149%5.3%154.609929%12.636223%4.609929%4.6%134.255319%2.440062%4.255319%4.3%120.000000%0.000000%0.0%10.653341%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.163043%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.818085%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.184892%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.334326%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.148849%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.436553%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%1.871246%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.046675%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.994099%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.205571%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.425283%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%0.621977%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.158312%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%3.896656%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%2.902557%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%4.609005%00.000000%0.000000%0.0%9.063846%0
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Engineering and architecture 2Installation, maintenance, and repair 3Business and finance 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Construction and extraction

Relative Occupations#2

Percentage more or less common in the Sterling Township than in Brookings County, among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Brookings County and the Sterling Township
Less Common
More Common
0%200%400%600%%ref.Engineering1Sales and RelatedFood ServiceRepair2Material MovingTransportationAdministrativeManagementBusiness3Computers & MathScienceSocial ServiceLegalEducation4Entertainment5Healthcare6Health TechniciansHealthcare SupportFire FightingLaw EnforcementFacilitiesPersonal CareFarming7Construction8Production632.257772%632.257772%632.3%25.887%25.9%3.535%3.54%236.974701%236.974701%237.0%31.206%31.2%9.261%9.26%203.449593%203.449593%203.4%20.213%20.2%6.661%6.66%147.439903%147.439903%147.4%8.511%8.51%3.439%3.44%113.344372%113.344372%113.3%5.319%5.32%2.493%2.49%74.393918%74.393918%74.4%4.255%4.26%2.440%2.44%-63.518142%-63.518142%63.5%4.610%4.61%12.636%12.6%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%10.653%10.7%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.163%3.16%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.818%1.82%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.185%2.18%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.334%1.33%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.149%0.15%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%8.437%8.44%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%1.871%1.87%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.047%2.05%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.994%0.99%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.206%3.21%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.425%0.43%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%0.622%0.62%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.158%2.16%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%3.897%3.90%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%2.903%2.90%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%4.609%4.61%-100.000000%-100.000000%100.0%0.000%0%9.064%9.06%
% percentage of occupation in the Sterling Township
ref. percentage of occupation in Brookings County
1Engineering and architecture 2Installation, maintenance, and repair 3Business and finance 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Construction and extraction

Sex Ratio by Occupation#3

Sex ratio by occupation among the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Brookings County and the Sterling Township
Female Male
Brookings County
Sterling Township
2x1x0x1x2xFMEngineering1All Occupations-1.000000x-1.000000x-1.000000x1.085714x3.523810x1.085714x1.09x3538-2.168539x-1.000000x-2.168539x2.17x1.000000x1.173677x1.000000x19389
F number of females employed in given occupation
M number of males employed in given occupation
1Engineering and architecture

Part Timers by Occupation#4

Part time and seasonal workers as a percentage of total workforce within an occupation.
Scope: population of Brookings County and the Sterling Township
Sterling Township
Brookings County
0%50%100%PartFullFood ServiceTransportationAll OccupationsSales and RelatedEngineering1AdministrativeRepair2Material Moving100.000000%79.808460%100.000000%100.0%570100.000000%34.204793%100.000000%100.0%12035.460993%41.055765%35.460993%35.5%10018235.227273%43.226177%35.227273%35.2%31570.000000%0.000000%0.0%16.090226%0730.000000%0.000000%0.0%43.962979%0130.000000%0.000000%0.0%28.438949%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%63.326226%015
Part number of part time workers employed in given occupation
Full number of full time workers employed in given occupation
1Engineering and architecture 2Installation, maintenance, and repair 3Business and finance 4Education, training, and library 5Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 6Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 7Farming, fishing, and forestry 8Construction and extraction

Median Income by Occupation#5

For the full-time year-round civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of Brookings County and the Sterling Township
Sterling Township
Brookings County
$0k$10k$20k$30k$40k%CountAll Occupations$43,750.000000$41,128.000000$43,750.000000$43.8k100.000%100%282
% percent of the workforce employed in given occupation
Count number of people employed in given occupation
1Business and finance 2Engineering and architecture 3Education, training, and library 4Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media 5Health diagnosing and treating practitioners 6Farming, fishing, and forestry 7Construction and extraction 8Installation, maintenance, and repair

Occupations by County Subdivision in the Brookings Area

There are 32 county subdivisions in the Brookings Area. This section compares the Sterling Township to all of the county subdivisions in the Brookings Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Sterling Township.

Management Occupations by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of the Sterling Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Brookings Area, and entities that contain the Sterling Township
0%20%40%60%Count#Oakwood TownshipOakwoodBangor TownshipBangorWinsor TownshipWinsorVolga TownshipVolgaParnell TownshipParnellTrenton TownshipTrentonLake Hendricks TownshipLk HendricksArgo TownshipOak Lake TownshipOak LkPreston TownshipPrestonEureka TownshipEurekaAlton TownshipAlton958700Tract 958700Aurora TownshipAuroraAfton TownshipAftonRichland TownshipRichlandSouth DakotaVolgaElktonBrookings Metro AreaBrookingsBrookings CountyBrookingsWest North CentralSherman TownshipShermanUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestWhiteBrookingsTown of AuroraAuroraBruceLaketon TownshipLaketonLake Sinai TownshipLk SinaiMedary TownshipMedaryTown of SinaiSterling TownshipSterlingBrookings TownshipBrookingsOslo TownshipElkton TownshipElktonTown of BushnellBushnell70.000000%70.000000%70.0%28167.664671%67.664671%67.7%113258.108108%58.108108%58.1%43345.522388%45.522388%45.5%61445.161290%45.161290%45.2%28531.404959%31.404959%31.4%38627.586207%27.586207%27.6%16726.760563%26.760563%26.8%19825.581395%25.581395%25.6%11924.861878%24.861878%24.9%451019.101124%19.101124%19.1%171118.750000%18.750000%18.8%301216.790385%16.790385%16.8%47515.909091%15.909091%15.9%211314.074074%14.074074%14.1%191412.698413%12.698413%12.7%81511.880339%11.880339%11.9%51,64351.6k11.515152%11.515152%11.5%1141611.335013%11.335013%11.3%451710.653341%10.653341%10.7%2,00410.653341%10.653341%10.7%2,00410.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.294118%10.294118%10.3%141810.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.053498%9.053498%9.1%22199.033566%9.033566%9.0%1,203208.780488%8.780488%8.8%36218.602151%8.602151%8.6%8228.235294%8.235294%8.2%7237.627119%7.627119%7.6%9246.656805%6.656805%6.7%45256.451613%6.451613%6.5%4260.000000%0.000000%0.0%0270.000000%0.000000%0.0%0280.000000%0.000000%0.0%0290.000000%0.000000%0.0%0300.000000%0.000000%0.0%031

Occupations by County Subdivision in South Dakota

There are 1,335 county subdivisions in South Dakota. This section compares the Sterling Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in South Dakota and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Sterling Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 2,278.

Management Occupations by County Subdivision#31

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of the Sterling Township, selected other county subdivisions in South Dakota, and entities that contain the Sterling Township
0%5%10%15%20%Count#West ButteEast CorsonWest HughesBig Sioux TownshipBig SiouxNorth Dewey958700Tract 958700Split Rock TownshipSplit RockFort PierreEast ToddNorth LawrenceN LawrenceWest YanktonSioux FallsMount RushmoreMt RushmoreTeaBrandonSouth DakotaHartfordBrookings Metro AreaBrookingsBrookings CountyBrookingsSturgisWest North CentralChamberlainUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesEast Oglala LakotaE Oglala LakotaSissetonMidwestMilbankNorth Sioux CityN Sioux CityPierreCentral PenningtonCntrl PenningtonWest ToddMitchellSouthwest MeadeSW MeadeHarrisburgWinnerMobridgeWest CusterSpearfishBrookingsDell RapidsAberdeenBelle FourcheLeadSioux FallsCantonSpringdale TownshipSpringdaleWest Oglala LakotaW Oglala LakotaRapid CityWatertownHuronYanktonMadisonRedfieldVermillionBox ElderHot SpringsBox ElderSterling TownshipSterling20.773381%20.773381%20.8%231120.613288%20.613288%20.6%121218.894009%18.894009%18.9%287318.624797%18.624797%18.6%344417.799642%17.799642%17.8%199516.790385%16.790385%16.8%47514.459930%14.459930%14.5%249614.455152%14.455152%14.5%195714.311759%14.311759%14.3%157814.256410%14.256410%14.3%417914.063369%14.063369%14.1%2531013.726483%13.726483%13.7%1,8971113.366466%13.366466%13.4%5111212.790255%12.790255%12.8%3361312.231469%12.231469%12.2%6321411.880339%11.880339%11.9%51,64351.6k10.703726%10.703726%10.7%1811510.653341%10.653341%10.7%2,00410.653341%10.653341%10.7%2,00410.629200%10.629200%10.6%3481610.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.324039%10.324039%10.3%1371710.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.956710%9.956710%10.0%115189.939499%9.939499%9.9%115199.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.769792%9.769792%9.8%174209.649750%9.649750%9.6%135219.560656%9.560656%9.6%729229.560381%9.560381%9.6%722239.531635%9.531635%9.5%116249.519196%9.519196%9.5%786259.423140%9.423140%9.4%575269.420290%9.420290%9.4%260279.335963%9.335963%9.3%142289.285714%9.285714%9.3%169299.246010%9.246010%9.2%168309.116573%9.116573%9.1%549319.033566%9.033566%9.0%1,203328.842524%8.842524%8.8%178338.811922%8.811922%8.8%1,295348.414804%8.414804%8.4%241358.295232%8.295232%8.3%127368.151678%8.151678%8.2%6,432378.114158%8.114158%8.1%145388.071749%8.071749%8.1%108398.033932%8.033932%8.0%161407.837776%7.837776%7.8%2,752417.834023%7.834023%7.8%927427.562095%7.562095%7.6%478437.228751%7.228751%7.2%529447.070166%7.070166%7.1%264457.060629%7.060629%7.1%92466.697031%6.697031%6.7%397476.059557%6.059557%6.1%175485.953827%5.953827%6.0%98492.417962%2.417962%2.4%28500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by County Subdivision in the Midwest

There are 19,478 county subdivisions in the Midwest. This section compares the Sterling Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Sterling Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 112,821.

Management Occupations by County Subdivision#56

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of the Sterling Township, selected other county subdivisions in the Midwest, and entities that contain the Sterling Township
0%5%10%15%Count#958700Tract 958700Overland ParkPalatine TownshipPalatineYork TownshipLisle TownshipLisleMilton TownshipMiltonDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvWheeling TownshipWheelingOlatheSouth DakotaWashington TownshipWashingtonSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMinneapolisBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleBrookings Metro AreaBrookingsBrookings CountyBrookingsWest North CentralMaine TownshipMaineLawrence TownshipLawrenceAnn ArborMadisonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesKaw TownshipMidwestChicagoCapital TownshipCapitalCedar RapidsOmahaLincolnColumbusFargoWichitaSt. PaulSt. LouisSterling HeightsSterling HtsCincinnatiSioux FallsProviso TownshipProvisoWorth TownshipWorthNorth TownshipNTopekaGrand RapidsSpringfield TownshipSpringfieldCenter TownshipCtrAkronRockford TownshipRockfordMilwaukeeDaytonToledoClevelandThornton TownshipThorntonWayne TownshipWayneBlue TownshipWarrenKansas CityAurora TownshipAuroraDetroitSterling TownshipSterling16.790385%16.790385%16.8%47514.855423%14.855423%14.9%14,75514.8k114.280314%14.280314%14.3%8,688213.861418%13.861418%13.9%8,620313.857442%13.857442%13.9%8,801413.607101%13.607101%13.6%8,201513.532672%13.532672%13.5%10,06110.1k612.498298%12.498298%12.5%10,09810.1k712.497347%12.497347%12.5%8,834811.880339%11.880339%11.9%51,64351.6k11.822686%11.822686%11.8%8,852911.215342%11.215342%11.2%8,0821011.090883%11.090883%11.1%25,34325.3k1110.703868%10.703868%10.7%6,4951210.653341%10.653341%10.7%2,00410.653341%10.653341%10.7%2,00410.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.230974%10.230974%10.2%6,9411310.178765%10.178765%10.2%6,1951410.163555%10.163555%10.2%6,0651510.142086%10.142086%10.1%14,53314.5k1610.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M9.830735%9.830735%9.8%8,828179.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.686446%9.686446%9.7%125,034125k189.490124%9.490124%9.5%5,165199.453745%9.453745%9.5%6,573209.255914%9.255914%9.3%20,95421.0k218.952573%8.952573%9.0%13,25513.3k228.938711%8.938711%8.9%37,82837.8k238.848749%8.848749%8.8%6,006248.828501%8.828501%8.8%16,19216.2k258.615624%8.615624%8.6%12,87212.9k268.539382%8.539382%8.5%12,73712.7k278.523147%8.523147%8.5%5,422288.480632%8.480632%8.5%11,70211.7k298.151678%8.151678%8.2%6,432307.864640%7.864640%7.9%5,687317.841240%7.841240%7.8%5,512327.755132%7.755132%7.8%5,213337.657261%7.657261%7.7%4,521347.353898%7.353898%7.4%6,892357.129728%7.129728%7.1%5,663367.037418%7.037418%7.0%4,305376.884817%6.884817%6.9%6,110386.845992%6.845992%6.8%5,108396.680024%6.680024%6.7%17,83717.8k406.420093%6.420093%6.4%3,548416.340644%6.340644%6.3%7,664426.287799%6.287799%6.3%9,409436.213626%6.213626%6.2%4,260446.095911%6.095911%6.1%3,830456.010562%6.010562%6.0%4,211465.821231%5.821231%5.8%3,395475.284388%5.284388%5.3%3,524485.277745%5.277745%5.3%3,618494.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Occupations by County Subdivision in the United States

There are 35,600 county subdivisions in the United States. This section compares the Sterling Township to the 50 most populous county subdivisions in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with the Sterling Township. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 547,300.

Management Occupations by County Subdivision#81

Percentage of the civilian employed population aged 16 and older.
Scope: population of the Sterling Township, selected other county subdivisions in the United States, and entities that contain the Sterling Township
0%5%10%15%Count#958700Tract 958700ManhattanWashingtonSeattle EastPlanoSan FranciscoAtlantaNortheast TarrantNE TarrantNorthwest HarrisNW HarrisSan JoseSeattleDenverAustinSouth DakotaTownship 1:Charlotte1, CharlotteSan DiegoBostonBrookings Metro AreaBrookingsBrookings CountyBrookingsSalt Lake CitySalt Lk CityWest North CentralOceanside-EscondidoOceanside-Escond…United States of AmericaUnited StatesTampaNortheast DallasNE DallasMidwestSan Fernando ValleySan Fernando VlyTown of HempsteadHempsteadChicagoLos AngelesTulsaOntarioAnaheim-Santa Ana-Garden GroveAnaheim-Santa An…PhoenixLong Beach-LakewoodLong Bch-LakewoodMiamiBrooklynAlbuquerqueColumbusSacramentoOrlandoEast San Gabriel ValleyE San Gabriel VlyHoustonFort WorthTucsonBaltimoreQueensFresnoSouthwest DallasSW DallasPhiladelphiaLas VegasEl PasoMilwaukeeSan Antonio CentralSan Antonio CntrlBronxSan BernardinoDetroitSterling TownshipSterling16.790385%16.790385%16.8%47516.529703%16.529703%16.5%147,580148k116.121186%16.121186%16.1%56,13856.1k215.623293%15.623293%15.6%47,46747.5k315.500861%15.500861%15.5%44,83544.8k414.223023%14.223023%14.2%69,48869.5k513.662246%13.662246%13.7%38,89338.9k613.543186%13.543186%13.5%40,10340.1k712.957054%12.957054%13.0%47,46747.5k812.910751%12.910751%12.9%113,179113k912.801437%12.801437%12.8%74,54274.5k1012.512177%12.512177%12.5%45,08245.1k1111.961508%11.961508%12.0%56,55756.6k1211.880339%11.880339%11.9%51,64351.6k11.663665%11.663665%11.7%48,44248.4k1310.848509%10.848509%10.8%121,208121k1410.835836%10.835836%10.8%38,39738.4k1510.653341%10.653341%10.7%2,00410.653341%10.653341%10.7%2,00410.525230%10.525230%10.5%52,53752.5k1610.444668%10.444668%10.4%1,097,0401.10M10.133175%10.133175%10.1%30,64130.6k1710.035605%10.035605%10.0%14,852,82814.9M10.028996%10.028996%10.0%32,16632.2k1810.007978%10.007978%10.0%77,27077.3k199.823005%9.823005%9.8%3,193,2973.19M9.795739%9.795739%9.8%88,35688.4k209.718042%9.718042%9.7%37,03437.0k219.686446%9.686446%9.7%125,034125k229.638628%9.638628%9.6%120,847121k239.593634%9.593634%9.6%27,52527.5k249.541810%9.541810%9.5%28,47428.5k259.322089%9.322089%9.3%75,84275.8k269.253836%9.253836%9.3%135,932136k279.157509%9.157509%9.2%25,00025.0k289.095453%9.095453%9.1%40,03440.0k299.054172%9.054172%9.1%107,970108k308.957758%8.957758%9.0%26,64126.6k318.938711%8.938711%8.9%37,82837.8k328.891262%8.891262%8.9%43,38143.4k338.790113%8.790113%8.8%25,48525.5k348.784352%8.784352%8.8%38,22338.2k358.760640%8.760640%8.8%139,658140k368.691664%8.691664%8.7%33,63533.6k378.648273%8.648273%8.6%33,07833.1k388.534917%8.534917%8.5%23,46323.5k397.882772%7.882772%7.9%88,33388.3k407.734261%7.734261%7.7%21,61221.6k417.610727%7.610727%7.6%34,04434.0k427.552407%7.552407%7.6%49,46249.5k437.324046%7.324046%7.3%63,32763.3k447.318891%7.318891%7.3%16,39616.4k456.680024%6.680024%6.7%17,83717.8k466.157572%6.157572%6.2%17,49217.5k475.787761%5.787761%5.8%33,33633.3k485.217072%5.217072%5.2%17,47517.5k494.999593%4.999593%5.0%11,05911.1k500.000000%0.000000%0.0%0

Definitions

An occupation describes the kind of work a person does on the job. On this page, all employed persons are categorized into one of the following occupations (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page):

  • Management, business, science, and arts occupations:
    • Management, business, and financial occupations:
      • Management: Management occupations
      • Business: Business and financial operations occupations
    • Computer, engineering, and science occupations:
      • Computers & Math: Computer and mathematical occupations
      • Engineering: Architecture and engineering occupations
      • Science: Life, physical, and social science occupations
    • Education, legal, community service, arts, and media occupations:
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      • Legal: Legal occupations
      • Education: Education, training, and library occupations
      • Entertainment: Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations
    • Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
      • Healthcare: Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
      • Health Technicians: Health technologists and technicians
  • Service occupations:
    • Healthcare Support: Healthcare support occupations
    • Protective service occupations:
      • Fire Fighting: Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors
      • Law Enforcement: Law enforcement workers including supervisors
    • Food Service: Food preparation and serving related occupations
    • Facilities: Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
    • Personal Care: Personal care and service occupations
  • Sales and office occupations:
    • Sales and Related: Sales and related occupations
    • Administrative: Office and administrative support occupations
  • Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:
    • Farming: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
    • Construction: Construction and extraction occupations
    • Repair: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:
    • Production: Production occupations
    • Transportation: Transportation occupations
    • Material Moving: Material moving occupations

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State:
South Dakota
County:
Brookings
Metro Area:
Brookings Area
ZIP Codes:
57006, 57220
Unified School Districts:
Brookings 05-1, Sioux Valley 05-5
Congressional District:
SD-At Large
State Senate District:
SD-4
State House District:
SD-4
Neighboring Cities:
Bruce
Neighboring Townships:
Afton, Argo, Aurora, Brookings, Eureka, Oakwood, Preston
Nearby Townships:
Grange, Medary, Sherman, Volga