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South Dakota Career and training contacts

South Dakota agricultural career, training and hiring contacts. Find official and manufacturer-run contact directories, practical comparison questions, and all 66 geographic areas retained from the original archive.

66 preserved local areasOfficial contact pathsFree checklists

What to research in South Dakota

Training and work research in South Dakota can start with agricultural sectors such as cattle, corn, soybeans and wheat. Search actual employers and education programs; this directory does not assert that a given occupation has open positions locally.

Search the local hiring source and the training provider separately. Compare the work location, pay, season, transport, housing and required licenses before applying.

Agricultural jobs and training serving South Dakota

Start with these organizations and businesses. Follow each link for service areas and current contact information.

USDA Agricultural Research Service careers in Brookings ↗Search for agricultural and food-system roles serving South Dakota. Check the employer’s posting for location and application deadlines.South Dakota State University Extension ↗Ask the local agriculture educators about workshops, career training and referrals to agricultural employers.
More directories and references
BHRA - Bureau of Human Resources and Administration ↗Check the hiring agency or portal for current postings. Search by occupation and location and confirm the closing date on the individual listing.SDSU Extension ↗Find local training, workshops and agricultural educators. Ask whether there is a hands-on course, a work placement or a referral to an employer.USAJOBS federal agriculture vacancies ↗Enter South Dakota in the location filter and search USDA, conservation, agricultural technician or a specific job title.NASDA state agriculture internships ↗Select South Dakota in the state table where listed. Check the employer’s own application page.

Before making the first call

Choose an agricultural pathway

Identify the actual daily work, equipment, animals, travel and physical demands before selecting a training course.

Find verified openings

Check employers’ own sites, USAJOBS and credible job boards. Confirm that the vacancy is current and covers your work location.

Compare training routes

Ask land-grant universities, technical colleges, Extension and FFA mentors about hands-on training and credentials.

Check the offer carefully

Verify wages, hours, housing, transportation, safety training, minimum ages and the employer’s business identity.

Search South Dakota counties and local areas

All local-area names from the original geographic archive are retained here as an index. Use the name with the contact directories above; it is not a claim that any company, office or vacancy exists in every area.

  • Aurora County
  • Beadle County
  • Bennett County
  • Bon Homme County
  • Brookings County
  • Brown County
  • Brule County
  • Buffalo County
  • Butte County
  • Campbell County
  • Charles Mix County
  • Clark County
  • Clay County
  • Codington County
  • Corson County
  • Custer County
  • Davison County
  • Day County
  • Deuel County
  • Dewey County
  • Douglas County
  • Edmunds County
  • Fall River County
  • Faulk County
  • Grant County
  • Gregory County
  • Haakon County
  • Hamlin County
  • Hand County
  • Hanson County
  • Harding County
  • Hughes County
  • Hutchinson County
  • Hyde County
  • Jackson County
  • Jerauld County
  • Jones County
  • Kingsbury County
  • Lake County
  • Lawrence County
  • Lincoln County
  • Lyman County
  • Marshall County
  • McCook County
  • McPherson County
  • Meade County
  • Mellette County
  • Miner County
  • Minnehaha County
  • Moody County
  • Pennington County
  • Perkins County
  • Potter County
  • Roberts County
  • Sanborn County
  • Shannon County
  • Spink County
  • Stanley County
  • Sully County
  • Todd County
  • Tripp County
  • Turner County
  • Union County
  • Walworth County
  • Yankton County
  • Ziebach County

Explore South Dakota by topic

4-H, FFA and student pathwaysVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Agribusiness and financeVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Agricultural mechanics and techniciansVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Conservation and natural resourcesVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Crop science and agronomyVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Dairy careersVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Farm operations and field workVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Food processing and qualityVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Horticulture and greenhousesVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Internships, apprenticeships and job shadowingVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Precision agriculture and technologyVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.Ranch and livestock careersVerify actual openings or training, job requirements, supervisor, pay and workplace safety.

Worksheets for your research

Use free original guides to document requirements and questions before contacting a provider or office. Browse the complete preserved resource library.

Contact status: directory and government resource links are provided as contact pathways. No named independent business, job listing, grant, lender, deadline or award is independently certified for South Dakota here.