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Optometrist jobs in South Dakota

5 open optometrist jobs in South Dakota at 2 employers. BLS measures a median of $49.19 an hour (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Optometrists in South Dakota, opens in a new tab) for optometrists here.

5
Open in SD
2
Employers hiring
4
Towns
$49.19
BLS median in SD
51st of 52 states and territories

Newest optometrist jobs in South Dakota

Checked 29 Oct 2026, 07:47 UTC

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Where the optometrist jobs are in South Dakota

Towns with the most open jobs in this occupation. A town with a page lists every care job open there, by occupation.

What optometrists earn in South Dakota

The hourly pay open jobs here post, beside what BLS measured people employed in the occupation earned in the state and its metro areas.

Posted on open jobs in South Dakota

Too few open jobs here post an hourly rate for a typical range (it takes eight from three employers).

Measured by BLS in South Dakota, May 2025

$49.19/hr ($102,320 a year) (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Optometrists in South Dakota, opens in a new tab)

Median for optometrists, against $65.66 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Optometrists, national, opens in a new tab) for the whole US; 190 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Optometrists in South Dakota, opens in a new tab) employed in South Dakota.

By metro area

BLS OEWS May 2025 metropolitan area estimates for Optometrists; areas that cross a state line list every state.

Employers hiring optometrists in South Dakota

What the job takes

A four-year Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree, then the NBEO exams and a state license.

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    Optometry license (NBEO exams)

    State optometry board; exams by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry. Required in every state

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Optometrist jobs in South Dakota: common questions

How much do optometrists make in South Dakota?

Too few open optometrist jobs in South Dakota post an hourly rate for a typical posted range yet. BLS measured a median of $49.19/hr ($102,320 a year) for optometrists in South Dakota (May 2025), against $65.66 nationally, 51st highest of 52 states and territories.

Where in South Dakota are the most optometrist jobs?

Watertown (3), Aberdeen (1), Pierre (1) and Sioux Falls (1). A job open in several towns counts in each.

Who is hiring optometrists in South Dakota?

By open jobs on this board: Eye-to-Eye (4) and DigitalOptometrics (1). In all, 2 employers have optometrist jobs open in South Dakota.

What do you need to work as an optometrist in South Dakota?

A four-year Doctor of Optometry (OD) degree, then the NBEO exams and a state license. Optometry license (NBEO exams) (State optometry board; exams by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry; required in every state). Where a license is state-issued, it comes from South Dakota's own board, unless a multistate compact covers it.

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CareJobs.Now reads each employer's own job board every night; a job stays listed while the employer keeps it posted, and each opens the employer's own application.

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Sources and method

A job counts here when one of its locations is in South Dakota, once however many locations there it lists. Its occupation is read from its title. Posted pay is the middle half of the distinct hourly rates jobs here state (a job posted many times at one rate counted once), shown when at least three such rates from three employers stand behind it. BLS figures are as published for the state, never adjusted.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs in South Dakota, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 29, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Optometrists (SOC 29-1041), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Optometrists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Optometrists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
  5. Optometry license (NBEO exams): State optometry board; exams by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Optometrist jobs in South Dakota. Data as of October 29, 2026. https://carejobs.now/occupations/optometrist/south-dakota

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