Future College Graduate Interested in Taking a Job in South Dakota (Rapid City: employment, moving to)
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North Dakota is a good state.... There are a lot of similarities between ND and SD. I grew up a few miles from the ND border, and have visited all parts of the state, except the NW part. It's a really wide-open state.
South Dakota has no income tax, like Jammie said. The cost of living is low as well. It an excellent place to raise a child. Coming from a small town, and a graduating class of 16 kids , I think smaller schools are better. There's more student/teacher interaction. However, SD has some great schools as well... I know that all 3 public high schools in Sioux Falls were in the top 1200 in the US (according to Newsweek).
I know you are looking at Rapid City, which I'm not too familiar with.
Right now, I am just looking at entire states as a whole, but when I get more info and more knowledge about the states is when I will focus on individual towns and cities. I will look more closely when I start looking for jobs.
I have to say pay here is not terrible - I actually make the same I made in Denver and my husband makes more here - it is very field dependant - when you add in the cost of living - we are making WAY more here then we did in Denver.
Also the schools in Rapid are wonderful comparied to Denver - I would take rapid any day!
Ok, for pay I'm talking part time work, or full time jobs that are not "degree specific". Tellers, secretaries, retail, etc. Not sure what career your hubby has, so my information is more general not just forestry specific.
Median household income here is only in the $40,000 range.
Again, I'm referring to Rapid City, not Sioux Falls.
My fiance is a jack of all trades, so there are many fields he could choose from, but without a college degree, that may limit him some, though he wants to go back to school when I am through. If we can put our incomes together and make at least $80,000/year, we will be doing alright. I think...I hope.
We will have inheritance too, so that helps some. Though I am not wishing my dad would just keel over lol. I love him too much.
My fiance is a jack of all trades, so there are many fields he could choose from, but without a college degree, that may limit him some, though he wants to go back to school when I am through. If we can put our incomes together and make at least $80,000/year, we will be doing alright. I think...I hope.
We will have inheritance too, so that helps some. Though I am not wishing my dad would just keel over lol. I love him too much.
We would both be working full time.
Unless you plan on buying a huge home, you should be fine with even less than $80,000.
When we first moved here I wasn't working and we had 2 kids. My hubby was bringing home $55,000. Now we bring home $80,000 (I am just part time) and we do just fine.
That's good to know. What kind of state parks are in North Dakota? I apparently, will be better off taking a job in one of the national parks.
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, I think smaller schools are better. There's more student/teacher interaction. However, SD has some great schools as well... I know that all 3 public high schools in Sioux Falls were in the top 1200 in the US (according to Newsweek).
