Renewable Energy Industry Powers New Job Growth in South Dakota

Renewable energy industry powers new job growth in South Dakota

While workforce shortages plague many industries and employers in the Rushmore State, great opportunities abound for skilled workers to build, operate and maintain renewable energy facilities, including at wind farms.

Renewable energy industry powers new job growth in SD

MITCHELL, S.D. — Matthew Pearson found a successful career in the wind energy industry purely by chance.After graduating from high school in Vermillion, Pearson knew he didn’t want to pursue a four-year degree and instead scrolled through the list of majors offered at Mitchell Tech, one of the state’s four technical colleges.“When I came to the wind energy program, I thought, ‘Well, that sounds kind of cool,'” Pearson, 28, recalled during a rece…