Hand County is an “Equal Opportunity Employer“. All positions in the county require at least two weeks of publication in the official newspaper, The Miller Press. Positions may also be listed on the South Dakota Department of Labor website.
Hand County Employment Notice on D.O.L.
Hand County reserves the right to re-advertise without notice to current applicants in order to broaden the applicant pool.
Hand County observes the federal minimum wage and the higher South Dakota Minimum Wage.
Posted 08/16/2025 – Soft closing is 08/30/2025. If not filled by 08/30/2025 this position will remain open until filled.
Hand County South Dakota is seeking applicants for the full-time position of highway maintenance worker.
This is a full-time position which includes benefits, some provided and some voluntary. The position requires a class A commercial driver’s license or the ability to obtain the license within six months.
A highway maintenance worker performs all aspects of work related to the construction, maintenance and clear of roadways and other infrastructure related to the county highway system. The employee should have basic mechanical skills, an ability to work with others, be able to lift up to 50 pounds without assistance and work in all weather conditions during any time of the day or year. The highway department current work 4 ten-hour days but may work alternate hours depending on existing needs.
Interested persons should contact the Hand County Auditor at 605-853-2182 or by email to [email protected] for more information and to get an application.
Posted 12/04/2024
HAND COUNTY SOUTH DAKOTA is seeking to identify volunteers who would be willing to sit on the Selective Service “local board”. “A Selective Service local board is a group of citizen volunteers whose mission, during a draft, would be to decide who among the registrants in their community would receive deferments, postponements, or exemption from military service based on the individual registrant’s circumstances and beliefs.”
Interested volunteers must be at least 18 years old, be a citizen of the USA, have registered with Selective Service, can not be in law enforcement of the judiciary, cannot be an active or retired career member of the Armed Forces or Reserves or National Guard, and free of conviction of any criminal offense.
More information can be found at: https://www.sss.gov/about/agency-structure/#s3
APPLICATION DOWNLOADS
Applications can also be obtained at the Auditor’s Office in the Courthouse and by contacting the Office or Department seeking applicants.
Application for Part-Time or Seasonal Employment
Application for Full-Time (non-law enforcement) Employment
