5 certified · Median $100,339 a year · Rapid City, SD
Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) employers filed with the US Department of Labor. Certified means DOL accepted the LCA, the step before a visa petition: it is not a visa or a hire. Wages are what the employer wrote on it. Data sources
By year
Fiscal year
Certified
Certified, then withdrawn
Withdrawn
Denied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026
1
0
0
0
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
4
0
0
0
Every decision, by when it was made. From the US Department of Labor’s LCA disclosure files for FY2025 and FY2026, all listed in Data sources.
Wages
25th percentile
$97,178
Median
$100,339
75th percentile
$111,301
A year, from 5 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.
Job titles
Geological EngineerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $100,3391
Geomechanical EngineerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $117,9981
Mine Reclamation EngineerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $80,0001
Mining EngineerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $97,1781
Underground Storage EngineerMining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers · median $111,3011
Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.