South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

25 certified · Median $80,000 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 yearCertifiedCertified, then withdrawnWithdrawnDenied
FY2026October 1, 2025 to June 30, 202614100
FY2025October 1, 2024 to September 30, 202511300

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
$72,000
Median
$80,000
75th percentile
$89,883

A year, from 25 certified full-time filings, the lower end of the wage offered.

Job titles

  • RESEARCH SCIENTIST IIMaterials Scientists · median $69,1004
  • RESEARCH SCIENTIST IIIChemical Engineers · median $72,0004
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERINGEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $89,1143
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERINGEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $93,8401
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - CHEMISTRYChemistry Teachers, Postsecondary · median $75,0041
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERINGEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $86,0001
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - COMPUTER ENGINEERINGEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $94,0001
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $91,5001
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - MUSICArt, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary · median $62,1761
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - NANOSCIENCE AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERINGEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary · median $90,1161

Certified filings by job title, with the occupation (SOC) and the median wage.

Places

  • Rapid City, SD25

Certified filings by the first worksite.

Filings 29