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Aberdeen, South Dakota

City · South Dakota, United States

Applications on record
660
FY2025
46
FY2026 to 30 June
49
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$76,375
Median wage$76,375certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Applications by fiscal year — Aberdeen, South Dakota

59117FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
59117FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200814
FY200910
FY201018
FY201121
FY201213
FY201315
FY201421
FY201537
FY201629
FY201721
FY201830
FY201935
FY202032
FY202135
FY202235
FY2023117
FY202482
FY202546
FY2026*49
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*132124
FY2025029134
FY20241261441
FY20231221975
FY202212392
FY2021015128
FY2020114134
FY201922292
FY2018112143
FY2017010110
FY2016010136
FY201500316
FY201400147
FY201300132
FY201200103
FY201100156
FY201000144
FY20090082
FY20080077
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Applications by employer
  1. New Angus, LLC122
  2. Sanford Clinic97
  3. Avera ST. Luke's Hospital54
  4. South Dakota State University48
  5. Parkview Nursery, Inc.24
  6. Genuine Builders Inc.22
  7. Wright & Sudlow, Inc.17
  8. Sayler Concrete Construction, Inc.13
  9. Degroot Concrete & Construction, LLC12
  10. My3tech Inc12
  11. B&H Masonry, Inc.12
  12. Sanford Health12
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Slaughterers and Meat Packers110
  2. Construction Laborers82
  3. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers58
  4. Physicians, All Other46
  5. General Internal Medicine Physicians44
  6. Pediatricians, General34
  7. Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers22
  8. Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists18
  9. Software Developers18
  10. Family Medicine Physicians16
Visa routes
  1. H-1B233
  2. H-2B non-agricultural workers215
  3. PERM labour certification186
  4. H-2A agricultural workers8
  5. E-3 (Australia)4
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $76,375; middle half $63,960 to $237,634 · median prevailing wage $68,193 (marker) · 38 applications.

$60k$155k$250k$345k$440k
$60k$155k$250k$345k$440k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Agricultural Equipment Operators3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in South Dakota

Aberdeen, South Dakota ranks #5 of 82 cities in South Dakota by work visa applications on record, with 4.88% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in South Dakota
5 of 82
Share of South Dakota's city applications
4.88%
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Cities in South Dakota with the most applications
  1. Sioux Falls, SD4,065
  2. Huron, SD881
  3. Rapid City, SD798
  4. Brookings, SD726
  5. Aberdeen, SD660
  6. Pierre, SD378
  7. Vermillion, SD291
  8. Keystone, SD263
  9. Watertown, SD243
  10. Custer, SD226
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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