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South Dakota State University

Employer · South Dakota, United States

Employer address
South Dakota, United States
Applications on record
1,271
FY2025 applications
78
FY2026 to 30 June
79
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.2%
Median offered wage
$88,000
Most common occupation
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.2%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

South Dakota State University appears in 1,271 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 78.

Applications by fiscal year — South Dakota State University

4692FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4692FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200866
FY200954
FY201092
FY201164
FY201280
FY201356
FY201461
FY201579
FY201689
FY201767
FY201884
FY201958
FY202045
FY202156
FY202246
FY202348
FY202469
FY202578
FY2026*79
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*5623
FY20256513
FY20245811
FY2023471
FY2022415
FY20214511
FY2020369
FY2019508
FY20187212
FY20175611
FY20167415
FY20156415
FY20145011
FY2013515
FY20126812
FY2011559
FY20106725
FY2009531
FY20085511
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

South Dakota State University: applications by worksite state

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2+2+2+3+3+
Data table
StateApplications
SD1,266
MD3
OH2
Worksite states
  1. South Dakota1,266
  2. Maryland3
  3. Ohio2
Worksite cities
  1. Brookings, SD609
  2. Vermillion, SD235
  3. Rapid City, SD191
  4. Madison, SD80
  5. Spearfish, SD71
  6. Aberdeen, SD48
  7. Sioux Falls, SD16
  8. Pierre, SD3
  9. Laurel, MD3
  10. Lewis Center, OH1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary153
  2. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary104
  3. Business Teachers, Postsecondary68
  4. Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary59
  5. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary46
  6. Physics Teachers, Postsecondary40
  7. Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary38
  8. Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary28
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Assistant Professor - Computer Science23
  2. Post Doctoral Research Associate15
  3. Research Associate14
  4. Assistant Professor of Physics13
  5. Instructional Designer13
  6. Assistant Professor of Economics13
  7. Postdoctoral Research Associate12
  8. Assistant Professor - Physics12

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $88,000; middle half $71,200 to $93,994 · median prevailing wage $58,270 (marker) · 176 applications.

$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
$60k$75k$90k$105k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I147
  2. Level II13
  3. Level III5
  4. Level IV1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. China30
  2. South Korea24
  3. Canada23
  4. India18
  5. Iran8
  6. Taiwan6
  7. Germany6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

2142FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
2142FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20091
FY201020
FY201139
FY201226
FY201323
FY20141
FY201538
FY201632
FY201723
FY201824
FY201916
FY202031
FY202141
FY202242
FY202312
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20234080
FY2022240182
FY2021282130
FY2020160150
FY201950110
FY2018130110
FY2017120110
FY2016180140
FY2015200181
FY20141000
FY201314090
FY201218081
FY2011201190
FY201012081
FY20090010
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Ware | Immigration1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in South Dakota

South Dakota State University has 1,271 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #1 of 528 sponsoring employers in South Dakota and #980 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 10.58% of the applications filed by employers based in South Dakota.

Rank in South Dakota
1 of 528
Rank in the United States
980 of 168,030
Share of South Dakota's applications
10.58%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in South Dakota
26
Largest sponsoring employers in South Dakota
  1. South Dakota State University1,271
  2. Dakota Provisions, LLC773
  3. Sanford Clinic706
  4. Genuine Builders Inc.560
  5. Avera McKennan413
  6. My3tech Inc408
  7. Sanford Health348
  8. Sioux Falls School District 49-5242
  9. Pro-X Builders Inc.197
  10. Sanford School Of Medicine of the University of South Dakota Residency144
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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