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Rapid City, SD

Metropolitan area (Census CBSA 39660) · United States

Applications on record
1,720
FY2025
234
FY2026 to 30 June
247
Share of U.S. total
0.01%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$75,000
Median wage$75,000certified 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 Rapid City, SD.

Applications by fiscal year — Rapid City, SD

124247FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
124247FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200831
FY200920
FY201023
FY201125
FY201224
FY201317
FY201416
FY201565
FY201666
FY201772
FY2018104
FY201992
FY202098
FY2021134
FY2022126
FY2023132
FY2024194
FY2025234
FY2026*247
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*51715219
FY202561287426
FY202451265310
FY20236102204
FY20223882510
FY2021591308
FY2020267209
FY2019458237
FY2018554423
FY2017349164
FY2016538185
FY2015324299
FY201420122
FY201300152
FY201200186
FY2011001213
FY201000203
FY200900146
FY2008001417
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 Rapid City, SD.

Applications by employer
  1. South Dakota State University191
  2. Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc.78
  3. Rapid City Regional Hospital56
  4. Avant Healthcare Professionals49
  5. Powder House Lodge, LLC48
  6. K Bar S Lodge, LLC45
  7. Regency CSP Ventures LP45
  8. Sagacious, Inc.44
  9. Custer Hospitality, LLC40
  10. Wall Drug Store Inc35
  11. Begging Burro, LLC.28
  12. Presidential Hospitality, LLC27
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. Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners292
  2. Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks133
  3. Cooks, Restaurant116
  4. Food Preparation Workers109
  5. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary93
  6. Waiters and Waitresses70
  7. Registered Nurses65
  8. Physicians, All Other58
  9. Construction Laborers43
  10. Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers38
Visa routes
  1. H-2B non-agricultural workers996
  2. H-1B469
  3. PERM labour certification163
  4. H-2A agricultural workers54
  5. E-3 (Australia)16
  6. H-1B1 (Singapore)2
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 $75,000; middle half $66,560 to $94,496 · median prevailing wage $65,686 (marker) · 158 applications.

$40k$125k$210k$295k$380k
$40k$125k$210k$295k$380k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Bees7
  2. Agricultural Equipment Operators3
  3. Honey2
  4. Sheep2
  5. Livestock1
  6. Open Range Livestock1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Rapid City, SD with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Rapid City, SD797
  2. Keystone, SD263
  3. Custer, SD226
  4. Hill City, SD182
  5. Wall, SD147
  6. Faith, SD38
  7. Sioux Falls, SD33
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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