PERM jobs in Rapid City, SD
- Decisions
- 81
- Approved
- 89.3%
- Median certified wage
- $76,925
- Years
- FY2016 to FY2026
Year by year
- certified
- denied
- withdrawn
Fiscal years run October to September. FY2016 to FY2023 come from DOL's closed-year files, FY2024 on from its current ones; the newest year is partial until DOL publishes its fourth quarter.
Every year as a table
| Fiscal year | Certified | Denied | Withdrawn |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2019 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2020 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| FY2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| FY2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| FY2024 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| FY2025 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| FY2026 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
Top sponsors
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 30
- KANA HOSPITALITY 13
- Monument Health Rapid City Hospital, Inc. 8
- RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL 5
- Mongolian Grill 4
- Kathmandu Bistro LLC 4
- Atlantis, LLC 3
- Everest cuisine llc 2
- CMFG Life Insurance Company 1
- SD Dental PC 1
Top occupations
- Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 17
- Cooks, Restaurant 7
- Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 6
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks 5
- Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 5
- Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 5
- Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3
- Internists, General 3
- General Internal Medicine Physicians 2
- Waiters and Waitresses 2
Industries
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 27
- Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels 14
- General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 14
- Full-Service Restaurants 12
- Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 3
- Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters 2
- Insurance Carriers 1
- Offices of Dentists 1
- Police Protection 1
- Other Computer Related Services 1
Countries of citizenship
- India 10
- Nepal 6
- China 4
- Philippines 4
- Germany 3
- Mexico 2
- Canada 2
- Ghana 1
- South Korea 1
- Spain 1
Worker's education
- Doctorate 17
- Other 8
- None 6
- Bachelor's 4
- Master's 4
- High School 1
Visa held when filed
- H-1B 28
- NOT IN USA 8
- O-1 1
- TPS 1
The worksite city on each application, from DOL's decided cases since FY2016. Spellings of one city are pooled; a city counts as one place per state.
Case data: DOL quarterly disclosure files (flag.dol.gov) · data through Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly Decided PERM cases only. A case still waiting is not in here, so counts and durations describe finished cases, not the queue.