South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Educational Services · Primarily SD · PERM filings 2019–2024

#4,882 top sponsor

Overview

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a Educational Services employer that has filed 14 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #4,882 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 8 were certified (57.1% approval rate), taking about 334 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in SD, and the median sponsored wage is $83,623.

14

PERM filings

57.1%

approval

0

denied

$83,623

median wage

334d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 7 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CANADA (29%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • Canada2
  • China2
  • Colombia1
  • Mexico1
  • South Korea1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B7

Education

  • Doctorate7

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations South Dakota School of Mines and Technology most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $91,018
Assistant Professor of Physics 2 $76,440
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $63,747
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $59,213
Assistant Professor of Computer Science 1 $95,634
Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering 1 $87,500
Assistant Professor of Industrial Engrng 1 $75,000
Dept HeadProfessor of Mining Engrng and Mgmt Dept 1 $177,046
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering 1 $82,000

Common job titles

Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering 2 Assistant Professor of Physics 2 Assistant Professor - Electrical Engineering 1 Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering 1 Assistant Professor of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering 1 Associate Professor of Mining Engineering and Management 1 Assistant Professor of Philosophy 1 Assistant Professor of Music 1 Assistant Professor of Computer Science 1 Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering 1 Dept Head/Professor of Mining Engrng and Mgmt Dept 1 Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering 1

Worksite states

SD 14

Wage range

$75,954

25th

$83,623

median

$93,293

75th

$97,793

90th

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-300-24326-490987 Assistant Professor - Electrical EngineeringCertified Rapid City, SD Mar 30, 2026
G-300-24205-215465 Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological EngineeringCertified Rapid City, SD Dec 4, 2025
G-300-23311-482987 Assistant Professor of Nanoscience and NanoengineeringCertified Rapid City, SD Apr 9, 2025
G-300-23286-431212 Assistant Professor of PhilosophyCertified - Expired Rapid City, SD Feb 21, 2025
G-300-23291-439409 Assistant Professor of MusicCertified - Expired Rapid City, SD Feb 21, 2025
G-300-23292-442425 Assistant Professor of Industrial EngineeringCertified - Expired Rapid City, SD Feb 21, 2025
G-300-23262-357409 Associate Professor of Mining Engineering and ManagementCertified - Expired Rapid City, SD Jan 27, 2025
A-21355-89459 Assistant Professor of Electrical EngineeringWithdrawn Rapid City, SD Aug 23, 2022
A-21305-66315 Dept Head/Professor of Mining Engrng and Mgmt DeptCertified Rapid City, SD Jun 3, 2022
A-21290-59447 Assistant Professor of PhysicsCertified Rapid City, SD Apr 26, 2022
A-20223-86733 Assistant Professor of Industrial EngineeringCertified Rapid City, SD Apr 19, 2021
A-20189-73274 Assistant Professor of Chemical EngineeringCertified-Expired Rapid City, SD Feb 8, 2021
A-19266-61644 Assistant Professor of PhysicsCertified Rapid City, SD Apr 9, 2020
A-19266-61670 Assistant Professor of Computer ScienceCertified Rapid City, SD Apr 9, 2020

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.