South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Visa SponsorshipNo H-1B lottery
Rapid City, SD
Roles they sponsor for H-1B
- Research Scientist III
- Assistant Professor - Industrial Engineering
- Assistant Professor - Mechanical Engineering
- Assistant Professor - Physics
- Assistant Professor - Computer Science
- Postdoctoral Research Scientist
- Research Engineer and Instrumentation Specialist
- Assistant Professor - Nanoscience and Biomedical Engineering
- Assistant Professor - Chemistry
- Assistant Professor - Chemical and Biological Engineering
Most H-1B salaries here fall between $72k and $92k.
Wage levels and the lottery
Since the March 2026 registration, the H-1B lottery gives each registration 1 to 4 entries by wage level: Level I gets 1, Level IV gets 4. Most of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology's filings are Level I.
Green cards
Certified PERM applications, the employer's first step toward a worker's green card.
Visa the worker held when they applied (FY2024 cases, the last year DOL published it)
- Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
- Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering
- Assistant Professor - Electrical Engineering
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science
- Assistant Professor of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering
H-1B filings by year
FY2026 runs Oct 2025 to Sep 2026; DOL data is through Jun 2026.
Where they file
Why it scores 53
- 50% of filings are for new hires, not renewals
- 38 filings since FY2024
- Filed every year since FY2024
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Source: Department of Labor LCA and PERM disclosure data through Jun 2026. A certified LCA is filed before an H-1B petition and a certified PERM before a green card petition. Neither is an approved visa or a current opening. Not legal advice: rules change, so confirm with your DSO, your employer or an immigration attorney.