State trend · SD

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filing Trends in South Dakota

PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ (green-card) labor-certification filing volume and median offered wage for worksites in South Dakota, by U.S. fiscal year. Aggregate counts from public DOL records.

Total PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Filings
2,539
Employers (2026)
71
Median Wage (2026)
$35,360

Filing volume by fiscal year

Median offered wage by fiscal year

Top sponsors by volume

Ranked by number of South Dakota-worksite PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filings on record. A factual count of public filings — no rating or score is implied.

  1. 1. Dakota Provisions, LLC 768 PERM
  2. 2. Sanford Clinic 138 PERM
  3. 3. RIVERVIEW LLP 121 PERM
  4. 4. New Angus, LLC 110 PERM
  5. 5. AVERA MCKENNAN HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER 95 PERM
  6. 6. Electronic Systems, Inc. 80 PERM
  7. 7. South Dakota State University 78 PERM
  8. 8. Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC 68 PERM
  9. 9. Baldwin Filters Inc. 60 PERM
  10. 10. Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. 56 PERM
  11. 11. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 37 PERM
  12. 12. My3Tech Inc 34 PERM
  13. 13. THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA 33 PERM
  14. 14. Pro-X Builders, Inc. 22 PERM
  15. 15. Sanford Health 21 PERM
  16. 16. RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL 19 PERM
  17. 17. Premier Bankcard LLC 16 PERM
  18. 18. Wieber Steel Construction LLC 15 PERM
  19. 19. BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY 14 PERM
  20. 20. Dakota State University 14 PERM

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