SOC 17-2151

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers Visa Sponsoring Employers

Compare U.S. employers using LCA filing history from FY2022 through FY2026 Q3 YTD for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers.

5-period LCA filings

641

Employers

177

Median reported wage

$103,800

Filing history

FY2022–FY2026 Q3 YTD

FY2026 is partial through Q3

FY2022

119

FY2023

108

FY2024

138

FY2025

147

FY2026 Q3

129

Explore sponsors by state

Compare employers for this occupation in states with meaningful historical filing activity.

Arizona · 139 filings Nevada · 84 filings Colorado · 80 filings Utah · 54 filings Texas · 49 filings Alaska · 31 filings

Employers to research

Compare relevant filing volume with historical consistency and recent activity.

#	Employer	5-period filings	Active	Recent streak	FY2026 Q3	Median wage
1	Nevada Gold Mines LLC	52	5/5	5	13	$119,100
2	Kennecott Utah Copper LLC	34	5/5	5	4	$111,963
3	Freeport Minerals Corporation	29	5/5	5	14	$105,000
4	Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.	27	5/5	5	5	$92,700
5	Northern Star (POGO) LLC	16	3/5	3	0	$109,575
6	SRK CONSULTING (U.S.), INC.	15	4/5	1	2	$90,833
7	ECS Southwest, LLP	13	5/5	5	1	$81,500
8	Stantec Consulting Services Inc.	12	4/5	3	2	$82,401
9	Newmont International Services Limited	12	4/5	3	2	$161,692
10	Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc.	11	4/5	4	4	$89,800
11	Itasca Consulting Group, Inc.	11	5/5	5	1	$86,000
12	BHP Minerals Service Company	11	5/5	5	2	$143,500
13	Resolution Copper Company	11	4/5	1	2	$98,925
14	Teck Alaska Incorporated	10	5/5	5	3	$131,476
15	Climax Molybdenum Company	9	5/5	5	1	$106,000
16	ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC	9	4/5	2	1	$76,184
17	Nyrstar Tennessee Mines - Strawberry Plains, LLC	9	4/5	2	4	$133,494
18	Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc.	8	5/5	5	1	$88,083
19	RESPEC, Inc.	8	3/5	2	1	$98,759
20	WSP USA Inc.	8	4/5	3	2	$93,007
21	U.S. Borax Inc.	8	3/5	2	0	$112,448
22	CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY	7	3/5	1	0	$169,520
23	Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company	7	3/5	2	0	$86,500
24	United Consulting Group Ltd.	7	3/5	1	1	$67,600
25	Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Inc.	6	5/5	5	1	$100,300
26	Haley & Aldrich, Inc.	6	4/5	4	0	$99,132
27	HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.	6	4/5	1	1	$123,242
28	Newmont Cripple Creek & Victor Mining Company	6	3/5	1	0	$97,360
29	Advanced Mining Professional Services Inc.	6	2/5	2	0	$147,500
30	Barminco Mining Services USA LLC	6	2/5	1	0	$210,000
31	ASARCO LLC	5	4/5	4	1	$82,014
32	Re/Spec, Inc.	5	2/5	1	0	$86,008
33	Barrick Gold of North America, Inc.	5	3/5	1	3	$116,000
34	NEVADA COPPER INC.	5	3/5	3	0	$125,000
35	Rio Tinto Services Inc.	5	4/5	4	1	$95,306
36	METALLUM GLOBAL LLC	5	1/5	1	5	$235,000
37	Sibelco North America Inc.	5	2/5	2	0	$135,000
38	Call & Nicholas, Inc.	4	3/5	2	1	$103,522
39	Haile Gold Mine, Inc.	4	2/5	2	3	$105,275
40	Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.	4	3/5	1	2	$84,390
41	Kiewit Infrastructure Co.	4	3/5	1	0	$96,070
42	GS Mining Company, LLC	4	2/5	1	0	$175,000
43	AGAPITO ASSOCIATES, INC.	3	2/5	1	0	$95,850
44	Concordia Wireless, Inc.	3	2/5	2	0	$90,000
45	FLORIDA CANYON MINING, INC.	3	3/5	2	0	$130,410
46	GZA GeoEnvironmental of New York	3	1/5	1	3	$117,562
47	Mariana Minerals Co.	3	2/5	2	2	$170,000
48	Nipa Inc.	3	2/5	1	0	$81,245
49	OYO Corporation, Pacific	3	2/5	1	1	$58,739
50	Planck Holdings, LLC	3	1/5	1	0	$155,133
51	Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP	3	2/5	1	2	$88,608
52	T.M. Kilduff Consulting, Inc.	3	2/5	2	1	$107,000
53	Weeks Marine, Inc.	3	3/5	3	1	$77,275
54	CIDRA MINERALS PROCESSING INC.	3	3/5	3	1	$135,000
55	Pinto Valley Mining Corp.	3	1/5	1	3	$131,477
56	Nyrstar Tennessee Mines - Gordonsville, LLC	3	2/5	2	0	$105,976
57	Redpath USA Corporation	3	2/5	2	0	$150,426
58	SSR Mining Inc.	3	2/5	2	0	$280,000
59	AECOM Technical Services Inc	2	1/5	1	0	$89,515
60	Agnico Eagle USA Limited	2	2/5	1	0	$125,780
61	BBA Consultants International LP	2	1/5	1	2	$92,404
62	Canary Systems, Inc.	2	1/5	1	0	$80,000
63	CertainTeed Gypsum Manufacturing, Inc.	2	2/5	1	0	$85,500
64	Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.	2	2/5	1	1	$69,000
65	ECS Southeast, LLP	2	2/5	2	0	$76,000
66	Falcon Services, LLC	2	2/5	1	1	$97,500
67	FLSmidth Inc.	2	2/5	1	1	$101,500
68	FPA Pacific Corp.	2	1/5	1	0	$61,942
69	Freeport-McMoRan Tyrone Mining LLC	2	2/5	1	1	$97,700
70	Fugro USA Marine, Inc.	2	2/5	2	0	$79,563
71	Gall Zeidler Consultants, LLC	2	1/5	1	0	$80,174
72	GAPPSI INC	2	2/5	1	0	$66,841
73	GMS Mine Repair & Maintenance Inc	2	2/5	2	0	$84,656
74	Hecla Limited	2	2/5	1	0	$134,750
75	InfoMine USA, Inc.	2	1/5	1	0	$71,885
76	Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	2	1/5	1	0	$72,000
77	James River Slate Company Inc.	2	2/5	1	0	$73,778
78	KG Mining (Bald Mountain), Inc.	2	2/5	2	1	$86,100
79	Kiewit Corporation	2	2/5	2	0	$96,754
80	Kiewit-Shea Constructors, A Joint Venture	2	2/5	1	0	$92,920
81	Mesabi Metallics Company LLC	2	1/5	1	2	$160,000
82	Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC	2	1/5	1	2	$89,474
83	Salado Isolation Mining Contractors, LLC	2	1/5	1	0	$240,000
84	SNF Holding Company	2	2/5	2	0	$93,795
85	Strata, LLC	2	1/5	1	2	$109,000
86	The Chemours Company FC, LLC	2	1/5	1	0	$99,403
87	UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY	2	1/5	1	0	$72,000
88	Vulcan Materials Company	2	2/5	1	1	$113,188
89	Western Explosives Systems Company	2	2/5	2	1	$95,000
90	Lhoist North America of Tennessee, LLC	2	1/5	1	0	$110,000
91	SSR Management, Inc.	2	2/5	2	1	$194,009
92	Benthic USA LLC	2	1/5	1	0	$110,762
93	Dynamic Compaction Solutions Inc	2	1/5	1	0	$99,341
94	Felix Gold Alaska Treasure Creek Inc.	2	1/5	1	2	$182,833
95	Mining Plus US Corporation	2	2/5	1	0	$143,011
96	Prostar Mining LLC	2	2/5	1	1	$212,640
97	Thiess Mining USA Inc.	2	2/5	2	0	$100,329
98	AB Consultants, Inc.	1	1/5	1	0	$76,960
99	Agapito Associates, LLC	1	1/5	1	1	$115,000
100	Aginico Eagle USA Limited	1	1/5	1	0	$110,000

Results use LCA applications appearing in the available Department of Labor disclosure history, grouped by received fiscal year. FY2026 is partial through Q3. An LCA is not a USCIS visa approval, and historical activity does not guarantee current hiring or future sponsorship.