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SOC 19-2042

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Visa Sponsoring Employers

Compare U.S. employers using LCA filing history from FY2022 through FY2026 Q3 YTD for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers.

5-period LCA filings

1,367

Employers

337

Median reported wage

$87,672

Filing history

FY2022–FY2026 Q3 YTD

FY2026 is partial through Q3

FY2022

272

FY2023

286

FY2024

292

FY2025

297

FY2026 Q3

220

Explore sponsors by state

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

Employers to research

Compare relevant filing volume with historical consistency and recent activity.

#Employer5-period filingsActiveRecent streakFY2026 Q3Median wage
1The University of Texas at Austin735/558$76,128
2Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory475/555$91,296
3Oregon State University375/554$65,004
4Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution325/554$85,244
5BP America Inc.285/5510$123,074
6Chevron Corporation265/551$172,500
7California Institute of Technology245/553$72,723
8Schlumberger Technology Corporation245/555$135,096
9The Trustees of Princeton University225/553$66,800
10Battelle Memorial Institute215/553$110,209
11Triad National Security, LLC215/553$101,128
12Massachusetts Institute of Technology205/552$67,275
13Nevada Gold Mines LLC205/557$110,000
14Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.194/540$146,500
15Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC185/552$115,290
16Texas A&M University185/551$65,538
17Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.175/555$79,040
18University of California, Berkeley155/554$95,000
19UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO154/525$80,925
20New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology145/554$63,475
21Occidental Petroleum Corporation145/553$162,900
22The Leland Stanford, Jr University145/551$81,150
23University of Colorado145/551$83,540
24University of Alaska134/540$68,349
25California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory125/551$86,880
26Columbia University113/530$76,875
27WSP USA Inc.114/541$70,013
28NTESS, LLC104/540$141,900
29UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)104/512$88,140
30AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc.105/551$168,370
31Bay Area Environmental Research Institute94/534$100,880
32EOG Resources, Inc.94/540$200,000
33University of North Dakota94/540$86,507
34Shell Exploration & Production Company94/540$150,000
35Louisiana State University and A&M College84/512$59,038
36The University of Southern California83/510$66,271
37University of California, Los Angeles84/542$85,850
38University of Houston84/540$61,922
39Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corporation83/520$87,300
40Murphy Exploration & Production Company USA84/531$215,821
41ANS Geo LLC71/517$71,470
42Arcadis U.S., Inc.73/533$93,538
43Arizona State University74/542$61,500
44Brown University75/551$70,512
45Gemological Institute of America, Inc.75/551$73,029
46University of Illinois74/541$70,000
47University of Maryland, Baltimore County74/521$89,482
48Zonge International, Inc.74/540$69,000
49TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company74/531$148,222
50Newmont International Services Limited74/511$198,257
51Colorado School of Mines63/530$62,338
52Georgia Institute of Technology62/510$67,340
53Purdue University64/542$82,847
54SRK CONSULTING (U.S.), INC.63/510$180,000
55University of Michigan63/510$56,109
56SLR International Corporation63/530$145,000
57AECOM Technical Services Inc53/511$92,394
58CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY53/510$182,400
59Global Geologica USA Inc.52/520$55,000
60Harvard University53/511$75,000
61Ivanhoe Electric Inc.54/531$110,000
62Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)53/510$58,000
63Outsource Research Consulting, Inc.53/520$121,160
64RevoChem LLC55/551$110,869
65Stantec Consulting Services Inc.53/522$65,250
66The Curators of the University of Missouri/Missouri University of Science and Technology54/540$57,574
67The University of Alabama52/510$60,000
68TotalEnergies E&P Americas, LLC54/511$185,850
69University of California, Davis53/510$78,400
70University of California, Santa Cruz53/512$130,900
71University of Utah54/541$81,900
72AIR Worldwide Corporation42/520$109,000
73Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc.41/510$86,235
74Berry Petroleum Company, LLC43/530$150,800
75Borehole Seismic, LLC44/531$137,160
76ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company42/513$320,340
77GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA (GIA)41/510$67,000
78Indiana University43/511$72,500
79Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc.43/520$117,233
80Research Foundation for the State University of New York43/511$58,398
81The University of Kansas42/510$59,418
82TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA41/510$89,128
83UChicago Argonne LLC43/511$71,032
84University Corporation for Atmospheric Research44/540$86,320
85University of Connecticut43/531$63,000
86University of Maine43/510$72,430
87University of Oklahoma43/522$68,050
88W.M. RICE UNIVERSITY44/540$60,799
89Washington University43/521$65,000
90ZANSKAR GEOTHERMAL & MINERALS, INC.42/523$128,750
91Freeport Minerals Corporation43/522$101,100
92Barrick Gold of North America, Inc.43/521$132,200
93Achievement Engineering Corp.32/512$93,517
94ANS Geo32/520$62,025
95BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC32/520$96,900
96Berger Geosciences, LLC32/520$120,848
97Cornell University33/530$60,000
98Exxon Mobil Corporation32/510$147,700
99Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.32/521$100,000
100Fugro USA Land, Inc.32/511$88,400

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.