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Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers: who sponsors, and what they pay
Every certified Labor Condition Application for this occupation in the period covered, with the wage each employer told the Department of Labor it would pay.
Certified LCAs
210
H-1B, H-1B1 and E-3
Median wage offered
$95,000
per year
Middle half earn
$74K to $130K
25th to 75th percentile
Employers filing
126
Employers filing for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
| Employer | LCAs | Median wage |
|---|---|---|
| BP America Inc. Houston | 9 | $150,700 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | 7 | $70,000 |
| Nevada Gold Mines LLC Elko | 6 | $114,700 |
| ANS Geo LLC South Plainfield | 6 | $71,735 |
| Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole | 5 | $86,500 |
| Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley | 5 | $106,956 |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation Katy | 5 | $137,592 |
| Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. Boca Raton | 5 | $79,040 |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro | 4 | $65,000 |
| Oregon State University Corvallis | 4 | $66,558 |
| University of California, San Diego La Jolla | 4 | $80,925 |
| University of California, Berkeley Berkeley | 3 | $107,600 |
| Arcadis U.S., Inc. Highlands Ranch | 3 | $102,523 |
| California Institute of Technology Pasadena | 3 | $111,391 |
| Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals, Inc. Salt Lake City | 3 | $138,500 |
126 employers for this occupationThe full ranked list, with each employer's median wage, is part of Pro.
See ProSource: US Department of Labor (OFLC) and US Citizenship and Immigration Services · OFLC disclosure data (Labor Condition Applications, PERM) and the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026
Data as of 30 Jun 2026 · covers LCA FY2026 Q1 to Q3; PERM FY2026 Q1 to Q3; USCIS H-1B decisions FY2024 to FY2026 · last fetched 5 Oct 2026