H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 19-2042 (Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers), decided between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 (FY2026 Q3 release).
An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers?
137 employers had 244 certified H-1B LCAs for geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers in the window. The most active were BP America Inc., Oregon State University and ANS Geo LLC. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $87,400 a year. Texas had the most worksites. An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
| Certified H-1B LCAs | 244 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 137 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $87,400 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $70,500 – $119,100 |
| Most common worksite state | Texas |
Top H-1B sponsors for geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BP America Inc. | 9 |
| 2 | Oregon State University | 8 |
| 3 | ANS Geo LLC | 7 |
| 4 | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | 7 |
| 5 | Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 7 |
| 6 | The University of Texas at Austin | 7 |
| 7 | Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 6 |
| 8 | California Institute of Technology | 5 |
| 9 | Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. | 5 |
| 10 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 5 |
| 11 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | 4 |
| 12 | Occidental Petroleum Corporation | 4 |
| 13 | University of California, San Diego | 4 |
| 14 | Arcadis U.S., Inc. | 3 |
| 15 | Bay Area Environmental Research Institute | 3 |
| 16 | Colorado School of Mines | 3 |
| 17 | ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company | 3 |
| 18 | Gemological Institute of America, Inc. | 3 |
| 19 | The Trustees of Princeton University | 3 |
| 20 | University of California, Berkeley | 3 |
| 21 | Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals, Inc. | 3 |
| 22 | Archer Oil Tools LLC | 2 |
| 23 | Arizona State University | 2 |
| 24 | Battelle Memorial Institute | 2 |
| 25 | Borehole Seismic, LLC | 2 |
| 26 | Brownlee-Morrow Enterprises, Inc. | 2 |
| 27 | GFT Infrastructure, Inc. | 2 |
| 28 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 |
| 29 | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab | 2 |
| 30 | Kleinfelder, Inc. | 2 |
Median offered wage by level
The prevailing-wage level on each filing, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent), with the median offered wage at that level.
- Level I (entry)$72,500
- Level II (qualified)$91,000
- Level III (experienced)$119,000
- Level IV (fully competent)$141,300
Where the jobs are
State
Job titles filed under this occupation
Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.
- Research Associate11
- Postdoctoral Research Associate10
- Postdoctoral Fellow9
- Geophysicist9
- Research Scientist7
- Postdoctoral Researcher7
- Postdoctoral Scholar7
- Research Associate III6
- Postdoctoral Associate6
- Geologist6
- Geologist II4
- Geoscientist4
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers?
- In this window: BP America Inc., Oregon State University, ANS Geo LLC, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Schlumberger Technology Corporation. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $87,400 a year, with the middle half between $70,500 – $119,100. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 19-2042?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers. Employers file under their own job titles; the Department of Labor assigns each filing an occupation code, which this page groups by.
Other occupations
Source and method
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification: LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) disclosure data, FY2026 Q3 release, decisions from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. DOL performance data page
- Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) with case status Certified and visa class H-1B, decided in the 12-month window above. Cases certified and later withdrawn, denied cases and withdrawn cases are listed separately.
- Employers are grouped by their filed legal name after removing punctuation and legal forms such as Inc. or LLC, so related companies that file under different legal names (for example a parent and a subsidiary) appear separately.
- Wages are the lower end of the wage range the employer stated on full-time LCAs, converted to a yearly amount. They are offered wages on a filing, not salary data, and actual pay can differ.
- DOL may revise individual records in later releases. Ruubu republishes the figures after each quarterly release.
This is U.S. government public-domain data credited to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ruubu aggregates it and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Labor.
Data imported October 24, 2026. Source page checked October 24, 2026.
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