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H-1B sponsors for mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 17-2151 (Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers), 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.

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Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers?

61 employers had 118 certified H-1B LCAs for mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers in the window. The most active were Freeport Minerals Corporation, Nevada Gold Mines LLC and Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $106,300 a year. Arizona 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.

At a glance
Certified H-1B LCAs118
Employers filing61
Median offered wage (full-time)$106,300
Middle 50% of offered wages$92,400 – $128,600
Most common worksite stateArizona

Top H-1B sponsors for mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers

Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.

Top H-1B sponsors for mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers
RankEmployerCertified LCAs
1Freeport Minerals Corporation15
2Nevada Gold Mines LLC9
3Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.6
4Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc.4
5Kennecott Utah Copper LLC4
6Climax Molybdenum Company3
7GZA GeoEnvironmental of New York3
8Haile Gold Mine, Inc.3
9Mariana Minerals Co.3
10Teck Alaska Incorporated3
11BBA Consultants International LP2
12ECS Mid-Atlantic, LLC2
13ECS Southwest, LLP2
14Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.2
15Mesabi Metallics Company LLC2
16Nipa Inc.2
17RESPEC Inc.2
18Rummel, Klepper & Kahl, LLP2
19Srk Consulting (U.S.), Inc.2
20Stantec Consulting Services Inc.2
21Strata, LLC2
22T.M. Kilduff Consulting, Inc.2
23Western Explosives Systems Company2
24WSP USA Inc.2
25Agapito Associates, LLC1
26Asarco LLC1
27Aspentech Corporation1
28Barrick Gold of North America, Inc1
29Bhp Minerals Service Company1
30Call & Nicholas, Inc.1

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)$89,600
  • Level II (qualified)$103,600
  • Level III (experienced)$115,000
  • Level IV (fully competent)$137,400

Where the jobs are

Job titles filed under this occupation

Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.

  • Mine Engineer II12
  • Mine Engineer I7
  • Geomechanical Engineer I5
  • Geological Engineer4
  • Project Engineer4
  • Geotechnical Engineer3
  • Drill & Blast Engineer2
  • Project Manager2
  • Geotechnical Department Manager2
  • Metallurgical Engineer, Production2
  • Engineer I/II – Underground Storage2
  • Engineer I2

Frequently asked questions

Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers?
In this window: Freeport Minerals Corporation, Nevada Gold Mines LLC, Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc., Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc. and Kennecott Utah Copper LLC. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
What do H-1B mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers get paid?
The median offered wage on full-time filings was $106,300 a year, with the middle half between $92,400 – $128,600. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
What is SOC code 17-2151?
It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers. Employers file under their own job titles; the Department of Labor assigns each filing an occupation code, which this page groups by.

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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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