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Companies hiring Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers: 1,126 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026

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303 employers had 1,126 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers (occupation code 19-2042) across 47 states, decided through June 30, 2026; the median offered wage is $88,400 a year.

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19-2042Occupation code (SOC)

Certified cases by fiscal year

Fiscal year	Cases
FY2023	267
FY2024	301
FY2025	273
FY2026	285

By state

State	Cases	Employers	Median offered
Texas	299	77	$110,869
California	221	59	$92,394
Massachusetts	62	14	$83,000
Arizona	56	19	$88,300
Colorado	53	18	$109,424
Nevada	43	13	$119,400
New Mexico	37	5	$94,000
Oregon	35	2	$65,395
New York	32	18	$77,438
New Jersey	28	11	$72,006
Maryland	18	8	$90,241
Washington	17	6	$102,500
Alaska	17	6	$83,990
Louisiana	12	4	$61,889
Utah	12	5	$111,250
Illinois	12	4	$75,000
Indiana	11	4	$74,256
Tennessee	11	4	$87,672
Alabama	11	6	$65,000
Georgia	11	6	$69,680
Ohio	11	6	$71,470
Pennsylvania	10	7	$62,487
North Carolina	9	6	$73,795
Connecticut	9	3	$67,465
Florida	8	5	$96,125
Kansas	6	3	$60,458
Rhode Island	6	2	$71,000
Idaho	6	4	$93,900
Missouri	6	2	$61,736
Oklahoma	5	3	$71,100
Minnesota	5	3	$79,040
Michigan	5	3	$59,446
Hawaii	5	2	$118,560
New Hampshire	4	4	$79,270
Virginia	4	3	$82,171
Maine	3	2	$85,987
Nebraska	2	2	$64,502
Kentucky	2	1	$60,185
South Carolina	2	2	$65,869
District of Columbia	2	2	$126,382
Wisconsin	2	1	$70,129
North Dakota	2	1	$80,749
Montana	1	1	$59,738
Arkansas	1	1	$47,000
Mississippi	1	1	$60,000
Delaware	1	1	$65,000
Wyoming	1	1	$60,674

Employers with the most cases

Employer	Address	Cases
The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, TX	63
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena, CA	36
Oregon State University	Corvallis, OR	33
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	Berkeley, CA	32
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	Woods Hole, MA	30
BP America Inc.	Houston, TX	27
Battelle Memorial Institute	Richland, WA	19
Schlumberger Technology Corporation	Katy, TX	17
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.	Boca Raton, FL	17
Nevada Gold Mines LLC	Elko, NV	16
Chevron Corporation	San Ramon, CA	16
Triad National Security, LLC	Los Alamos, NM	14
The Leland Stanford, Jr University	Stanford, CA	13
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology	Socorro, NM	13
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, MA	13
University of Colorado	Boulder, CO	12
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC	Livermore, CA	12
University Of California, San Diego	La Jolla, CA	12
Texas A&M University	College Station, TX	12
WSP USA Inc.	New York, NY	12
Occidental Petroleum Corporation	Houston, TX	12
University of Alaska	Fairbanks, AK	12
The Trustees of Princeton University	Princeton, NJ	11
Murphy Exploration & Production Company USA	Houston, TX	11
Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.	Houston, TX	11
ANS Geo LLC	South Plainfield, NJ	10
University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	9
Freeport-McMoRan Exploration Corporation	Phoenix, AZ	9
Ntess, LLC	Albuquerque, NM	8
University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	8
Louisiana State University and A&M College	Baton Rouge, LA	8
AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc.	Greenwood Village, CO	8
Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	Oak Ridge, TN	8
Arcadis U.S., Inc.	Highlands Ranch, CO	7
Arizona State University	Tempe, AZ	7
Gemological Institute of America, Inc.	Carlsbad, CA	7
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute	Moffett Field, CA	7
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Company	Houston, TX	7
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC	Parsippany, NJ	7
EOG Resources, Inc.	Houston, TX	7
Colorado School of Mines	Golden, CO	6
Purdue University	West Lafayette, IN	6
University of Maryland College Park	College Park, MD	6
TotalEnergies E&P Americas, LLC	Houston, TX	6
University of Illinois	Urbana, IL	6
Srk Consulting (U.S.), Inc.	Denver, CO	6
Shell Exploration & Production Company	Houston, TX	6
University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA	5
Newmont International Services Limited	Denver, CO	5
Freeport Minerals Corporation	Phoenix, AZ	5
Brown University	Providence, RI	5
DeGolyer and MacNaughton Corporation	Dallas, TX	5
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, UT	5
Stantec Consulting Services Inc.	Denver, CO	5
Terra Guidance, LLC.	Englewood, CO	5
University of Houston	Houston, TX	5
The University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	5
Zonge International, Inc.	Tucson, AZ	5
Columbia University	New York, NY	5
The University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS	4
DownUnder GeoSolutions (America) LLC	Houston, TX	4
Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	4
Borehole Seismic, LLC	Houston, TX	4
Berry Petroleum Company, LLC	Dallas, TX	4
Zanskar Geothermal & Minerals, Inc.	Salt Lake City, UT	4
AECOM Technical Services Inc	Dallas, TX	4
RevoChem LLC	Houston, TX	4
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company	Spring, TX	4
University of Connecticut	Storrs, CT	4
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)	Moss Landing, CA	4
Freeport-McMoRan Morenci Inc.	Phoenix, AZ	4
Washington University	St. Louis, MO	4
Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii	Honolulu, HI	4
Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA	4
Fugro USA Marine, Inc.	Houston, TX	4
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Reno, NV	4
Yale University	New Haven, CT	4
AIR Worldwide Corporation	Boston, MA	4
SLR International Corporation	Bothell, WA	4
Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey, Inc.	Norwood, NJ	4
C. L. Geosolutions, Inc	Chatsworth, CA	3
University of Oklahoma	Norman, OK	3
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, NC	3
Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, AZ	3
Barrick Gold of North America, Inc.	Elko, NV	3
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab	Laurel, MD	3
Research Foundation for the State University of New York	Stony Brook, NY	3
University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, NM	3
Sprott Asset Management USA Inc.	Carlsbad, CA	3
Achievement Engineering Corp.	San Jose, CA	3
Indiana University	Indianapolis, IN	3
Ivanhoe Electric Inc.	Casa Grande, AZ	3
Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC	Golden, CO	3
Fugro USA Land, Inc.	Houston, TX	3
UChicago Argonne LLC	Lemont, IL	3
Camino Natural Resources Management, LLC	Denver, CO	3
TerraSond Limited	Palmer, AK	3
W.M. Rice University	Houston, TX	3
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	3
TSMC Arizona Corporation	Phoenix, AZ	3
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	Houston, TX	3
Global Geologica USA Inc.	Reno, NV	3
Hydro-Environmental Technologies, Inc.	Acton, MA	3
Trustees Of The University Of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, PA	3
The Curators of the University of Missouri	Columbia, MO	3
Outsource Research Consulting, Inc.	Houston, TX	3
Risk Management Solutions, Inc.	Newark, CA	3
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, ND	3
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC	Idaho Falls, ID	3
The University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, AL	3
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research	Boulder, CO	3
Berger Geosciences, LLC	Houston, TX	3
Lettis Consultants International, Inc.	Concord, CA	3
The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, TX	2
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	2
Michigan Technological University	Houghton, MI	2
GeoComputing Group, LLC	Houston, TX	2
Research Foundation of CUNY	New York, NY	2
Durrand Technology Consulting, LLC	Jennings, LA	2
Gannett Fleming, Inc.	Mechanicsburg, PA	2
University of California, Davis	Davis, CA	2
University of South Alabama	Mobile, AL	2
Georgia Environmental Protection Division	Atlanta, GA	2
Terracon Consultants, Inc.	Olathe, KS	2
Millcreek Capital Management LLC	Cedar Creek, TX	2
TotalEnergies E&P USA, Inc.	Houston, TX	2
Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc.	Phoenix, AZ	2
RRC Power and Energy, LLC	Round Rock, TX	2
GeoLogic Associates, Inc.	Ontario, CA	2
Broad Geophysical Technology, Inc.	Houston, TX	2
Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc.	Phoenix, AZ	2
The University of Chicago	Chicago, IL	2
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, TX	2
Kleinfelder, Inc.	San Diego, CA	2
Brownlee-Morrow Enterprises, Inc.	Birmingham, AL	2
Lumina Geophysical, LLC.	Houston, TX	2
Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey	Norwood, NJ	2
Amni International Petroleum Resources, LLC	The Woodlands, TX	2
Pinto Valley Mining Corp.	Miami, AZ	2
Pure Lithium Corporation	Charlestown, MA	2
Cyentech Consulting LLC	Cypress, TX	2
Archer Oil Tools LLC	Houston, TX	2
University of Maine	Orono, ME	2
University of Georgia; OGE	Athens, GA	2
Cornell University	Ithaca, NY	2
Round Mountain Gold Corporation	Round Mountain, NV	2
Newcrest Resources, Inc.	Denver, CO	2
Davinci Ep LLC	Denver, CO	2
A1 Lithium Inc.	Las Vegas, NV	2
Hydrogeo Energy LLC	Houston, TX	2
Conocophillips Company	Houston, TX	2
Diversified Well Logging, LLC	Reserve, LA	2
UmapAV Corporation	Belmont, MI	2
Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc.	Houston, TX	2
Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	2
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	2
Virginia Department of Energy	Richmond, VA	2
The Florida State University	Tallahassee, FL	2
University of Wisconsin System	Madison, WI	2
BHP Minerals Service Company	Tucson, AZ	2
Exxon Mobil Corporation	Spring, TX	2
Corning Research & Development Corporation	Corning, NY	2
Tetra Tech, Inc.	Pasadena, CA	2
Regents of the University of California at Riverside	Riverside, CA	2
Shearwater GeoServices Inc.	Houston, TX	2
Auburn University	Auburn, AL	2
Southwest Research Institute	San Antonio, TX	2
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, NC	2
Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/a Carnegie Institution for Science	Washington, DC	2
Colosseum Rare Metals Inc.	Gunnison, CO	2
Nova Geotechnical and Inspection Services, LLC	Las Vegas, NV	2
The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, TX	1
Goldwedge LLC	Elko, NV	1
The University of Texas El Paso	El Paso, TX	1
Palantir Technologies Inc.	Denver, CO	1
Buxton Resources Arizona, LLC	Phoenix, AZ	1
Portland State University	Portland, OR	1
Moody's Analytics, Inc.	New York, NY	1
Southwest Critical Materials LLC	Yerington, NV	1
Maxwell Dynamics, Inc	Sugar Land, TX	1
Planetary Science Institute	Tucson, AZ	1
University Of California, Irvine	Irvine, CA	1
Advanced Resources International, Inc	Arlington, VA	1
Municon West Coast, Inc.	San Francisco, CA	1
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC	South Jordan, UT	1
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.	Moon Township, PA	1
Mount Holyoke College	South Hadley, MA	1
Tufts University	Medford, MA	1
Aspect Management Corporation	Denver, CO	1
Willmer Engineering Inc.	Atlanta, GA	1
Exponent, Inc.	Menlo Park, CA	1
S&ME Inc.	Raleigh, NC	1
University of California at Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, CA	1
KS Engineers, PC	Newark, NJ	1
Call & Nicholas, Inc.	Tucson, AZ	1
Jerritt Canyon Gold LLC	Elko, NV	1
Sea-bird Electronics, Inc.	Bellevue, WA	1
Chevron USA Inc.	Houston, TX	1
Deel US LLC	San Francisco, CA	1
Gubelin Gem Lab Ltd.	New York, NY	1
California Air Resources Board	Sacramento, CA	1
Stearns, Conrad and Schmidt Consulting Engineering, Inc.	Long Beach, CA	1
KCB Consultants Ltd.	Tempe, AZ	1
Trustees of Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH	1
University of Hawaii	Honolulu, HI	1
University of Montana	Missoula, MT	1
Kosmos Energy LLC	Dallas, TX	1
California Department of Transportation	Sacramento, CA	1
The Pennsylvania State University	University Park, PA	1
Infrasense, Inc.	Woburn, MA	1
Baylor University	Waco, TX	1
West Chester University Of Pennsylvania	West Chester, PA	1
University of Idaho	Moscow, ID	1
Magseis FF LLC	Houston, TX	1
Terra Engineers, Inc.	San Francisco, CA	1
GeoScience Engineers, LLC	Dallas, TX	1
Gateway Oil & Gas Ltd LLC	Houston, TX	1
TRC Environmental Corporation	Windsor, CT	1
NGX Consulting Inc.	Houston, TX	1
Targeted GeoVision, LLC	Houston, TX	1
Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company	Phoenix, AZ	1
Inspire Resources, LLC	Atlanta, GA	1
GSI Environmental Inc.	Houston, TX	1
Geodynamics, LLC	New port, NC	1
Yerezhepova Law, PC	New York, NY	1
Gulf of Maine Research Institute	Portland, ME	1
Athena Engineering and Environmental, LLC	Goodlettsville, TN	1
Asarco LLC	Sahuarita, AZ	1
CRC Services LLC	Long Beach, CA	1
San Diego State University Research Foundation	San Diego, CA	1
Arkansas Department of Transportation	Little Rock, AR	1
University of Mississippi	University, MS	1
Geo-Technology Associates, Inc	Abingdon, MD	1
EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc., PBC	Hunt Valley, MD	1
The Catholic University of America	Washington, DC	1
Southern Methodist University	Dallas, TX	1
Redcastle Resources, Inc.	Salt Lake City, UT	1
Shannon & Wilson, Inc.	Seattle, WA	1
Idaho State University	Pocatello, ID	1
Drexel University	Philadelphia, PA	1
Leidos, Inc.	Reston, VA	1
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, NY	1
Smithsonian Institution	Washington, DC	1
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska	Lincoln, NE	1
The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	1
The New School	New York, NY	1
Smith-Emery of San Francisco, Inc.	San Francisco, CA	1
Trustees Of Boston University	Boston, MA	1
UHL & Associates, Inc.	Lambertville,, NJ	1
Central State University	Wilberforce, OH	1
ESG Solutions Group, Inc	Houston, TX	1
ESG Solutions Group, Inc	Houston, TX	1
ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company	Spring, TX	1
University of New Hampshire	Durham, NH	1
Coastal Science & Engineering, Inc.	Columbia, SC	1
Deih LLC	Tucson, AZ	1
Atmospheric and Environmental Research DBA AER	Lexington, MA	1
Colorado State University	Fort Collins, CO	1
Geocon, Inc.	San Diego, CA	1
Engineering/Remediation Resources Group, Inc.	Martinez, CA	1
SparkCognition, Inc.	Austin, TX	1
NextEra Analytics, Inc.	Juno Beach, FL	1
Esgc Guam, LLC	Hagatna,	1
AGS, Inc.	San Francisco, CA	1
Arup US, Inc.	New York, NY	1
Rise & Shine Solar LLC	Sunnyvale, CA	1
Kennecott Exploration Company	Salt Lake City, UT	1
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	The Woodlands, TX	1
Veracio Ltd.	West Valley City, UT	1
Contemporary Amperex Technology USA Inc.	Auburn Hills, MI	1
University Of Delaware	Newark, DE	1
Texas State University	San Marcos, TX	1
Center For Coastal Studies, Inc.	Provincetown, MA	1
C. L. Geosolution, Inc	Chatsworth, CA	1
Field Geo Services, Inc	Grand Junction, CO	1
Lumina Geophysical, LLC.	The Woodlands, TX	1
The University of Alabama in Huntsville	Huntsville, AL	1
Nexus Energy LLC	Evansville, IN	1
Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, OK	1
Shell Exploration And Production Company	Houston,	1
Core Geologic LLC	Denver,	1
Ziebel US INC	Houston,	1
University Of Miami	Miami, FL	1
Science Applications International Corporation	Reston, VA	1
The Arkenstone Ltd.	Richardson, TX	1
2678 Holdings LLC	Houston, TX	1
Shell Global Solutions US Inc.	Houston, TX	1
Aspect Consulting, LLC	Bainbridge Island, WA	1
Kryptonite LLC	Incline Village, NV	1
Construction Materials Consultants, Inc.	Greensburg, PA	1
Maxwell Dynamics, Inc	Houston, TX	1
CNOOC Energy U.S.A. LLC	Houston, TX	1
California Resources Corporation	Long Beach, CA	1
American Museum of Natural History	New York, NY	1
ENGEO, Inc.	San Ramon, CA	1
GB Geotechnics US Inc.	New York, NY	1
Syracuse Univesity	Syracuse, NY	1
DOF Subsea Inc.	Houston, TX	1
Apex Pe LLC	Englewood, CO	1
Shell Exploration and Production Company	Houston, TX	1

Updated June 30, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.