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7,594 H-1B & PERM records for "GEOSCIENTIST", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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7594

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$100425

Average Salary

$7000

Minimum

$989280

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Kennecott Exploration Company Principal Geoscientist I - KBGFJG118144-9 South Jordan, UT $165963 H-1B May 22, 2025
Battelle Memorial Institute Data Scientist (Geophysics) San Antonio, TX $165902 H-1B Apr 17, 2024
Battelle Memorial Institute Data Scientist (Geophysics) Tracy, CA $165902 H-1B Apr 17, 2024
Occidental Petroleum Corporation Petrophysicist Sr Houston, TX $165900 H-1B Apr 28, 2026
Contemporary Amperex Technology USA Inc. Senior ESS Project Engineer Milpitas, CA $165768 H-1B Feb 5, 2024
SKY RESEARCH, INC. SENIOR GEOPHYSICIST ASHLAND, OR $165728 E-3 Aug 9, 2010
HESS CORPORATION SENIOR GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $165600 H-1B Mar 13, 2015
BP AMERICA INC. SEISMIC ANALYST SPECIALIST Houston, TX $165500 H-1B May 16, 2019
BP AMERICA INC. SEISMIC ANALYST SPECIALIST Houston, TX $165500 H-1B May 13, 2019
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION NAM SGD PROJECT CHAMPION HOUSTON, TX $165490 H-1B Mar 12, 2014
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY/JET … SCIENTIST PASADENA, CA $165256 H-1B Oct 29, 2013
Schlumberger Technology Corporation D&I Data Scientist Houston, TX $165230 - $175230 H-1B Jul 2, 2025
Schlumberger Technology Corporation D&I Data Scientist Houston, TX $165230 - $175230 H-1B May 5, 2025
DownUnder GeoSolutions (America) LLC Senior Geophysicist – DUG Wave Specialist Houston, TX $165000 E-3 Jan 16, 2026
DownUnder GeoSolutions (America) LLC Senior Geophysicist Houston, TX $165000 E-3 Jul 17, 2025
Newmont International Services Limited North America, Principal Advisor Denver, CO $165000 E-3 Jan 18, 2024
DownUnder Geosolutions America LLC Senior Geophysicist - DUG Wave Specialist Houston, TX $165000 E-3 Dec 15, 2023
A1 Lithium Inc. Chief Geologist Las Vegas, NV $165000 E-3 Jul 18, 2023
Shell Exploration & Production Company Exploration Geoscientist Houston, TX $165000 - $195000 H-1B Jun 8, 2023
EOG Resources, Inc. Geophysicist Sr. Houston, TX $165000 - $175000 H-1B Mar 9, 2022
A1 Lithium Inc. Chief Geologist Las Vegas, NV $165000 E-3 Nov 4, 2021
Tintic Consolidated Metals, LLC Exploration Manager, East Tintic District Eureka, UT $165000 E-3 May 18, 2021
A1 LITHIUM INC. CHIEF GEOLOGIST LAS VEGAS, NV $165000 E-3 Aug 28, 2019
A1 LITHIUM INC. CHIEF GEOLOGIST LAS VEGAS, NV $165000 E-3 Nov 27, 2018
VECTA OIL & GAS LTD Director of Multicomponent Seismic Data Processing DALLAS, TX $165000 Green Card Dec 19, 2016
SANJEL (USA) INC Lead Geomechanics Engineer DENVER, CO $165000 Green Card Oct 7, 2015
SANJEL (USA) INC Lead Geomechanics Engineer DENVER, CO $165000 Green Card Sep 24, 2015
BP AMERICA INC. GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $165000 - $175000 H-1B Mar 7, 2014
SHELL INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION & PRODU… GEOMECHANIC SPECIALIST HOUSTON, TX $165000 H-1B Mar 18, 2013
SPECTRUM GEO, INC. SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $165000 H-1B Nov 18, 2011
BP AMERICA INC. GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $165000 H-1B Oct 13, 2011
SPECTRUM GEO, INC. SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $165000 H-1B Nov 8, 2011
BP AMERICA INC. PETROPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $165000 H-1B Oct 19, 2011
SPECTRUM GEO INC SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $165000 H-1B Mar 20, 2012
STATOIL GULF SERVICES LLC LEAD GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $164737 H-1B Mar 12, 2014
CHEVRON CORPORATION G&G OPERATIONS GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $164506 E-3 Apr 9, 2018
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION AREA GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $164490 H-1B Mar 11, 2014
Occidental Petroleum Corporation Advisor IT Subsurface DM Houston, TX $164400 H-1B May 21, 2025
Borehole Seismic, LLC Geophysicist Houston, TX $164320 H-1B Aug 18, 2025
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION GEOSCIENCE ASSOCIATE SPRING, TX $164154 - $249100 E-3 Oct 22, 2014
Shell International Exploration & Produ… Research Geophysicist Houston, TX $164000 H-1B Jun 10, 2024
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL LLC PRINCIPAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST Houston, TX $164000 - $174000 H-1B Mar 22, 2019
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA) INC. Senior Petrophysicist HOUSTON, TX $164000 Green Card May 28, 2014
CHEVRON CORPORATION STAFF RESEARCH SCIENTIST - STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY/NUME HOUSTON, TX $164000 H-1B Jul 19, 2010
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA) INC. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Houston, TX $163758 Green Card 2013
BP AMERICA INC. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers HOUSTON, TX $163758 Green Card 2012
TALISMAN ENERGY USA INC. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers THE WOODLANDS, TX $163758 - $173758 Green Card 2012
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA) INC. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers HOUSTON, TX $163758 Green Card 2012
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY STAFF GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $163758 - $210360 H-1B Mar 13, 2012
HESS CORPORATION Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Houston, TX $163758 - $216000 Green Card 2013
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