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

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Chevron Corporation Geophysicist Houston, TX $261968 H-1B Feb 28, 2022
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. New Ventures Manager HOUSTON, TX $260000 Green Card Jan 2, 2014
BP AMERICA INC. PETROLEUM SYSTEMS ANALYST HOUSTON, TX $260000 H-1B Mar 29, 2013
BP AMERICA INC. PETROLEUM SYSTEMS ANALYST HOUSTON, TX $260000 E-3 Apr 3, 2013
ELLINGTON & ASSOCIATES, INC. GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $260000 H-1B Aug 5, 2013
ELLINGTON & ASSOCIATES, INC. GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $260000 H-1B Aug 5, 2013
ELLINGTON & ASSOCIATES, INC. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers Houston, TX $260000 Green Card 2013
ELLINGTON & ASSOCIATES, INC. GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $260000 H-1B Mar 24, 2010
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION GEOGRAPHICAL OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR OKLAHOMA CITY, OK $256900 H-1B Oct 17, 2014
CHEVRON CORPORATION SEISMIC DATA ANALYSIS SPECIALIST SAN RAMON, CA $256692 E-3 Jan 31, 2013
Chevron Corporation Senior Earth Scientist Midland, TX $256057 H-1B Feb 21, 2023
CHEVRON CORPORATION GEOLOG SUPPORT LEADER HOUSTON, TX $255044 E-3 Mar 9, 2012
University of California, Berkeley Academic Program Manager Berkeley, CA $250000 H-1B Apr 4, 2022
DEGOLYER AND MACNAUGHTON CORPORATION SENIOR GEOLOGIST Dallas, TX $250000 H-1B Feb 28, 2019
SURGE OPERATING LLC SENIOR GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $250000 H-1B Mar 20, 2017
SURGE OPERATING LLC GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $250000 H-1B Mar 25, 2016
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HOUSTON, TX $250000 H-1B May 9, 2012
SHELL INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION AND PRO… PRINCIPAL CLASTICS GEOSCIENTIST HOUSTON, TX $248900 H-1B Jul 30, 2013
CHEVRON CORPORATION SEISMIC DATA ANALYSIS SPECIALIST HOUSTON, TX $248316 E-3 May 8, 2013
Chevron Corporation Geologist Houston, TX $246620 H-1B May 6, 2024
EOG Resources, Inc. Geophysical Advisor Houston, TX $245000 - $290000 H-1B Apr 24, 2025
EOG Resources, Inc. Advisor Geophysical Houston, TX $245000 - $255000 H-1B Mar 9, 2022
CHEVRON CORPORATION SENIOR EXPLORATIONIST HOUSTON, TX $242088 E-3 Jun 6, 2016
DOWNUNDER GEOSOLUTIONS (AMERICA) LLC SENIOR GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $241672 E-3 May 18, 2016
DOWNUNDER GEOSOLUTIONS (AMERICA) LLC LEAD GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $241672 E-3 Jun 2, 2014
BP AMERICA INC. GEOLOGIST, PPFG Houston, TX $241100 H-1B Feb 11, 2019
KOSMOS ENERGY, LLC SENIOR GEOPHYSICIST DALLAS, TX $241096 H-1B May 29, 2015
CHEVRON CORPORATION PETROPHYSICS TEAM LEADER GULF OF MEXICO Houston, TX $240500 E-3 May 31, 2019
CHEVRON CORPORATION SENIOR STAFF PETROPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $240500 E-3 Aug 24, 2017
CHEVRON CORPORATION SENIOR STAFF PETROPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $240500 E-3 Aug 27, 2015
Chevron Corporation Technical Assurance Geophysicist - Subsurface Haz… Houston, TX $240000 E-3 Aug 15, 2024
CHESAPEAKE OPERATING, LLC Geoscience Advisor - Modeling OKLAHOMA CITY, OK $240000 Green Card Dec 13, 2017
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Earth Senior Scientist Berkeley, CA $237600 H-1B Nov 3, 2022
SHELL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY STAFF GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $236800 H-1B Jan 26, 2016
BP AMERICA INC. PORE PRESSURE SPECIALIST (GEOLOGIST) HOUSTON, TX $236300 E-3 Nov 14, 2017
DEVON ENERGY CORP Geophysical Operations Supervisor OKLAHOMA CITY, OK $235400 Green Card Jan 23, 2014
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION SUPERVISOR, GEOPHYSICAL OPERATIONS OKLAHOMA CITY, OK $235400 H-1B Dec 17, 2012
STATOIL GULF SERVICES LLC PETROLEUM SYSTEMS ANALYST HOUSTON, TX $235000 E-3 Mar 13, 2015
SHELL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY TEAM LEAD RESERVOIR QI NEW ORLEANS, LA $234800 H-1B Oct 19, 2018
Shell International Exploration and Pro… Digital Capability and Portfolio Manager Houston, TX $234500 H-1B Apr 21, 2025
ELLINGTON & ASSOCIATES, INC. PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST/PALEONTOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $234000 H-1B Sep 26, 2016
ELLINGTON & ASSOCIATES, INC. Petroleum Geologist/Paleontologist HOUSTON, TX $234000 Green Card Apr 4, 2014
ELLINGTON & ASSOCIATES, INC. PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST/PALEONTOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $234000 H-1B Jul 2, 2015
ELLINGTON & ASSOCIATES, INC. PETROLEUM GEOLOGIST/PALEONTOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $234000 H-1B Jun 4, 2012
ELLINGTON & ASSOCIATES, INC. ADVANCED GEOLOGY RESEARCHER HOUSTON, TX $234000 H-1B Jun 4, 2012
CHEVRON CORPORATION LEAD EARTH SCIENTIST HOUSTON, TX $231843 H-1B Feb 27, 2013
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. Manager US Onshore Geoscience HOUSTON, TX $231750 Green Card Mar 8, 2019
BP AMERICA INC. PORE PRESSURE SPECIALIST (GEOLOGIST) HOUSTON, TX $231600 E-3 Jan 25, 2017
BP AMERICA INC. PETROPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $231441 H-1B Jun 20, 2017
SRK CONSULTING (U.S.), INC. Principal Consultant (Resource Geology) Denver, CO $231000 H-1B May 30, 2025
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