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6,484 H-1B & PERM records for "Operator", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.

6484

Results Found

$42806

Average Salary

$12480

Minimum

$780000

Maximum

Active filters: Job: Operator
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
METRO PAVING CORPORATION PAVING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR HYATTSVILLE, MD $29640 Green Card 2008
SWANSON FARMS Farm Worker HOOPLE, ND $29619 Green Card Jul 5, 2018
E. ANN JACKSON, INC. TUNNEL MACHINE OPERATOR FORD, VA $29598 Green Card Jul 20, 2012
AA AIR FILTERS, INC. Assistant machine operator BRONX, NY $29536 Green Card 2010
CROSSROADS SOD FARM, LLC Agricultural Equipment Operator Belvidere, TN $29515 Green Card Jul 12, 2022
CROSSROADS SOD FARM, LLC Agricultural Equipment Operator Belvidere, TN $29515 Green Card Jul 8, 2022
CROSSROADS SOD FARM, LLC Agricultural Equipment Operator Belvidere, TN $29515 Green Card Jul 20, 2022
CROSSROADS SOD FARM, LLC Agricultural Equipment Operator Belvidere, TN $29515 Green Card Jul 22, 2022
EASYSEAT, LLC INVENTORY SOFTWARE TECHNICIAN NEW BRITAIN, CT $29500 - $36000 H-1B Jun 9, 2011
ENOR CORPORATION PACKING, AND FILLING MACHINE ORDER NORTHVALE, NJ $29494 Green Card 2011
HADER FARMS PARTNERSHIP Agricultural Equipment Operator ZUMBROTA, MN $29494 Green Card Jul 6, 2018
HADER FARMS PARTNERSHIP Agricultural Equipment Operator ZUMBROTA, MN $29494 Green Card Jul 6, 2018
HADER FARMS PARTNERSHIP Agricultural Equipment Operator ZUMBROTA, MN $29494 Green Card Jul 6, 2018
ORIENTAL RUG SOURCE Oriental & Persian Rug Repair Specialist WINTER PARK, FL $29474 Green Card Oct 4, 2022
VIRGINIA PAVING CO. PAVING SURFACING/TAMPING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR STERLING, VA $29474 Green Card 2008
HARWELL Equipment Operator CORPUS CHRISTI, TX $29453 Green Card 2011
ITALEE OPTICS, INC. COMPUTER OPERATORS LOS ANGELES, CA $29453 Green Card 2008
LAW OFFICES OF MARIN & ASSOCIATES COMPUTER OPERATOR LOS ANGELES, CA $29453 Green Card 2008
DRY CLEAN UNLIMITED, INC. DBA DRY CLEAN… MACHINE OPERATOR FAIRFAX, VA $29432 Green Card Apr 15, 2020
NEW ROCHELLE PRECISION GRINDING CORP. SKILL MACHINE OPERATOR PELHAM MANOR, NY $29432 Green Card May 6, 2013
USA EXTRUDED PLASTICS, INC. Extruder Operator ANAHEIM, CA $29432 Green Card 2010
KORANDO CORPORATION HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TAMUNING, GU $29411 Green Card Jul 2, 2013
KORANDO CORPORATION Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipm… TAMUNING, GU $29411 Green Card 2014
Phillips Mushroom Farms Yard Jockey Kennett Square, PA $29349 Green Card Mar 29, 2019
WSS, INC. DBA WALL SYSTEMS SUPPLY, INC. MIXING AND BLENDING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATOR, AN… BROOKLYN, NY $29328 Green Card 2010
Sublett Farms Agriculture Equipment Operator $29307 Green Card May 9, 2024
CUSTOM CYLINDERS, INC CNC OPERATOR -COMPUTER CONTROL MACHINE OPERATOR CARY, IL $29286 Green Card 2008
TRIPLE S FARMS, LC Watermelon Shed Operator Hydro, OK $29266 Green Card Jul 8, 2019
ERVIN REDDEN LOGGING SAWING MACHINE SETTERS, OPERATORS, AND TENDERS, W… FARMERVILLE, LA $29203 Green Card 2011
WALTER G. LEGGE COMPANY FURNACE, KILN, OVEN, DRIER, & KETTLE OPERATORS PEEKSKILL, NY $29162 Green Card 2010
USA Enterprise/GL Custom Builders Woodworker $29141 - $29500 Green Card Jun 19, 2024
KEITH BATH / BATH FARMS FARMWORKER FT. MORGAN, CO $29141 Green Card Aug 13, 2013
Fontana Transport Inc Sit-Down Forklift Operator Memphis, TN $29120 Green Card Nov 23, 2022
Fontana Transport Inc Sit-Down Forklift Operator Memphis, TN $29120 Green Card Nov 21, 2022
Fontana Transport Inc Sit-Down Forklift Operator Memphis, TN $29120 Green Card Nov 21, 2022
Fontana Transport Inc Sit-Down Forklift Operator Memphis, TN $29120 Green Card Nov 21, 2022
Fontana Transport Inc Sit-Down Forklift Operator Memphis, TN $29120 Green Card Nov 21, 2022
Fontana Transport Inc Sit-Down Forklift Operator Memphis, TN $29120 Green Card Nov 21, 2022
Fontana Transport Inc Sit-Down Forklift Operator Memphis, TN $29120 Green Card Nov 21, 2022
Glass Industries Machine Operator Wallingford, CT $29120 Green Card Apr 5, 2022
KOCHERBECK USA L.P. Chemical Etching Machine Operator Lenexa, KS $29120 Green Card Sep 19, 2022
Landon O Orman dba Orman Farms Lead Cotton Stripper Driver Roscoe, TX $29120 Green Card Jan 5, 2021
J R Stone Design, Inc. Saw Machine Operator Riviera Beach, FL $29120 Green Card Aug 20, 2019
WELLS LAND DEVELOPMENT, INC. EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LARGO, FL $29120 - $21 H-1B May 6, 2015
SPAWGLASS CONTRACTORS, INC. BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING OPERATOR HARLINGEN, TX $29120 H-1B Nov 17, 2010
FABRICATION CONCEPTS CORPORATION Welding, Soldering, Brazing Machine Setters & Ope… SANTA ANA, CA $29120 Green Card 2011
HEAD WEST INC Machine operator COMPTON, CA $29120 Green Card 2011
CAL TRON PLATING, INC. Polisher SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA $29120 Green Card 2011
KEYSTONE PLASTICS INC. Machine Operator SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ $29120 Green Card 2010
ALACER CORP. Packaging and Filing Machine Operator FOOTHILL RANCH, CA $29120 Green Card 2010
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This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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