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Operator salaries

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
Renfro Knitting Technicians (Line Mechanics) Mt. Airy, NC $27102 - $41445 Green Card Aug 17, 2018
Renfro Knitting Technicians ( Line Mechanics) Mt. Airy, NC $27102 - $41445 Green Card Aug 17, 2018
Renfro Knitting Technicians ( Line Mechanics) Mt. Airy, NC $27102 - $41445 Green Card Aug 10, 2018
Renfro Knitting Technicians (Line Mechanics) Mt. Airy, NC $27102 - $41445 Green Card Aug 9, 2018
Renfro Knitting Technicians ( Line Mechanics) Mt. Airy, NC $27102 - $41445 Green Card Aug 9, 2018
Renfro Knitting Technicians ( Line Mechanics) Mt. Airy, NC $27102 - $41445 Green Card Aug 9, 2018
Renfro Knitting Technicians ( Line Mechanics) Mt. Airy, NC $27102 - $41445 Green Card Aug 9, 2018
Renfro Knitting Technicians ( Line Mechanics) Mt. Airy, NC $27102 - $41445 Green Card Aug 9, 2018
FashionGreek USC Inc. EMBROIDERY MACHINE OPERATOR LOS ANGELES, CA $27082 Green Card Jun 8, 2022
KAGA (U.S.A.), INC. Computer Operator SANTA ANA, CA $27082 Green Card 2011
BRANIER ORTHOPEDIC CUSTOM MOLDED SHOES ORTHOPEDIC SHOES MACHINE OPERATOR SUNRISE, FL $27061 Green Card 2011
BRANIER ORTHOPEDIC CUSTOM MOLDED SHOES ORTHOPEDIC SHOES MACHINE OPERATOR SUNRISE, FL $27061 Green Card 2011
Purpera Farms, LLC Agricultural Equipment Operator Plaquemine, LA $27040 Green Card Jan 25, 2023
Sugarway Farms, LLC Agricultural Equipment Operator Port Allen, LA $27040 Green Card Jan 25, 2023
Five M Trucking LLC Farm Worker Eddy, TX $27040 Green Card Oct 29, 2021
SUNMEDICA, INC. PRODUCTION SEWING MACHINE OPERATOR REDDING, CA $27040 Green Card Nov 19, 2018
EVERSON CORDAGE WORKS LLC Textile Machine Operator EVERSON, WA $27040 - $15 Green Card Feb 12, 2015
Frische Farms Agricultural Equipment Operator Dumas, TX $27040 Green Card Nov 18, 2016
TWO MEN AND A CAT equipment operator RAMSEUR, NC $27040 Green Card Apr 11, 2014
LOAD TRAIL, LLC SAAW MACHINE OPERATOR SUMNER, TX $27040 - $15 H-1B Oct 23, 2014
Bower Chopping, Inc. Machinery Operator Buhl, ID $27040 - $14 Green Card Jan 12, 2015
LOAD TRAIL, LLC SAW MACHINE HANDLER SUMNER, TX $27040 - $15 H-1B Jul 29, 2014
LOAD TRAIL, LLC SAW MACHINE OPERATOR SUMNER, TX $27040 - $15 H-1B Jul 22, 2014
SINOVISION INCORPORATED VIDEOGRAPHER NEW YORK, NY $27040 H-1B Mar 18, 2013
SINOVISION INCORPORATED VIDEOGRAPHER NEW YORK, NY $27040 H-1B Mar 13, 2013
SINOVISION INCORPORATED VIDEOGRAPHER NEW YORK, NY $27040 H-1B Mar 27, 2013
RIVER BEND CLUB GOLF COURSE MAINTENANCE LABORER GREAT FALLS, VA $27040 E-3 Apr 17, 2013
SINOVISION INCORPORATED VIDEOGRAPHER NEW YORK, NY $27040 H-1B Mar 18, 2013
SINOVISION INCORPORATED VIDEOGRAPHER NEW YORK, NY $27040 H-1B Mar 13, 2013
TRM MANUFACTURING, INC Extuding & Drawing Machine Setters CORONA, CA $27040 Green Card 2010
MAMAS RESTAURANT & CAFE BACI INC Food Cooking machine operator HACKETTSTOWN, NJ $27040 Green Card 2010
GENERAL BUILDERS SUPPLY CO INC millwork OKLAHOMA CITY, OK $27040 Green Card 2010
WEDGWORTH FARMS, INC Spray Rig. Equipment Operator (Farm) BELLE GLADE, FL $27040 Green Card 2010
MODERN PACKAGING INC PACKING & FILLING MACHINE OPERATOR DEER PARK, NY $27040 Green Card 2008
THREADS IN MOTION OPERATOR PLANO, TX $27040 Green Card 2008
WEDGWORTH FARMS, INC SPRAY RIG. EQUIPMENT OPERATOR (FARM) BELLE GLADE, FL $27040 Green Card 2008
Pastore Orchards Inc Agricultural Equipment Operator ELM, NJ $27000 Green Card Apr 8, 2021
F R Grasso LLC Farm Assistant Mullica Hill, NJ $27000 Green Card May 25, 2021
Pastore Orchards Inc Agricultural Equipment Operator Elm, NJ $27000 Green Card Apr 8, 2021
Pastore Orchards Inc Farm Assistant Elm, NJ $27000 Green Card Dec 20, 2019
Pastore Orchards Inc Farm Assistant Elm, NJ $27000 Green Card Dec 20, 2019
TAPK APPAREL, INC. Sewing Machine Operator Los Angeles, CA $27000 Green Card Jun 11, 2019
INDEEGOO BUSINESS OPERATOR BROOKLYN, NY $27000 H-1B Apr 4, 2016
LITTLE SCHOOL, LLC NETWORK/IT ADMINISTRATOR WALDWICK, NJ $26998 H-1B Sep 19, 2012
JAMES A. ROGERS EXCAVATING, INC. ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR LITTLE ROCK, AR $26978 Green Card Jun 30, 2021
SUN LABORATORIES INC. Machine Operator CHATSWORTH, CA $26978 Green Card 2010
SWISS AUTOMATION, INC. SECONDARY OPERATOR BARRINGTON, IL $26957 Green Card Jul 31, 2019
SWISS AUTOMATION, INC. SET-UP MACHINIST/OPERATOR BARRINGTON, IL $26957 Green Card Jul 31, 2019
BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES LLC QUALITY INSPECTOR CUMMING, GA $26936 - $60000 H-1B May 27, 2020
AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, Ope… WALLINGTON, NJ $26936 Green Card 2010
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Data Source

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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