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359 H-1B & PERM records for "exploration", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Pure Lithium Corporation Head of Exploration Charlestown, MA $416000 E-3 Feb 12, 2025
Pure Lithium Corporation Head of Exploration Chicago, IL $416000 E-3 Sep 11, 2025
Pure Lithium Corporation Head of Exploration Charlestown, MA $416000 E-3 Jul 6, 2023
CHEVRON CORPORATION LATIN AMERICA EXPLORATION MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $369155 E-3 Jul 11, 2012
Kosmos Energy, LLC Vice President, International Exploration (Commer… Dallas, TX $341700 H-1B Jun 12, 2020
SSR Management, Inc. Senior Vice President – Exploration Denver, CO $339625 E-3 Aug 13, 2024
SSR Mining Inc. Senior Vice President – Exploration Denver, CO $325000 E-3 Nov 9, 2022
CHEVRON CORPORATION GLOBAL EXPLORATION NEW VENTURES COMMERCIAL MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $303831 E-3 Jan 19, 2018
Shell Exploration and Production Company Team Lead, Exploration Portfolio Maturation Campe… Houston, TX $300733 E-3 Nov 3, 2022
PROSPECT GLOBAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION MANAGER DENVER, CO $300000 E-3 May 22, 2013
CHEVRON CORPORATION BRAZIL EXPLORATION MANAGER HOUSTON, TX $299064 E-3 Dec 3, 2010
SHELL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY PRINCIPLE EXPLORATION GEOSCIENTIST Houston, TX $282200 H-1B Mar 11, 2019
Shell Exploration and Production Company Regional Exploration Adviser Houston, TX $280000 E-3 Nov 10, 2020
Chevron Corporation Senior Petroleum Engineer, Exploration Assurance Houston, TX $273838 E-3 Jan 8, 2026
Shell Exploration and Production Company Regional Exploration Adviser Houston, TX $271400 E-3 Nov 20, 2020
OT Technology, Inc. Staff Software Engineer - Insights & Exploration Sandy Springs, GA $265000 H-1B Jul 19, 2024
SHELL OIL COMPANY Principle Exploration Geoscientist HOUSTON, TX $264500 Green Card Nov 30, 2018
SHELL EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION COMPANY PRINCIPLE EXPLORATION GEOSCIENTIST HOUSTON, TX $264500 H-1B Mar 6, 2018
Orion Trading Inc. Director of Exploration and Production Houston, TX $259000 Green Card May 3, 2018
LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC. Director, Exploration and Production (Oil & Gas) … NEW YORK, NY $250000 Green Card Jun 15, 2017
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. REGIONAL EXPLORATION MANAGER GOM HOUSTON, TX $247483 E-3 Jul 22, 2014
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. REGIONAL EXPLORATION MANAGER GOM HOUSTON, TX $247483 H-1B Mar 12, 2014
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SERVICES, LLC VICE PRESIDENT, EXPLORATION NEW YORK, NY $247142 - $308928 E-3 May 5, 2017
Arizona Minerals Inc. General Manager – Exploration and Geology Tucson, AZ $245575 E-3 Sep 22, 2021
CHEVRON CORPORATION SENIOR EXPLORATIONIST HOUSTON, TX $242088 E-3 Jun 6, 2016
ANGLO AMERICAN EXPLORATION (USA), INC. EXPLORATION MANAGER - NORTH AMERICA ANCHORAGE, AK $241280 H-1B Sep 15, 2009
ANGLO AMERICAN EXPLORATION (USA), INC. EXPLORATION MANAGER - NORTH AMERICA ANCHORAGE, AK $241280 H-1B Sep 1, 2009
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Director, Exploration and Planning Houston, TX $235000 Green Card Feb 18, 2020
CHEVRON CORPORATION SENIOR EXPLORATION NEW VENTURES GEOSCIENTIST HOUSTON, TX $229707 E-3 Jul 11, 2013
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. Regional Senior Staff Exploration Geoscientist HOUSTON, TX $228800 Green Card Dec 8, 2014
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. Regional Senior Staff Exploration Geoscientist HOUSTON, TX $228800 Green Card Nov 24, 2014
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA), INC. EXPLORATION MANAGER GOM EAST HOUSTON, TX $226632 E-3 Oct 30, 2012
AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. Senior Manager: Exploration Reno, NV $224880 E-3 Nov 4, 2025
COBALT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, INC. Senior Exploration Geophysicist HOUSTON, TX $223510 Green Card Feb 3, 2015
COBALT INTERNATIONAL ENERGY, INC. EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $223510 H-1B Mar 6, 2014
AngloGold Ashanti North America Inc. Senior Manager: Exploration Reno, NV $220479 E-3 Apr 1, 2024
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION CO. Sr. Staff Geophysicist, International Exploration HOUSTON, TX $220000 Green Card Dec 11, 2014
MURPHY EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COMPANY REGIONAL SENIOR STAFF EXPLORATION GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $220000 H-1B Feb 3, 2014
Newcrest Resources, Inc. Manager – Regional Exploration (North America) Greenwood Village, CO $214680 E-3 Apr 20, 2022
TotalEnergies E&P Americas, LLC Senior Exploration Geoscientist Houston, TX $214430 H-1B May 26, 2026
CHEVRON CORPORATION SENIOR EXPLORATION NEW VENTURES GEOSCIENTIST HOUSTON, TX $212011 E-3 Apr 29, 2015
Lekserve Management Corporation Sr. Petroleum Engineer (Petrophysical/Exploration) Princeton, NJ $212000 - $227588 Green Card Jun 2, 2022
CHEVRON CORPORATION EXPLORATION DIGITAL ADVISOR Houston, TX $210400 E-3 Sep 26, 2019
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV SERVICES, LLC VICE PRESIDENT, EXPLORATION NEW YORK, NY $210000 - $316000 E-3 Jun 12, 2015
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA) INC. EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICIST HOUSTON, TX $210000 H-1B May 30, 2012
BP AMERICA INC. EXPLORATION GEOLOGIST HOUSTON, TX $210000 H-1B Jul 8, 2011
Newcrest Resources, Inc. Manager, Regional Exploration North America Glendale, CO $208019 H-1B Sep 28, 2021
NEWCREST RESOURCES, INC. Manager Regional Exploration North America Glendale, CO $208019 E-3 Apr 29, 2021
NEWCREST RESOURCES, INC. Manager Regional Exploration North America Glendale, CO $208019 E-3 Apr 29, 2021
Golden Metal Resources LLC Exploration Manager Hawthorne, NV $208000 E-3 Feb 10, 2026
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