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Tgs-nopec Geophysical Company

Employer · Texas, United States

Employer address
Texas, United States
Applications on record
194
FY2025 applications
5
FY2026 to 30 June
10
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$148,393
Most common occupation
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Tgs-nopec Geophysical Company appears in 194 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 5.

Applications by fiscal year — Tgs-nopec Geophysical Company

1223FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1223FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20088
FY20099
FY20108
FY20119
FY201223
FY201316
FY201417
FY201520
FY201615
FY201711
FY20188
FY20196
FY202011
FY20214
FY20223
FY20237
FY20244
FY20255
FY2026*10
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*55
FY202532
FY202431
FY202370
FY202230
FY202140
FY2020110
FY201942
FY201880
FY201792
FY2016114
FY2015173
FY2014143
FY2013151
FY2012221
FY201163
FY201044
FY200981
FY200862
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Tgs-nopec Geophysical Company: applications by worksite state

194+194+194+194+194+
194+194+194+194+194+
Data table
StateApplications
TX194
Worksite states
  1. Texas194
Worksite cities
  1. Houston, TX193
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers91
  2. Software Developers40
  3. Engineers, All Other31
  4. Data Scientists6
  5. Accountants and Auditors4
  6. Sales Engineers3
  7. Computer Occupations, All Other2
  8. Human Resources Managers1
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Senior Processing Engineer I9
  2. Senior Processing Geophysicist I7
  3. Processing Geophysicist7
  4. Processing Engineer II6
  5. Advanced Research Geophysicist5
  6. Software Engineer5
  7. Research Geophysicist I5
  8. Software Engineer II5

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $148,393; middle half $144,900 to $165,600 · median prevailing wage $129,147 (marker) · 11 applications.

$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II3
  3. Level III2
  4. Level IV5
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

714FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
714FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY20097
FY20104
FY20113
FY201213
FY201314
FY20148
FY201513
FY20163
FY20177
FY20187
FY20193
FY20208
FY20214
FY20221
FY20232
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230020
FY20221000
FY20211030
FY20201070
FY20192010
FY20180070
FY20170071
FY20160031
FY201510120
FY20141070
FY20136080
FY20127060
FY20110031
FY20102020
FY20094030
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Foster LLP57
  2. FosterQuan, LLP2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Texas

Tgs-nopec Geophysical Company has 194 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #819 of 15,820 sponsoring employers in Texas and #6,940 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.01% of the applications filed by employers based in Texas.

Rank in Texas
819 of 15,820
Rank in the United States
6,940 of 168,030
Share of Texas's applications
0.01%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 541) in Texas
6,694
Largest sponsoring employers in Texas
  1. Infosys Limited249,552
  2. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp158,582
  3. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.53,212
  4. Tesla, Inc.17,540
  5. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation16,060
  6. KPMG LLP12,376
  7. Oracle America, Inc.10,036
  8. Ericsson Inc.8,088
  9. Dallas Independent School District6,275
  10. AT&T Services, Inc.6,264
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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