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Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

Occupation · SOC 2018 19-4043 · United States

SOC 2018 code
19-4043
Share of U.S. applications
0.00%
Applications on record
75
FY2025
16
Median offered wage
$74,838
Certified (last three years)
97.2%
Main route
H-1B
Median wage$74,838certified LCAs, FY2024–FY2026
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Labor condition, PERM and H-2 applications classified as Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians (SOC 19-4043). Older SOC codes are mapped to SOC 2018.

Applications by fiscal year — Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians

1427FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1427FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
Data table
FY202311
FY202427
FY202516
FY2026*21
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0156
FY20250106
FY20242223
FY20230110
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications in this occupation, all years.

Applications by employer
  1. Schlumberger Technology Corporation25
  2. Geolog Americas Inc.5
  3. Diversified Well Logging, LLC3
  4. Cameron International Corporation3
  5. ACS Industrial Activities, Inc.3
  6. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.3
  7. Scientific Drilling International, Inc.3
  8. The University of Tulsa2
  9. Belmont Asia NDT & Quality Services LLC2
  10. Fugro USA Marine, Inc.2
  11. RRC Power and Energy, LLC2
  12. Oregon State University2
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 state and metropolitan area (Census CBSA).

Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+2+3+
1+1+1+2+3+
Data table
StateApplications
TX44
LA7
CA5
NV3
AK3
CO3
OR2
OK2
PA1
IN1
NY1
ND1
WA1
IL1
Metropolitan areas
  1. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX30
  2. Midland, TX7
  3. Lafayette, LA4
  4. Odessa, TX3
  5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA3
  6. Pahrump, NV3
  7. Corvallis, OR2
  8. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA2
  9. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX2
  10. Tulsa, OK2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $74,838; middle half $65,000 to $82,750 · median prevailing wage $59,842 (marker) · 45 applications.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I8
  2. Level II21
  3. Level III11
  4. Level IV5
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Wireline Field Engineer8
  2. Field Engineer6
  3. WL Performance Live Engineer3
  4. Field Specialist3
  5. Faculty Research Assistant2
  6. Petrophysicist2
  7. Geologist2
  8. Afo Monitoring Specialist2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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