Top 100 H1B Visa Sponsors in Geology since 2001

Rank	Company	H1B Visa Applications	H1B Visa Average Salary(2008)
1	Exxon Mobil	148	128,646
2	Chevron	128	104,687
3	Shell International Exploration and Production	67	105,171
4	Conocophillips	54	102,555
5	BP America	51	107,264
6	CGGVeritas Services Holding U S	41	80,690
7	Cggveritas Services	32	76,438
8	Schlumberger Technology	29	83,737
9	Westerngeco Resources	24	75,529
10	Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	23	82,457
11	Occidental Oil and Gas	22	88,601
12	Marathon Oil	20	95,488
13	Hess	16	92,320
14	Broken Hill Proprietary	13	138,733
14	Baker Hughes	13	82,900
16	Total E P	11	106,849
16	Yale University	11	47,150
18	GX Technology	10	88,926
18	Geomechanics International	10	85,300
20	California Institute of Technology	9	53,645
20	Stanford University	9	68,377
20	Pts Laboratories	9	74,988
20	Oak Ridge Associated University	9	51,419
20	Barrick Gold Of North America	9	98,174
25	Technoimaging	8	100,000
25	Teck Cominco American	8	85,410
25	YU Associates	8	50,875
25	Geokinetics	8	81,520
25	STG	8	68,019
25	Aecom Usa Inc	8	60,985
25	Anglo American Exploration (usa), Inc	8	183,560
25	University OF California Los Angeles	8	44,203
33	Urs	7	47,039
33	Newmont Mining	7	68,303
33	Petroleum Geo services Inc pgs	7	75,774
33	University of Wyoming	7	53,286
37	University of Minnesota	6	42,967
37	Screen Imaging Technology	6	80,333
37	Murphy Exploration Production	6	142,508
37	Ch2m Hill	6	73,322
37	EMGS Americas	6	77,974
37	Nexus Geosciences	6	80,000
37	Knowledge Systems	6	110,269
37	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	6	66,583
45	Johns Hopkins University	5	54,874
45	Cimarex Energy	5	82,358
45	Breitburn Management	5	100,000
45	ASRC Research and Technology Solutions	5	56,384
45	Repsol Services	5	103,999
45	Fusion Petroleum Technologies	5	79,019
45	Paradigm Geophysical	5	85,720
45	GeoTomo	5	91,400
45	Conestoga Rovers Associates	5	66,292
45	ION Geophysical	5	78,200
45	Fronterra Integrated Geosciences	5	123,200
45	Core Laboratories	5	71,474
45	TGS Nopec Geophysical	5	90,457
45	Univ of MD Balto County	5	64,045
45	University of California at Santa Barbara	5	70,633
45	Vantage Energy	5	118,600
61	v3it Consulting	4	55,500
61	The University of Texas AT Austin	4	78,426
61	Platte River Associates	4	202,035
61	Pueblo Of San Felipe	4	52,894
61	Novadrill Incorporated	4	133,120
61	Anadarko Petroleum	4	96,135
61	Environmental Resources Management	4	41,688
61	Geophysical Navigation Services Lp	4	84,000
61	Korea Ras Laffan Lng Limited	4	70,470
61	Los Alamos National Security	4	65,511
61	Geophysical Institute University OF Alaska Fairba	4	61,175
61	Geotrace Technologies	4	74,345
61	Arcadis	4	58,002
61	Earth Tech	4	69,590
61	Geocomp	4	60,250
61	The Mudlogging Company	4	39,118
61	The University of Ka	4	49,860
61	Tri-tech Environmental Engineering, Inc	4	57,500
61	University OF Maryland	4	57,301
61	University of New Hampshire	4	50,630
61	Geosyntec Consultants	4	56,856
61	Lason Systems	4	72,000
61	Norwest	4	77,468
61	Baker Atlas	4	73,500
61	Bueno De Oro, Inc	4	52,000
61	Columbia University	4	67,050
61	Ram Power, Inc	4	100,000
61	Swift Energy Operating	4	101,230
61	Baker Hughes Inteq	4	50,400
61	3DGeo Development	4	115,250
61	Woodside Energy	4	177,645
61	Terrasond Limited	4	90,000
93	University OF California Santa Cruz	3	48,003
93	Samson Investment	3	72,973
93	Apache	3	102,133
93	Carnegie Institution of Washington	3	75,330
93	DHI	3	80,831
93	Geomatrix Consultants	3	60,433
93	FEI	3	83,886
93	Erm west	3	61,335