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Geotechnical Engineer H-1B LCA Filings

SOC Code: 17-2151.00
SOC Category: Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

LCA FY2024-FY2026 · PERM FY2024-FY2025 · USCIS Employer Data Hub 2023 · BLS OEWS May 2023

Updated 2026-05-23

Geotechnical Engineer (SOC 17-2151.00, Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers) appears as a limited H-1B LCA role across the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 31 filing records. Filed base wages span $70,000 to $128,440 from the 10th to 90th percentile, with a median of $101,500. These are filed LCA records for this role, not visa approvals, hires, or open roles, and the figures generally exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Median Salary

$101,500

H-1B LCA Filings

31LCA records

Top 10% Salary

$128,440
LCA filings are not visa approvals or open roles — see why this matters
Public filing data is normalized for browsing. LCA filings are not visa approvals or job openings, PERM filings are not individual green-card success rates, and salary figures generally use the lower bound of filed wage ranges and exclude equity, bonus, and benefits.

Role Filing Pattern

Geotechnical Engineer appears as a limited H-1B LCA job title in the available FY2024-FY2026 dataset, with 31 public LCA records. These filings are not visa approvals, job openings, or hiring counts.

Employer Concentration

The strongest employer filing concentration for this role comes from Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC, WSP USA Inc., HDR Engineering, Inc., Kiewit Engineering Group Inc., and RRC Power and Energy, LLC. Use this as a filing-volume signal, not as a guarantee of current hiring or petition outcomes.

Location Pattern

Filed worksites for this role are concentrated in places such as Albuquerque, NM, New York, NY, Round Rock, TX, Houston, TX, and Denver, CO. City-level wage differences can reflect seniority, worksite rules, employer mix, and local labor market differences.

Salary Caveat

The median shown here is a filed base wage signal from public LCA records. It generally excludes equity, bonus, benefits, and compensation changes after filing.

Salary Distribution (Base)

LCA filings

Quartile breakdown of filed annual base wages.

Min$70,000
P25$78,500
Median$101,500
P75$114,462
Max$128,440

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the median filed H-1B LCA wage for a Geotechnical Engineer?
The median filed base salary for Geotechnical Engineer H-1B LCA records is $101,500 per year.
How many Geotechnical Engineer H-1B LCA filings are in this dataset?
There are 31 Labor Condition Applications filed for the Geotechnical Engineer role in the available dataset.
Which employers file H-1B LCAs for Geotechnical Engineer?
Top employers filing LCAs for Geotechnical Engineer include: Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, LLC, WSP USA Inc., HDR Engineering, Inc..

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