CGG Services (U.S.) Inc.

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services · Primarily TX · PERM filings 2019–2024

#1,999 top sponsor

Overview

CGG Services (U.S.) Inc. is a Professional, Scientific & Technical Services employer that has filed 41 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #1,999 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 38 were certified (92.7% approval rate), taking about 259 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers, with most worksites in TX, and the median sponsored wage is $87,610.

41

PERM filings

92.7%

approval

0

denied

$87,610

median wage

259d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 31 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (52%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China16
  • India4
  • United Kingdom3
  • Canada2
  • New Zealand1
  • Venezuela1
  • Iraq1
  • Pakistan1
  • Mexico1
  • Morocco1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B20
  • L-110
  • F-11

Education

  • Master's18
  • Doctorate7
  • Bachelor's6

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations CGG Services (U.S.) Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 12 $89,760
Operations Research Analysts 8 $85,000
Software Developers, Applications 6 $89,042
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 4 $87,610
Geoscientists, Expt Hydrologists Geographers 2 $98,800
Software Developers, Systems Software 2 $98,352
Project Management Specialists 1 $113,636
Software Developers 1 $116,390
Natural Sciences Managers 1 $165,888
Marine Engineers 1 $109,262

Common job titles

Seismic Imaging Analyst 13 Seismic Imagers 8 Software Developer (Batch/Infrastructure) 3 Imaging Project Leader 2 Software Developer 2 Geophysicist 1 Technical Integrated Project Leader 1 IT Application Analyst 1 Navigator 1 Regional Sales & Market Analyst 1 SEDIMENTOLOGIST 1 Seismic Imager 1

Worksite states

TX 41

Wage range

$84,302

25th

$87,610

median

$98,800

75th

$114,218

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP31
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP10

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-19203-33617 GeophysicistCertified - Expired Houston, TX Oct 11, 2019

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.