H-1B1 Chile Visa Geologist Jobs
H-1B1 Chile visa sponsorship lets Chilean geologists work in the U.S. without entering a lottery. The 1,400-visa annual cap rarely fills, and your application goes straight to the consulate. Employers file a Labor Condition Application with DOL, then you interview at a U.S. consulate in Chile.
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Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
Arcadis is seeking a Field Geologist to join the Environmental Team in Midland or Odessa, TX. As a Field Geologist, you will collaborate with a dynamic and growing team to support projects through all phases of the site evaluation and remediation life cycle. This role is ideal for an ambitious individual seeking career growth in environmental consulting and the environmental remediation market.
The Field Geologist will have the opportunity to develop and refine a wide range of essential skills that serve as the foundation for a successful career in the environmental industry. In this full-time position, you will contribute to environmental investigation, remediation, and permitting projects, working across multiple projects and supporting various project managers. Your responsibilities will primarily include fieldwork with occasional office-based tasks, encompassing a diverse range of activities related to environmental investigation and remediation.
This role will sit within the larger Global Resilience Business Area. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.
ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
As a Field Geologist, you will play a key role as part of a collaborative team, contributing to the planning, coordination, and execution of various project environmental field assessment scopes. Your daily/weekly activities will include a mix of field-based tasks, consisting of soil boring, monitoring well installation, soil and groundwater sampling, public water system inspections, and remediation system O&M visits. Local travel to work sites is expected and occasional overnight travel will be required.
Successful candidates for this position will have prior experience drilling and logging the lithology of a well/boring and the execution of environmental assessment activities such as soil and groundwater monitoring. Key aspects of the Field Geologist role include adherence to health and safety requirements, overseeing execution and completion of field work, strong documentation/fieldnote skills, communication skills both verbal and written, meeting schedules and budget objectives. Preferred qualifications may include experience working around heavy equipment, troubleshooting system or equipment issues, and knowledge of local and federal environmental regulations.
Your typical responsibilities will include:
- Field Work: Installation of groundwater monitoring wells or soil borings, well abandonment, groundwater monitoring, and other field-based tasks.
- Health and Safety Stewardship: Ensuring adherence to safety protocols and procedures.
- Client and Stakeholder Interaction: Communicating effectively with clients, internal project teams, and stakeholders.
- Data Collection to support the development of conceptual site models, delineating the nature and extent of contamination, and contributing to the design, modification, or optimization of site remedies.
- Oversite of subcontractors: Ensure that Arcadis and client expectations for health and safety, task objectives, and work schedule are being met. Point of contact with project management to ensure full understanding of the field event progress.
This role offers a diverse mix of responsibilities, providing opportunities to contribute meaningfully to a variety of environmental projects.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- 2 years of experience in the environmental industry
- Bachelor’s Degree in Geology preferred
- Previous experience with environmental drilling, sampling, field documentation and data collection
- Strong focus on health and safety, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Familiarity with soil and groundwater sampling methods and equipment, four and five gas meters, and Texas and New Mexico State environmental regulations
- 40-hour HAZWOPER certification (with 8-hour annual refresher, if applicable)
WHY ARCADIS?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $64,800 - $97,200. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
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INTRODUCTION
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.
ROLE DESCRIPTION
Arcadis is seeking a Field Geologist to join the Environmental Team in Midland or Odessa, TX. As a Field Geologist, you will collaborate with a dynamic and growing team to support projects through all phases of the site evaluation and remediation life cycle. This role is ideal for an ambitious individual seeking career growth in environmental consulting and the environmental remediation market.
The Field Geologist will have the opportunity to develop and refine a wide range of essential skills that serve as the foundation for a successful career in the environmental industry. In this full-time position, you will contribute to environmental investigation, remediation, and permitting projects, working across multiple projects and supporting various project managers. Your responsibilities will primarily include fieldwork with occasional office-based tasks, encompassing a diverse range of activities related to environmental investigation and remediation.
This role will sit within the larger Global Resilience Business Area. We work to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations. Around the world, we’re feeling the effects climate change, rapid urbanization, loss of biodiversity. The rate at which we’re seeing large-scale, unforeseen events such as floods and wildfires, is becoming more frequent. We are here to protect our natural environment and water resources, while powering our world for future generations.
ROLE ACCOUNTABILITIES
As a Field Geologist, you will play a key role as part of a collaborative team, contributing to the planning, coordination, and execution of various project environmental field assessment scopes. Your daily/weekly activities will include a mix of field-based tasks, consisting of soil boring, monitoring well installation, soil and groundwater sampling, public water system inspections, and remediation system O&M visits. Local travel to work sites is expected and occasional overnight travel will be required.
Successful candidates for this position will have prior experience drilling and logging the lithology of a well/boring and the execution of environmental assessment activities such as soil and groundwater monitoring. Key aspects of the Field Geologist role include adherence to health and safety requirements, overseeing execution and completion of field work, strong documentation/fieldnote skills, communication skills both verbal and written, meeting schedules and budget objectives. Preferred qualifications may include experience working around heavy equipment, troubleshooting system or equipment issues, and knowledge of local and federal environmental regulations.
Your typical responsibilities will include:
- Field Work: Installation of groundwater monitoring wells or soil borings, well abandonment, groundwater monitoring, and other field-based tasks.
- Health and Safety Stewardship: Ensuring adherence to safety protocols and procedures.
- Client and Stakeholder Interaction: Communicating effectively with clients, internal project teams, and stakeholders.
- Data Collection to support the development of conceptual site models, delineating the nature and extent of contamination, and contributing to the design, modification, or optimization of site remedies.
- Oversite of subcontractors: Ensure that Arcadis and client expectations for health and safety, task objectives, and work schedule are being met. Point of contact with project management to ensure full understanding of the field event progress.
This role offers a diverse mix of responsibilities, providing opportunities to contribute meaningfully to a variety of environmental projects.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- 2 years of experience in the environmental industry
- Bachelor’s Degree in Geology preferred
- Previous experience with environmental drilling, sampling, field documentation and data collection
- Strong focus on health and safety, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Familiarity with soil and groundwater sampling methods and equipment, four and five gas meters, and Texas and New Mexico State environmental regulations
- 40-hour HAZWOPER certification (with 8-hour annual refresher, if applicable)
WHY ARCADIS?
We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.
You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.
Together, we can create a lasting legacy.
Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION & BELONGING
We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, disability, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
Arcadis offers benefits for full time and part time positions. These benefits include medical, dental, and vision, EAP, 401K, STD, LTD, AD&D, life insurance, paid parental leave, reward & recognition program and optional benefits including wellbeing benefits, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement. We offer nine paid holidays and 15 days PTO that accrue per year. The salary range for this position is $64,800 - $97,200. Actual salaries will vary and are based on several factors, such as experience, education, budget, internal equity, project and location.
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Align your credentials to specialty occupation standards
USCIS requires a geologist role to demand a specific bachelor's degree or higher. Pull the O*NET profile for Geoscientists to confirm the education and skill benchmarks your employer must document in the petition.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search Migrate Mate to filter for employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for geologist roles. Prior DOL filings signal an employer already understands the H-1B1 Chile sponsorship process and won't stall at the paperwork stage.
Benchmark your offer against the DOL prevailing wage
Before accepting an offer, run the job title and location through the OFLC Wage Search. Your offered wage must meet or exceed the DOL prevailing wage for Level I through Level IV, depending on your experience.
Confirm your employer files the LCA before your interview
The consulate won't process your H-1B1 Chile application without a certified LCA. Verify the employer has submitted to DOL and received certification, typically within seven business days, before you schedule your consular appointment.
Negotiate visa fee responsibility into your offer
Unlike H-1B visa, USCIS does not adjudicate H-1B1 Chile petitions, so some employer-side filing costs differ. Clarify in writing which fees the employer covers and which fall to you before signing an offer letter.
Prepare fieldwork documentation if your role involves remote sites
Consular officers may probe whether a geologist role is office-based or field-based when assessing specialty occupation. Bring the job description, professional license if applicable, and a letter from the employer detailing site-specific technical duties.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a geologist role qualify as a specialty occupation for the H-1B1 Chile visa?
Yes, geologist positions typically qualify because they require at least a bachelor's degree in geoscience, geology, or a closely related field. The employer must document this degree requirement in the Labor Condition Application and supporting job description. Roles that accept any bachelor's degree regardless of field may face scrutiny, so the job posting should specify the relevant discipline.
How does the H-1B1 Chile visa differ from H-1B for geologists?
The H-1B1 Chile visa has no lottery and no USCIS petition filing, which means geologists can apply directly at a U.S. consulate in Chile after the employer's LCA is certified by DOL. The annual cap sits at 1,400 visas and has not historically been exhausted. H-1B requires employer-sponsored USCIS filing, subjects you to the lottery, and carries significantly higher employer-side costs.
How do I find employers willing to sponsor the H-1B1 Chile visa for geologist positions?
Migrate Mate lists geologist roles from employers with documented LCA filing history, so you can identify companies already familiar with the H-1B1 Chile sponsorship process rather than cold-pitching employers who've never filed. Filtering by occupation code and visa type narrows results to realistic sponsorship opportunities rather than open listings with no sponsorship history.
Can I switch employers while on the H-1B1 Chile visa if I'm working as a geologist?
Yes, but the new employer must file a certified LCA with DOL before you can begin work for them. There is no USCIS portability provision for the H-1B1 Chile visa the way AC21 applies to H-1B holders. You'll also need to return to a U.S. consulate for a new visa stamp in the new employer's name, which typically requires scheduling an appointment in Chile.
Does fieldwork or remote site work affect my H-1B1 Chile visa sponsorship as a geologist?
Fieldwork doesn't disqualify a geologist from H-1B1 Chile sponsorship, but the employer must show that the position requires specialized theoretical and practical application of geoscience. If work occurs at multiple sites, the LCA must reflect the appropriate prevailing wage for each location where you'll regularly work, per DOL requirements.