Occidental Petroleum — 250 certified H-1B filings (FY2016–FY2026)
- 28
- Filings · FY2025
- $150k
- Median base · FY2025
- Advisor IT Systems
- Top role · 14 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 242 all-time
Occidental Petroleum filed 28 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (down 3% from the year before), with a median base salary of $150k and the middle 50% of offers between $130k and $180k. That is 36% above the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 250 certified filings since FY2016, most often for Advisor IT Systems in Texas.
How much does Occidental Petroleum pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $150k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Occidental Petroleum's H-1B hiring changed by year?
11 certified filings in FY2016 → 22 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 22 | −21% | $166k |
| FY2025 | 28 | −3% | $150k |
| FY2024 | 29 | +32% | $150k |
| FY2023 | 22 | −4% | $145k |
| FY2022 | 23 | −34% | $156k |
| FY2021 | 35 | +169% | $130k |
| FY2020 | 13 | −50% | $115k |
| FY2019 | 26 | 0% | $141k |
| FY2018 | 26 | +73% | $127k |
| FY2017 | 15 | +36% | $130k |
| FY2016 | 11 | — | $125k |
Which wage levels does Occidental Petroleum file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 53% of Occidental Petroleum's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 214 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I22.9%49
- Level II24.3%52
- Level III7.0%15
- Level IV45.8%98
What jobs does Occidental Petroleum sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Advisor IT Systems | 14 | $148k |
| Expert IT Systems | 7 | $123k |
| Reservoir Engineer | 6 | $120k |
| IT Systems Advisor | 6 | $134k |
| Advisor IT Industrial Control | 6 | $145k |
| Project Manager | 5 | $192k |
| IT Advisor | 5 | $130k |
| Engineer Staff Reservoir | 4 | $120k |
| Geologist | 4 | $111k |
| Drilling Engineer | 4 | $96k |
Where does Occidental Petroleum hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 242 | $141k |
| CA | 3 | $121k |
| TN | 3 | $180k |
| KS | 1 | $111k |
| NM | 1 | $105k |
What has Occidental Petroleum filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 250 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
Common questions about Occidental Petroleum's H-1B filings
- How much does Occidental Petroleum pay H-1B workers?
- Occidental Petroleum's median certified H-1B base salary is $150k (FY2025), from 28 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Occidental Petroleum sponsor?
- Occidental Petroleum has 250 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2016–FY2026).
- What jobs does Occidental Petroleum sponsor for H-1B?
- Occidental Petroleum's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Advisor IT Systems, Expert IT Systems, Reservoir Engineer, IT Systems Advisor.
- Where does Occidental Petroleum hire H-1B workers?
- Occidental Petroleum's top H-1B worksite states are TX, CA, TN, KS.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2016–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →