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1,052 H-1B & PERM records for "petroleum", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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1052

Results Found

$131692

Average Salary

$27040

Minimum

$371250

Maximum

Active filters: Job: petroleum
Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Production Consultant HOUSTON, TX $124238 Green Card Dec 16, 2014
UNIT PETROLEUM COMPANY Reservoir Engineer TULSA, OK $124238 Green Card Sep 11, 2014
GEOMECHANICS TECHNOLOGIES Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $124238 Green Card 2014
GEOMECHANICS TECHNOLOGIES Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $124238 Green Card 2014
MAERSK OIL HOUSTON INC DEVELOPMENT PLANNER/RESERVOIR ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $124238 - $156728 H-1B Jul 9, 2013
Frac Specialists LLC Petroleum Engineer Midland, TX $123490 Green Card Jan 28, 2015
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION SENIOR WELL PLACEMENT ENGINEER HOUSTON, TX $123490 Green Card Jan 21, 2015
Keane Frac TX, LLC Regional Engineer Houston, TX $123490 Green Card Dec 15, 2014
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Engineer Staff Reservoir HOUSTON, TX $123000 Green Card Jul 3, 2014
SHELL OIL COMPANY Petroleum Engineers Sewickley, PA $122900 Green Card 2014
SHELL OIL COMPANY Petroleum Engineers Sewickley, PA $122900 Green Card 2013
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Staff Reservoir Engineer HOUSTON, TX $122500 Green Card Jun 14, 2016
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Thermal Operations Engineer HOUSTON, TX $122500 Green Card Jul 15, 2014
BROADCOM CORPORATION Electrical Engineers IRVINE, CA $122408 Green Card 2011
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION Staff Reservoir Engineer LONG BEACH, CA $122200 Green Card Apr 2, 2015
NECL SERVICES INC DBA NATIONS PETROLEUM Petroleum Engineer BAKERSFIELD, CA $122000 Green Card 2010
CHEVRON CORPORATION Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $121600 Green Card 2013
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers HOUSTON, TX $121576 Green Card 2012
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers HOUSTON, TX $121576 Green Card 2012
Gladiator Energy LLC Coiled Tubing Engineer $121472 Green Card Nov 5, 2024
Gladiator Energy LLC Coiled Tubing Engineer $121472 Green Card Nov 5, 2024
HUNT OIL COMPANY Petroleum Engineers DALLAS, TX $121200 Green Card 2011
Dynamic Risk USA, Inc. Technical Director, Pipeline Integrity Engineering Washington, DC, DC $120931 - $167280 Green Card May 2, 2022
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $120800 Green Card 2014
NORWEST CORPORATION Petroleum Engineer DENVER, CO $120744 Green Card 2010
PARADIGM GEOPHYSICAL CORP Software Applications Support III Houston, TX $120586 Green Card Jul 24, 2020
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Engineer Staff Production Operations - VPC HOUSTON, TX $120500 Green Card May 19, 2014
SHEETA GLOBAL TECH CORP. RESERVOIR ENGINEER COVINA, CA $120000 Green Card Oct 30, 2017
SCIENTIFIC DRILLING INTERNATIONAL, INC. Well Planning Manager HOUSTON, TX $120000 - $11500 Green Card Jul 19, 2018
Liberty Oilfield Services LLC District Engineer Denver, CO $120000 Green Card Mar 24, 2017
Liberty Oilfield Services LLC District Engineer Denver, CO $120000 Green Card Mar 22, 2017
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Engineer Staff Drilling - Completions HOUSTON, TX $120000 Green Card Jun 14, 2016
BP AMERICA INC. Petroleum Geologist HOUSTON, TX $120000 - $140000 Green Card Jun 28, 2013
EOG RESOURCES, INC. Drilling Engineer II HOUSTON, TX $120000 Green Card Feb 10, 2015
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY Petroleum Engineer HOUSTON, TX $120000 Green Card 2012
KELKAR AND ASSOCIATES, INC. Reservoir and Simulation Engineer TULSA, OK $120000 Green Card 2010
FRONTERRA INTEGRATED GEOSCIENCES, LLC Petroleum Engineers Oklahoma City, OK $119704 Green Card 2014
EQT PRODUCTION COMPANY Petroleum Engineers Pittsburgh, PA $119704 Green Card 2013
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers Long Beach, CA $119600 Green Card 2013
O'Neill Industries International PRODUCTION ENGINEER Cantonment, FL $119450 Green Card Jan 23, 2019
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY (USA) INC. Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $119215 Green Card 2013
QEP Energy Reservoir Engineer Denver, CO $119018 Green Card Jun 3, 2015
NEXEN PETROLEUM U.S.A. INC. PETROLEUM ENGINEER DALLAS, TX $118955 Green Card 2008
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION PETROLEUM ENGINEERS IRVING, TX $118955 - $164700 Green Card 2008
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY Reservoir Engineer HOUSTON, TX $118800 Green Card Jun 6, 2013
ChemEOR, Inc. Technical and Product Specialist Covina, CA $118206 Green Card Apr 26, 2018
CHEVRON CORPORATION Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $118200 Green Card 2014
HESS CORPORATION Process Engineer HOUSTON, TX $118000 Green Card Jan 25, 2018
SHELL OIL COMPANY Petroleum Engineers HOUSTON, TX $117811 Green Card 2012
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $117600 Green Card 2014
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