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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
SHELL OIL COMPANY Petroleum Engineer HOUSTON, TX $117541 Green Card 2011
SHELL OIL COMPANY Petroleum Engineer HOUSTON, TX $117541 Green Card 2011
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION Petroleum Engineers IRVING, TX $117541 - $164700 Green Card 2011
SHELL OIL COMPANY Petroleum Engineers HOUSTON, TX $117541 Green Card 2010
SHELL OIL COMPANY PETROLEUM ENGINEERS HOUSTON, TX $117541 Green Card 2008
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers HOUSTON, TX $117300 Green Card 2012
GE OIL AND GAS PRESSURE CONTROL LP Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $117000 - $119000 Green Card 2014
CHEVRON CORPORATION Petroleum Engineers SAN RAMON, CA $116730 Green Card 2011
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Petroleum Engineers Bakersfield, CA $116600 Green Card 2014
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116600 Green Card 2013
AES DRILLING FLUIDS LLC Technical Services Manager (Petroleum Engineer) DENVER, CO $116522 Green Card 2010
OUTSOURCE RESEARCH CONSULTING Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116200 Green Card 2014
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116190 Green Card 2014
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION Onshore Production Engineer THE WOODLANDS, TX $116189 Green Card Sep 27, 2013
FLUOR ENTERPRISES, INC. Petroleum Engineers Sugar Land, TX $116189 Green Card 2014
GULF SOUTH PIPELINE Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2014
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2014
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION Petroleum Engineers The Woodlands, TX $116189 Green Card 2014
CAMERON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2014
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2014
BLADE ENERGY PARTNERS, LTD Petroleum Engineers HOUSTON, TX $116189 Green Card 2014
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2014
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2014
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2014
SANCHEZ OIL & GAS CORPORATION Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2013
WEATHERFORD INTERNATIONAL Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2013
CHEVRON CORPORATION Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2013
BP AMERICA INC. Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 - $130000 Green Card 2013
CHEVRON CORPORATION Petroleum Engineers Houston, TX $116189 Green Card 2013
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORP Petroleum Engineers HOUSTON, TX $116189 - $119600 Green Card 2013
UGI Energy Services LLC LNG Project Manager Wyomissing, PA $115898 Green Card Aug 9, 2017
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION Petroleum Engineers IRVING, TX $115600 - $196400 Green Card 2012
CHEVRON CORPORATION Petroleum Engineer SAN RAMON, CA $115066 Green Card 2010
GOLDER ASSOCIATES INC. Senior Project Reservoir Engineer ATLANTA, GA $115024 - $117000 Green Card Aug 1, 2014
EOG RESOURCES, INC. Facilities Engineer II HOUSTON, TX $115000 Green Card Aug 2, 2018
BP AMERICA INC. DRILLING ENGINEER, HYDRAULIC FRACTURING HOUSTON, TX $115000 H-1B May 30, 2012
KAPPA NORTH AMERICA INC. Petroleum Engineer HOUSTON, TX $115000 Green Card 2012
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY Petroleum Engineers Bartlesville, OK $114720 Green Card 2014
AERA ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY Petroleum Engineers Bakersfield, CA $114700 Green Card 2014
Northern States Enterprises, LLC Petroleum Engineering Manager Bottineau, ND $114546 Green Card May 12, 2016
Schlumberger Technology Corporation PSD Manager Midland, TX $114500 H-1B 2025
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION Planning Engineer LONG BEACH, CA $114234 Green Card Oct 20, 2016
Antech Oilfield Services Inc Directional Driller Seguin, TX $114000 - $125000 H-1B Jun 7, 2024
Liberty Oilfield Services, LLC Lead Engineer (036685.000039) $113651 - $125000 Green Card Nov 16, 2023
OCCIDENTAL OIL AND GAS Petroleum Engineers HOUSTON, TX $113510 Green Card 2012
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Reservoir Engineer HOUSTON, TX $113500 Green Card Jun 14, 2016
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Senior Production Stimulation Engineer HOUSTON, TX $113500 - $127300 Green Card May 12, 2014
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Senior Production Stimulation Engineer HOUSTON, TX $113500 - $127300 Green Card May 12, 2014
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION Senior Production Stimulation Engineer HOUSTON, TX $113500 - $127300 Green Card May 12, 2014
OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP Engineer Staff Facilities HOUSTON, TX $113400 Green Card Oct 6, 2017
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