OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP

Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas · Primarily TX · PERM filings 2019–2023

#1,999 top sponsor

Overview

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP is a Mining, Quarrying, Oil & Gas employer that has filed 41 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2023. That places it #1,999 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 25 were certified (61% approval rate), taking about 223 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Petroleum Engineers, with most worksites in TX, and the median sponsored wage is $148,262.

41

PERM filings

61%

approval

1

denied

$148,262

median wage

223d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 41 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (24%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India10
  • Colombia7
  • Canada4
  • Pakistan4
  • Romania2
  • China2
  • Oman2
  • Ukraine1
  • Mexico1
  • Venezuela1

Prior visa status

  • L-124
  • H-1B11
  • TN3
  • Parolee1
  • O-11
  • F-11

Education

  • Bachelor's24
  • Master's13
  • Doctorate3
  • Other1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Petroleum Engineers 7 $145,598
Computer Systems Analysts 6 $146,642
Mathematicians 2 $110,500
Computer Systems EngineersArchitects 2 $142,450
Logistics Managers 2 $195,000
Software Developers, Applications 2 $143,200
Geological Sample Test Technicians 2 $170,050
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2 $243,600
Hydrologists 1 $269,600
Geological and Petroleum Technicians 1 $183,800

Common job titles

Geological Advisor 2 Advisor, IT Systems 2 Senior Mathematical Scientist 1 Production Operations Engineer 1 Engineering Advisor Facilities, Senior 1 Analytics Engineer 1 Senior Reservoir Engineer 1 Director, Exploration and Planning 1 Senior Drilling Engineer 1 Advisor IT Systems - Data Architect 1 Engineer, Staff Reservoir 1 Advisor IT Systems 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$130,000

25th

$148,262

median

$193,960

75th

$217,200

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP33
  • Fragomen, Del rey, Bernsen, Loewy, LLP.5
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, and Loewy, LLP.1
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, Loewy, LLP1
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy LLP1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-23134-42087 Operations Excellence Manager – GOM OpsCertified The Woodlands, TX Jun 4, 2024
A-23100-25070 Advisor IT, Industrial Control SystemsCertified Houston, TX Jun 4, 2024
A-23103-27210 Engineer Advisor Artificial LiftCertified Houston, TX Jun 4, 2024
A-23080-16321 Advisor, ITCertified Houston, TX May 2, 2024
A-22305-49794 IT AdvisorCertified-Expired Houston, TX Nov 9, 2023
A-22252-19252 IT Advisor Industrial ControlDenied Houston, TX Sep 25, 2023
A-22205-93701 Advisor, IT (Geographic Info Systems)Certified Houston, TX Aug 18, 2023
A-22244-15855 Advisor, IT SystemsCertified Houston, TX Aug 8, 2023
A-22070-24173 Computerized Maintenance Management System AdvisorCertified The Woodlands, TX Jul 19, 2023
A-22143-59618 Drilling EngineerCertified Houston, TX Apr 24, 2023
A-21342-83349 International Exploration Senior GeologistCertified-Expired Houston, TX Apr 3, 2023
A-22124-50556 Engineer Advisor AutomationCertified-Expired Houston, TX Mar 23, 2023
A-21276-53272 Finance Business Systems Analyst (Manager)Certified Houston, TX Apr 27, 2022
A-21252-42087 Planning AnalystCertified Houston, TX Apr 6, 2022
A-21216-27285 Engineer Productions Operations AdvisorCertified-Expired Houston, TX Mar 23, 2022
A-21171-04083 Petrophysicist AdvisorCertified-Expired Houston, TX Jan 24, 2022
A-21074-62391 Petrophysical AdvisorCertified Houston, TX Sep 20, 2021
A-21040-50718 Senior Drilling Engineering AdvisorCertified Houston, TX Sep 20, 2021
A-20316-19850 Sr. Automation Systems IntegratorCertified Midland, TX Jun 30, 2021
A-20341-29479 IT Security Identities SVC Delivery ManagerCertified Houston, TX Jun 28, 2021

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