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

TX 41

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-19191-29012 Senior Mathematical ScientistCertified-Expired Houston, TX Nov 1, 2019

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