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National Oilwell Varco, L.P.

Employer · Texas, United States

Employer address
Texas, United States
Applications on record
1,501
FY2025 applications
49
FY2026 to 30 June
51
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.4%
Median offered wage
$119,405
Most common occupation
Software Developers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.4%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

National Oilwell Varco, L.P. appears in 1,501 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 49.

Applications by fiscal year — National Oilwell Varco, L.P.

94188FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
94188FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200866
FY200977
FY201058
FY201175
FY201290
FY2013107
FY2014136
FY2015188
FY2016118
FY201783
FY201870
FY201990
FY202058
FY202160
FY202251
FY202337
FY202437
FY202549
FY2026*51
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*4110
FY2025418
FY20242710
FY2023307
FY20224011
FY20214713
FY2020508
FY20197119
FY2018655
FY2017749
FY20169721
FY201514840
FY201412115
FY2013989
FY20127812
FY2011687
FY2010535
FY2009761
FY2008579

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

National Oilwell Varco, L.P.: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+3+24+
1+1+2+3+24+
Data table
StateApplications
TX1,439
CA29
OK24
UT3
MA2
OH2
MN1
CO1
Worksite states
  1. Texas1,439
  2. California29
  3. Oklahoma24
  4. Utah3
  5. Massachusetts2
  6. Ohio2
  7. Minnesota1
  8. Colorado1
Worksite cities
  1. Houston, TX1,310
  2. Conroe, TX59
  3. Orange, CA24
  4. Cedar Park, TX21
  5. Willis, TX11
  6. Sugar Land, TX8
  7. Galena Park, TX5
  8. Navasota, TX5
  9. Anderson, TX5

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Software Developers246
  2. Mechanical Engineers182
  3. Industrial Engineers171
  4. Computer Systems Analysts88
  5. Computer Occupations, All Other67
  6. Electrical Engineers43
  7. Accountants and Auditors43
  8. Architectural and Engineering Managers42
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Software Engineer44
  2. Mechanical Engineer36
  3. Industrial Engineer25
  4. Manufacturing Engineer20
  5. Electrical Engineer19
  6. JR. Industrial Engineer - Next Generation Program19
  7. Project Engineer18
  8. Process Engineer16

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $119,405; middle half $90,960 to $132,935 · median prevailing wage $99,000 (marker) · 108 applications.

$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
$80k$100k$120k$140k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I25
  2. Level II24
  3. Level III6
  4. Level IV21

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. India102
  2. China12
  3. Mexico12
  4. Canada11
  5. Brazil8
  6. United Kingdom5
  7. Philippines5

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

4590FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
4590FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY200966
FY201029
FY201171
FY201259
FY201378
FY201475
FY201590
FY201646
FY201758
FY201834
FY201962
FY202041
FY202133
FY202231
FY202314
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202300141
FY202260251
FY202160270
FY202092321
FY2019191433
FY201830314
FY201790495
FY2016404212
FY2015251654
FY2014111640
FY2013341442
FY2012190400
FY2011260450
FY2010170120
FY2009470190

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Among employers in Texas

National Oilwell Varco, L.P. has 1,501 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #67 of 15,820 sponsoring employers in Texas and #797 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.11% of the applications filed by employers based in Texas.

Rank in Texas
67 of 15,820
Rank in the United States
797 of 168,030
Share of Texas's applications
0.11%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 213) in Texas
236
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