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Shell Exploration and Production Company

Employer · Texas, United States

Employer address
Texas, United States
Applications on record
344
FY2025 applications
3
FY2026 to 30 June
1
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$147,200
Most common occupation
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Shell Exploration and Production Company appears in 344 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 3.

Applications by fiscal year — Shell Exploration and Production Company

1835FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1835FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200819
FY200928
FY201031
FY201120
FY201235
FY201331
FY201423
FY201519
FY201621
FY201718
FY201818
FY201920
FY202018
FY202122
FY20227
FY20237
FY20243
FY20253
FY2026*1
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*10
FY202530
FY202430
FY202361
FY202270
FY2021211
FY2020162
FY2019200
FY2018180
FY2017180
FY2016210
FY2015190
FY2014230
FY2013310
FY2012350
FY2011200
FY2010310
FY2009280
FY2008190
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

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

Shell Exploration and Production Company: applications by worksite state

1+1+3+3+3+
1+1+3+3+3+
Data table
StateApplications
TX267
LA66
CO3
AK3
PA3
CA1
MA1
Worksite states
  1. Texas267
  2. Louisiana66
  3. Colorado3
  4. Alaska3
  5. Pennsylvania3
  6. California1
  7. Massachusetts1
Worksite cities
  1. Houston, TX263
  2. New Orleans, LA66
  3. Denver, CO3
  4. Anchorage, AK3
  5. Sewickley, PA2
  6. Dennis Port, MA1
  7. Harris, TX1
  8. Spring, TX1
  9. Bakersfield, CA1
  10. Warrendale, PA1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

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

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers148
  2. Petroleum Engineers72
  3. Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors13
  4. Physicists12
  5. Chemical Engineers10
  6. Architectural and Engineering Managers3
  7. Mechanical Engineers2
  8. Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers2
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Geophysicist46
  2. Reservoir Engineer43
  3. Processing Geophysicist19
  4. Exploration Geoscientist18
  5. Exploration Geologist17
  6. Geologist14
  7. Senior Reservoir Engineer13
  8. Technical Safety Engineer9

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

Median $147,200; middle half $139,400 to $151,800 · median prevailing wage $129,210 (marker) · 7 applications.

$120k$130k$140k$150k$160k
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Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I1
  2. Level II6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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)

1427FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2018FY2021FY2023
1427FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2018FY2023
Data table
FY20114
FY201225
FY201327
FY201423
FY201514
FY201613
FY201812
FY202117
FY20232
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20230021
FY202130141
FY201820100
FY20164190
FY201530111
FY201480150
FY2013120150
FY2012110140
FY20110040
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

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

Applications by law firm
  1. PwC Law LLP24
  2. Vialto Partners LLP10
  3. Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP5
  4. Vialto Partners LLP4
  5. Vialto Law (US) PLLC1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Texas

Shell Exploration and Production Company has 344 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #452 of 15,820 sponsoring employers in Texas and #4,134 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.03% of the applications filed by employers based in Texas.

Rank in Texas
452 of 15,820
Rank in the United States
4,134 of 168,030
Share of Texas's applications
0.03%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 211) in Texas
124
Largest sponsoring employers in Texas
  1. Infosys Limited249,552
  2. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp158,582
  3. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.53,212
  4. Tesla, Inc.17,540
  5. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation16,060
  6. KPMG LLP12,376
  7. Oracle America, Inc.10,036
  8. Ericsson Inc.8,088
  9. Dallas Independent School District6,275
  10. AT&T Services, Inc.6,264
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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