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ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company. Filed 234 disclosures between FY2012 and FY2024 from worksites with a TX headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2024

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2024

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2024

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2024

Summary

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company is a Texas-based research and engineering firm specializing in upstream oil and gas exploration and development. Since 2012, the company has filed 234 H-1B visa applications across 13 fiscal years, with peak activity between 2012 and 2016 when filings ranged from 28 to 41 annually. In FY2024, the company filed 1 H-1B application, which was certified.

The company's H-1B hiring focuses on specialized engineering and scientific roles. Industrial Engineers account for the largest share (79 filings), followed by Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (55 filings), Geoscientists (31 filings), and Mechanical Engineers (28 filings). These roles reflect the technical demands of upstream research and development.

Overall, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company has achieved a 1.71% certification rate across all filings since 2012, with no denials or withdrawals recorded. The sharp decline in H-1B applications after 2019—dropping to near zero from 2020 onward—suggests a significant shift in the company's hiring or staffing strategy.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Certified100.0%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	79
2	17-2031	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	55
3	19-2042	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	31
4	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	28
5	25-1051	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	12
6	19-4021	Biological Technicians	9
7	17-2171	Petroleum Engineers	3
8	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	2
9	19-2041	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	2
10	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	2

Industrial Engineers

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

Mechanical Engineers

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Petroleum Engineers

Accountants and Auditors

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2012	41
FY2013	36
FY2014	30
FY2015	32
FY2016	28
FY2017	15
FY2018	19
FY2019	29
FY2020	1
FY2021	2
FY2024	1

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