H-1B sponsorTXFEIN 74-1497821Updated Jul 2026

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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2024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 energy research subsidiary and an H-1B sponsor. In fiscal 2024, the company filed 1 H-1B application, which was certified. Overall, ExxonMobil Upstream Research has filed 234 H-1B applications from 2012 to 2024, achieving a 94.87% certification rate with only 1.71% denials and 0.85% withdrawals.

The company's H-1B hiring focuses on technical and scientific roles. Its top positions include Industrial Engineers (79 filings), Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (55 filings), and Geoscientists (31 filings), followed by Mechanical Engineers and academic science instructors. Filing volume peaked in the early 2010s at 41 applications in 2012, then declined through 2017 before stabilizing at low levels in recent years.

With a strong certification rate and specialization in engineering and earth sciences talent, ExxonMobil Upstream Research demonstrates reliable H-1B sponsorship practices aligned with its research and upstream operations mission.

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H-1B 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.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	94.9%
Cert-withdrawn	2.6%
Withdrawn	0.9%
Denied	1.7%

Certified94.9%

Cert-withdrawn2.6%

Withdrawn0.9%

Denied1.7%

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	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	2
10	19-2041	Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health	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

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health

H-1B 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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