H-1B sponsorTXFEIN 76-0488987Updated Jun 2026

National Oilwell Varco, L.P.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for National Oilwell Varco, L.P.. Filed 876 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a TX headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

96.2%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

3.8%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

National Oilwell Varco, L.P. is a Texas-based engineering and technology company that has sponsored H-1B workers since 2010. The company has filed 876 H-1B petitions over 17 years, with activity peaking at 134 filings in 2015 before declining sharply through the early 2020s.

In FY2026, National Oilwell Varco filed 26 H-1B petitions and achieved a 96.2% certification rate, demonstrating strong compliance with prevailing wage and working condition requirements. The company's workforce needs center on technical roles: Software Developers lead at 175 filings all-time, followed by Industrial Engineers (108), Mechanical Engineers (73), Civil Engineers (37), and Computer Occupations (37). This skill mix reflects the company's focus on engineering solutions and software development.

Historically, the company maintained a 12.79% certification rate across all filings, with negligible denial and withdrawal rates. Recent years show a resurgence in H-1B sponsorship activity, with filings rising from 3 in 2021 to 26 in 2026.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of National Oilwell Varco, L.P.’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	90.3%
Cert-withdrawn	8.9%
Denied	0.8%

Certified90.3%

Cert-withdrawn8.9%

Denied0.8%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by National Oilwell Varco, L.P. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	175
2	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	108
3	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	73
4	17-2051	Civil Engineers	37
5	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	37
6	15-2051	Data Scientists	31
7	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	26
8	13-1111	Management Analysts	25
9	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	22
10	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	18

Software Developers

175

Industrial Engineers

108

Mechanical Engineers

Civil Engineers

Computer Occupations, All Other

Data Scientists

Electrical Engineers

Management Analysts

Accountants and Auditors

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	49
FY2011	55
FY2012	62
FY2013	82
FY2014	102
FY2015	134
FY2016	86
FY2017	64
FY2018	57
FY2019	61
FY2020	12
FY2021	3
FY2022	7
FY2023	8
FY2024	27
FY2025	41
FY2026	26

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