H-1B sponsorTXFEIN 95-4035997Updated May 2026

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Filed 94 disclosures between FY2021 and FY2025 from worksites with a TX headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N

Certified

93.6%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

0.0%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate

Summary

Occidental Petroleum Corporation is a global oil and gas exploration and production company headquartered in Texas. Since 2021, the company has filed 94 H-1B petitions with a certification rate of 93.62%, with no denials or withdrawals on record.

The company's H-1B sponsorship activity has grown significantly in recent years. Filing volume increased from 16 petitions in 2021 to 33 in 2024 and 30 in 2025, reflecting increased demand for specialized technical talent. Software developers represent the largest occupational category with 22 filings, followed by data scientists (5 filings) and computer systems analysts (3 filings). The company also sponsors roles in civil engineering (2 filings) and other computer occupations.

Occidental Petroleum's high certification rate and absence of denials indicate consistent compliance with H-1B labor condition requirements and prevailing wage standards. The employer's H-1B strategy focuses on technology and engineering roles to support its operations and digital transformation initiatives.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of Occidental Petroleum Corporation’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified93.6%

Cert-withdrawn6.4%

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Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	22
2	15-2051	Data Scientists	5
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	5
4	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	3
5	17-2051	Civil Engineers	2
6	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	2
7	17-2171	Petroleum Engineers	2
8	17-2199	Engineers, All Other	2
9	19-2042	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	2
10	25-1051	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	2

Software Developers

Data Scientists

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer Systems Analysts

Civil Engineers

Industrial Engineers

Petroleum Engineers

Engineers, All Other

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

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

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2021	16
FY2022	7
FY2023	8
FY2024	33
FY2025	30

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