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Working at National Oilwell Varco in Houston, TX: 48 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Houston, TX Area

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On average, employees in Houston, TX at National Oilwell Varco give their company a 3.7 rating out of 5.0 based on 48, whereas overall Average Rating of National Oilwell Varco is 3.9 out of 5.0 based on 120 National Oilwell Varco Review Ratings. The happiest National Oilwell Varco employees in Houston, TX are Drilling Optimization Engineers submitting an average rating of 4.1 and Senior Data Warehouse Consultants with a rating of 5.0.

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 96 National Oilwell Varco Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.8
Growth Opportunities
3.4
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.8
Support You Get
4.0
Way You Work
4.3
Work Setting
3.9
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Working at National Oilwell Varco in Houston, TX: 48 Employee Reviews

Regional QA Inspector

"worked there for 3 years.. in the career for 12 years. on to new challenges"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
National Oilwell Varco Employee

"I rate National oil well as a number one company to work. The management at National oil well was flexible as to not micro managing employees, allowing employees the opportunity to make decisions and execute on their own. I would recommend NOV as one of the best company to work for in Houston."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9
National Oilwell Varco (120)

4.4 Highest Rated in this Industry is Noble Corp. (7)
3.5 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Michels (6)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (474)
National Oilwell Varco Employee

"Good to work Here and nice opportunity"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
QA Manager

"I worked for NOV for around 2 years when I was caught up in the widespread company layoffs. I gained a lot of excellent experience with them, which I will apply to the next place my career calls home."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Attorney

"NOV was a great place to work, with awesome people, and a great environment."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Technical Director

"Orchestrated Technical Services Group at National Oilwell Varco, including collaboration with Engineering, Operations, Product Specialists, and Sales which was strongly driven. The flawless development/delivery of training on Brandt products, including the Competency Management System which earned extensive praise and is now considered a company gold standard at a worldwide scale was supported endlessly."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 3 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Application Engineer

"Great company! I enjoyed starting my career with NOV. I have moved up and started supporting international projects in a vert short time and got a chance to travel around the world and run major projects successfully. Management is good; one thing they should focus on is training new hires."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
UX Designer

"I had the opportunity to learn a lot from this company."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Accountant

"I have only been with NOV for a short time as a Sr Accountant. I took this role on a contingent basis."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4 / 5 Growth Opportunities 1 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Design Engineer

"Good company to work for. Overall enjoyed my time there."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
Senior QA Specialist

"It’s been 5+yrs at NOV, it’s a great company to work with."

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Drilling Optimization Engineer

"I've worked for NOV for almost 6 years and its a wonderful company, a lot of training, projects and software skills provided to provide a complete engineering and sales support to customers"

Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 5 / 5 Growth Opportunities 5 / 5
Company Culture 5 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Mechanical Engineer

"NOV was a fantastic place to hone a young engineers skills. My time there was full of diverse work opportunities and many challenges. All these things combined to keep me interested throughout my tenure there. I'd certainly recommend NOV PCG to anyone."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
National Oilwell Varco Employee

"Contract position, they may treat direct hires better."

Person You Work For 3 / 5 People You Work With 3 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
National Oilwell Varco Employee

"I have worked at National Oilwell Varco (NOV) for the past 4.5 years. I have found the company very diverse. I always learned something new every day. The company has good benefits and a good work life balance. Management is supportive of your goals and where you see yourself. NOV pushes you to be the best you can be by giving the tools to get there. Including classes that are available to get certifications."

Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 5 / 5 Work Setting 3 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
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