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National Oilwell Varco
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Industry: Mining, Oil and Gas Extraction · HQ: Houston, TX · https://www.nov.com

National Oilwell Varco Employee Job Reviews in the United States

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21%
7%
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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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Sales Team Member
Person You Work For 4 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 4 / 5
Support You Get 3.9 / 5 Rewards You Receive 4.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 4.2 / 5
Company Culture 3.5 / 5 Way You Work 4 / 5
National Oilwell Varco Employee
Person You Work For 5 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 5 / 5
Support You Get 5 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 4 / 5 Way You Work 5 / 5
Receiving Clerk
Person You Work For 2 / 5 People You Work With 2.2 / 5 Work Setting 2 / 5
Support You Get 2 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 2 / 5
Company Culture 2 / 5 Way You Work 1.9 / 5
Receiving Clerk

What do you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"Team work, good managers, and good work spirit . It's a good work environment. And good benefits."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Keep the good attitude. Emphasize that you are a hard worker and you can work under a high pressure environment."

What don't you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"Very long working hours (sometimes more than 14 hours a day )."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Think and hear all ideas and options you have so you can take the most suitable decision."

National Oilwell Varco Employee
Person You Work For 4.9 / 5 People You Work With 4.8 / 5 Work Setting 4.6 / 5
Support You Get 4.7 / 5 Rewards You Receive 3.7 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3.8 / 5
Company Culture 4.7 / 5 Way You Work 4.6 / 5
Warehouse Associate
People You Work With 5 / 5
Marketing Manager
Person You Work For 3.9 / 5 People You Work With 4 / 5 Work Setting 2.9 / 5
Support You Get 4 / 5 Rewards You Receive 2.2 / 5 Growth Opportunities 3 / 5
Company Culture 3.7 / 5 Way You Work 2.2 / 5
Business Analyst

What do you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"It is a very laid back environment where innovation and creativeness is encouraged by management."

VP of Operations

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be direct and honest with your responses and let the chips fall where it may."

EHS Manager

"Don't trust corporate."

Business Analyst
in Edmonton, AB

"National Oilwell Varco is a constantly changing company."

What do you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"I enjoyed the people, levels of responsibility and the processes."

What don't you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"I would have preferred a faster-paced environment."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that acquisitions take a long time to fully incorporate and should be evaluated with this in mind."

Engineer
in Fort Worth, TX

"Low wages, and layoffs. Even before the economy crashed."

Process Improvement Manager
in Galena Park, TX

"A company going through some growing pains."

What do you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"Lots of work to be done."

What don't you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"Not a technology savvy environment."

Turbine Technician
in Houston, TX

What do you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"Great company with lots of growth potential."

What don't you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"Nothing."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There is always room for improvements."

Systems Administrator

What do you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"The diversity of work from desktop, help desk to lan/wan support global."

What don't you like about working at National Oilwell Varco?

"The re-organizations."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Sometimes staying with what works is better than changing just because it can be done."

National Oilwell Varco Reviews FAQs

Is National Oilwell Varco a good company to work for?

National Oilwell Varco has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 96 National Oilwell Varco Review Ratings left anonymously by National Oilwell Varco employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 92% of employees would recommend working at National Oilwell Varco.

Does National Oilwell Varco pay their employees well?

National Oilwell Varco employees earn $51,000 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 49 National Oilwell Varco employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find National Oilwell Varco Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at National Oilwell Varco?

92% of employees would recommend working at National Oilwell Varco with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated National Oilwell Varco 3.8 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.8 for Rewards You Receive, 3.4 for Growth Opportunities and 4.0 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at National Oilwell Varco?

According to our data, the highest paying job at National Oilwell Varco is a Independent Consultant at $351,000 annually. Browse National Oilwell Varco Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at National Oilwell Varco?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at National Oilwell Varco is a Electrical Wireman at $18,000 annually. Browse National Oilwell Varco Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at National Oilwell Varco?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at National Oilwell Varco to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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