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Oil and gas roles in drilling engineering, reservoir analysis, and pipeline operations regularly appear in H-1B visa LCA filings because they require specialized degrees in petroleum, chemical, or mechanical engineering. Employers in this sector sponsor H-1B workers for both onshore and offshore positions across extraction, refining, and midstream operations.
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Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$109,300.00 - $180,200.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Oil & Gas provides coverage to the oil and gas exploration and production industry. The Account Executive Officer (AEO), Oil & Gas will partner with agents and brokers to provide coverage for new and renewal business based on customers' needs. This role is seen as a technical resource. As an AEO, you are decisive, detail-oriented, and know how to build relationships internally and externally to drive results. Your ability to independently assess complex risk and sell our products in challenging markets will contribute to the profitability and success of Travelers.
As of the date of this posting, Travelers anticipates that this posting will remain open until August 14, 2026.
What Will You Do?
- Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of an assigned book of business.
- Underwrite and skillfully negotiate complex customer accounts to minimize risk and maximize profitability.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal partners within the business unit and across the enterprise to create sales plans and identify cross-selling opportunities.
- Foster and maintain relationships with external partners by regularly meeting in person with agents and brokers to market and sell Travelers products with a goal of writing and retaining accounts consistent with our risk appetite. Must be able to travel to such meetings.
- Identify and capture new business opportunities using consultative marketing and sales skills.
- Independently develop and execute agency sales plans and frequently partner with your Managing Director (MD) to develop region/group sales plans.
- May assist in the training and mentoring of less experienced Account Executives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Six to eight years of relevant underwriting experience with experience in oil & gas or construction risk.
- Deep knowledge of oil & gas or construction risk products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market.
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to proactively identify underwriting, marketing, or financial challenges and analyze available information to make timely decisions in alignment with our risk appetite.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to successfully negotiate in difficult situations with agents and brokers.
- CPCU designation.
What is a Must Have?
Four years of underwriting, claim, operations, risk assessment, actuarial, sales, product, or finance experience.
What Is in It for You?
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
Who Are We?
Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$109,300.00 - $180,200.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Oil & Gas provides coverage to the oil and gas exploration and production industry. The Account Executive Officer (AEO), Oil & Gas will partner with agents and brokers to provide coverage for new and renewal business based on customers' needs. This role is seen as a technical resource. As an AEO, you are decisive, detail-oriented, and know how to build relationships internally and externally to drive results. Your ability to independently assess complex risk and sell our products in challenging markets will contribute to the profitability and success of Travelers.
As of the date of this posting, Travelers anticipates that this posting will remain open until August 14, 2026.
What Will You Do?
- Manage the profitability, growth, and retention of an assigned book of business.
- Underwrite and skillfully negotiate complex customer accounts to minimize risk and maximize profitability.
- Cultivate and maintain relationships with internal partners within the business unit and across the enterprise to create sales plans and identify cross-selling opportunities.
- Foster and maintain relationships with external partners by regularly meeting in person with agents and brokers to market and sell Travelers products with a goal of writing and retaining accounts consistent with our risk appetite. Must be able to travel to such meetings.
- Identify and capture new business opportunities using consultative marketing and sales skills.
- Independently develop and execute agency sales plans and frequently partner with your Managing Director (MD) to develop region/group sales plans.
- May assist in the training and mentoring of less experienced Account Executives.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Six to eight years of relevant underwriting experience with experience in oil & gas or construction risk.
- Deep knowledge of oil & gas or construction risk products, the regulatory environment, and the local insurance market.
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to proactively identify underwriting, marketing, or financial challenges and analyze available information to make timely decisions in alignment with our risk appetite.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to successfully negotiate in difficult situations with agents and brokers.
- CPCU designation.
What is a Must Have?
Four years of underwriting, claim, operations, risk assessment, actuarial, sales, product, or finance experience.
What Is in It for You?
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
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Verify your degree qualifies as specialty occupation
USCIS requires your role to demand a specific bachelor's degree, not just any degree. Petroleum engineer, geoscientist, and reservoir engineer positions have strong precedent. Broader titles like 'operations manager' face more RFEs, so confirm your job description maps to your field of study.
Search LCA filings for active oil and gas sponsors
Use Migrate Mate to filter employers by H-1B LCA filing history in oil and gas occupations. This shows you which companies have actively sponsored similar roles, saving you from applying to employers who haven't filed for your job type.
Check prevailing wage tiers before accepting an offer
Run your job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before finalizing compensation. Oil and gas wages vary sharply between Houston, the Permian Basin, and offshore Gulf platforms. Your offer must meet the DOL-certified prevailing wage, or the LCA filing will fail.
Target integrated majors and large oilfield services firms
Companies with in-house immigration teams process H-1B petitions faster and with fewer errors than smaller independents relying on outside counsel. Integrated operators and large oilfield services contractors file H-1B LCAs regularly, signaling established sponsorship infrastructure.
Clarify worksite location before I-129 filing begins
Oil and gas workers often rotate between field sites, refineries, and corporate offices. Your employer must post the LCA at each primary worksite. If your role involves frequent site changes, confirm your employer understands USCIS's worksite requirements before the petition is submitted.
Use O*NET to align your job description with USCIS criteria
Pull the O*NET occupation profile for your exact job title to confirm it lists a specific degree requirement rather than 'any bachelor's degree.' Employers referencing O*NET data in their petition documentation strengthen the specialty occupation argument for petroleum and engineering roles.
H-1B Visa Oil And Gas: Frequently Asked Questions
Do oil and gas jobs commonly qualify as H-1B specialty occupations?
Petroleum engineers, reservoir engineers, geoscientists, and chemical engineers working in oil and gas routinely qualify as specialty occupations because USCIS recognizes these roles require a directly related bachelor's degree. Titles like 'field technician' or 'plant operator' face higher denial risk since they don't always require a specific degree. Your job description needs to reflect degree-level complexity to support the petition.
Which types of oil and gas employers sponsor H-1B visas?
Integrated majors, large independent operators, and oilfield services contractors are the most active H-1B sponsors in this sector. Midstream pipeline companies and LNG terminal operators also file regularly for engineering and technical roles. To find employers with a documented filing history for oil and gas positions, search Migrate Mate, which filters roles by verified LCA data.
Does working on offshore rigs or rotating field sites affect my H-1B status?
Yes. USCIS ties your H-1B approval to the worksite locations listed in the LCA. Offshore platforms and rotating field assignments require your employer to post the LCA at each principal worksite and, in some cases, file amended petitions if your primary location changes. Clarify your expected work locations with HR before the I-129 is filed to avoid compliance issues.
How does the H-1B cap lottery affect oil and gas job seekers?
If you're not currently in H-1B status and your prospective employer is cap-subject, you'll need to enter the USCIS annual lottery. Registration opens in March for an October 1 start date, so timing your job search accordingly matters. Some oil and gas employers, including universities and nonprofit research institutes conducting energy research, are cap-exempt and can file outside the lottery window.
Can I transfer my H-1B to a new oil and gas employer mid-contract?
H-1B portability lets you start working for a new employer once they file a non-frivolous transfer petition, without waiting for approval. The new employer must file a new LCA certified at the prevailing wage for your new worksite, and your job duties must still qualify as specialty occupation. If you're switching from one oil and gas company to another in the same role, portability typically applies cleanly.