Looking at the 146 jobs open today, only 18% are US based and 5 of those US based jobs are mariners and a pilot. We all know the reality, but seeing the actual numbers is pretty sad for a company that once prided itself on its US legacy/heritage.
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@2sj
I think you mean, hire Indian pilots for Rupees
@sj - The Gulfstream captains are PSG-26.
The Praetor captains are not PSG-26. Think international versus domestic, the bigger the metal the bigger the pay.
@P4 - Aviation has always had turnover, like a revolving door installed at their facility. The old saying is if you can fly at Chevron, you can fly anywhere. Chevron looks good on a resume due to the complexity of the international trips and perceived austere locations.
In 2025 and 2026, Chevron has simply lost Bay Area pilots that did not want to relocate to Houston but were under a retention bonus to stay through 2025. Losing the management pilots is not a bad thing nor unexpected. When people don't move their families, they probably aren't staying. Throw in one termination in the mix and one pilot who actually moved, resigned to go back to his former employer. Nothing in 2026 is surprising and now local Texas pilots are finding employment opportunities with Chevron. Move the company, not everyone follows.
Pilots are well paid as well, like PSG27 or something. Why don't we hire Indian pilots for peanuts?
@rm why wait. I tell them to get out now. Why waste years in a company that won’t invest in you. Use that time to build a future somewhere else.
What is up with aviation?
@qn
Update: Make that 6 pilots have resigned this year. The Chief Pilot has resigned now too. Chevron normally has about a dozen or so Gulfstream qualified pilots on staff and now 50% have resigned/left since March. Oh well, one less pilot Chevron pays to commute. If you can manage people and you can fly, please apply.
Chevron hiring a US based pilot is not unusual. This year alone, 5 pilots have resigned, including the aviation department manager and a fleet captain. Either by resignation or termination, 3 pilots departed in 2025, 1 in 2024, 3 in 2023, 2 in 2022, etc. The company still pays for several Bay Area pilots to commute to Houston after a retention bonus to remain with the company through 2025. And for the first time that anyone can remember, the GM is not a pilot. If you can fly, apply.
@ns
you can believe that , "Stephen Miller .... (and) the Department of Labor " already know what is happening. They are completing okay with H1B contractors taking away USA job positions. It keeps the wages lower
@fj
Good for you to help the Young graduates to run away from Chevron. I would be so disappointed to hire in to Chevron and see the suture only after you get su-kered in. I talk to the Horizons folks in the USA and many are very disappointed, I tell them to get their (3) roles to learn what they want to do and plan an exodus after they clear 5 years. Even the Israelis escaped from the Pharoah
Companies want US dollar profits with 1/10 the pay expense in India or some poor country. Should we notify Stephen Miller before the Department of Labor catches on belatedly 5 years later?
There are zero jobs in Australia, besides intern positions.
And as someone deeply tied in with the local universities, I am letting any potential intern who will listen to run a mile from Chevron. Far better options exist.
That’s awesome! So there must be a bunch of lush ex-pat openings in Thailand, Singapore, etc?
OP
The days of US based employees are over. The best people can hope for is keeping their U.S. based position until the next layoff.
I did hear feedback from multiple sources that the Engine staff are not meeting the ELT expectations.
Cheaper is not always better.
Just think about how hard it was for job owners to justify a US based employee.