Is NOV a good company to work for?

NOV has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 3,864 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at NOV to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about NOV have been left by employees working as Intern , Project Manager and Software Developer .

Does NOV pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, NOV employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at NOV. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at NOV?

66% of NOV employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated NOV 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at NOV?

Engineer (92) , Mechanical Engineer (78) , Field Service Technician (52) , CNC Machinist (50) , Project Manager (50) , Software Engineer (38) , Field Service Engineer (32) , Manager (32) , Design Engineer (31) , Inside Sales Representative (29) , Project Engineer (27) , Administrative Assistant (24) , Business Analyst (24) , Accountant (19) , Operador De Produção (19)

What are the pros of working at NOV according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and at some point overtime was great!" ((in 287 reviews)); "Very flexible and good work/life balance" ((in 114 reviews)); "good culture, stable, the company's future is very good in my opinion." ((in 64 reviews)); "Good work environment and what not" ((in 53 reviews)); "Highly recommend the company to those seeking security and long last friendships with great coworkers." ((in 48 reviews))

What are the cons of working at NOV according to real employee reviews?

"no days off and poor management" ((in 177 reviews)); "Pay is low and mid" ((in 152 reviews)); "Low salaries and they cut needed positions but make non" ((in 108 reviews)); "There have been lots of layoffs and we came out at a loss after quarter 1 of 2017." ((in 71 reviews)); "Direct managers just wants to retire so even if you tell them anything they say they will not take action." ((in 51 reviews))

What are employees saying about NOV layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about NOV layoffs and their outlook for job security at NOV in 2026.

What are the top reviewed NOV locations?

Houston , Conroe , Cedar Park , Orange , Fort Worth , Odessa , Tulsa , Austin , Dayton , Oklahoma City , Provo , Navasota , Sugar Land , Lafayette , Saint Paul , Anderson , Midland , Katy , Casper , San Antonio , New Iberia , Corpus Christi , Willis , Pampa , Bakersfield , Pittsburgh , Richmond , Williston , Bammel , McAlester

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3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(815 total reviews)

Clay C. Williams

73% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

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3.0

Aug 20, 2015

Middle Management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company with a huge network of subdivisions and potential opportunities across the globe. Great infrastructure and tools to support employee and business needs. Great bonus structure.

Cons

100% oil and gas focused, even when dealing with non O&G business units. Poor recognition of product-level brand names "Everything is NOV". CEO and regime change have changed the focus from aggressive growth to wait and see tactics. Minor decisions in operating the business go many layers up in the organizational structure, and seem to spin around and change on a daily basis. Very rattled by softening market conditions yielding a clear lack of direction at all organization levels. Bonus structure is dictated by high-level performance with no individual contribution component. Bonus structure is good but merit increases are completely unstructured.

1.0

Aug 17, 2015

Quality Inspector II

Quality inspector ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

NOV is a large company.

Cons

Nov is a large company with no mentoring for career advancement. No bonus structure for hard working employees. No career advancement. HR is poorly trained in hiring skilled employees. Upper management is poorly skilled in structure and holding accountability for their errors in better business sense and lack of leader ship.

1.0

Aug 14, 2015

Crappy company

Accounting manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good health insurance, getting better in 2016. Good 401k match, after you wait a year, if you can stand it that long.

Cons

Clueless management. Micromanagers. Poor processes. Dysfunctional organization. Crappy office locations. Very low performing culture (by design). No concept of how to change.

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