Question 1

Is SLB a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,102 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at SLB to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about SLB have been left by employees working as Intern, Program Manager and Data Scientist.

Question 2

Does SLB pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SLB employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SLB. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at SLB?

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74% of SLB employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated SLB 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at SLB?

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Field Engineer (923), Intern (332), Engineer (257), Mechanical Engineer (222), Internship (203), Software Engineer (195), Field Specialist (169), Project Manager (169), Wireline Field Engineer (119), Senior Field Engineer (113), Procurement Specialist (97), Manufacturing Engineer (90), Manager (73), Geophysicist (71), Financial Analyst (69)

Question 5

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

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"Good benefits and offerings to employees is good due to the size of the company." ((in 844 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 708 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 683 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 531 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 498 reviews))

Question 6

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

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"no inspiration in the lab setting everything was based on work completed and no work life balance." ((in 843 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 438 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 244 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 231 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 142 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about SLB layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

What are the top reviewed SLB locations?

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Houston, Sugar Land, Midland, Oklahoma City, Denver, Rosharon, Williston, San Antonio, Lafayette, Katy, Cambridge, Shreveport, Bakersfield, Youngsville, Anchorage, Cheyenne, Provo, Prudhoe Bay, Von Ormy, Dallas, Houma, New York, Odessa, New Orleans, Boston, El Reno, Weston, Lawrence, Florence, Bartlesville

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