Is Valero a good company to work for?

Valero has an overall rating of 4.2 out of 5, based on over 1,010 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 80% of employees would recommend working at Valero to a friend and 79% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Valero have been left by employees working as Process Engineering Intern , Operator and Accountant .

Does Valero pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Valero employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Valero. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Valero?

80% of Valero employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Valero 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Valero?

Process Operator (36) , Intern (32) , Operations (24) , Engineer (23) , Manager (18) , Accountant (16) , Operator (16) , Process Engineer (16) , Process Engineering Intern (15) , Engineering Intern (10) , Internship (10) , Associate Process Engineer (9) , Intern - Hourly (8) , Lab Technician (8) , Accounting Coordinator (7)

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

"Great benefits for full time employees" ((in 140 reviews)); "Good pay and they frequently offer jobs to their Co" ((in 110 reviews)); "Most people were great to work with and wanted to help you succeed" ((in 60 reviews)); "Valero truly values their employees and have a great culture based around safety and community." ((in 33 reviews)); "Good paying company with good bonuses." ((in 23 reviews))

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

"Operations accounting has poor management." ((in 46 reviews)); "Long hours and weekends work" ((in 27 reviews)); "Terrible manager." ((in 11 reviews)); "Nepotism is HORRIBLE here." ((in 8 reviews)); "If you want to achieve success & promotion, you will be expected to work 7 days a week & long hours." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Valero layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Valero locations?

San Antonio , Port Arthur , Houston , Corpus Christi , Texas City , Memphis , Benicia , Norco , Ardmore , Three Rivers , Sunray , Wilmington , Albert City , New Orleans , Beaumont , Los Angeles , Amarillo , Austin , Aurora , Linden , Mount Vernon , Long Beach , Hartley , Fort Dodge , Iowa City , Jefferson , Riga , Albion , Arlington , Dumas

Valero reviews

4.2

80% would recommend to a friend

(254 total reviews)

Lane Riggs

71% approve of CEO

79% positive business outlook

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4.5

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Culture & values

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Career opportunities

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.5

Senior management

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3.0

Jul 30, 2015

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits good pay good values

Cons

Hours are rough and I worked 82 days without a day off

4.0

Jul 15, 2015

APC Engineer

Staff apc engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Location, Competitive Salary, good work environment, lots of challenges.

Cons

Somewhat uncertain future (this refinery), not a VPP Star Sight (yet), hybridized Control System (at present)

4.0

Jun 3, 2015

Good Company to work in San Antonio

Sap specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In San Antonio, one of the better employers in terms of salaries and benefits (certainly not the best in my opinion). Health and fitness is part of Valero culture. It's implicitly understood that all the employees will be out for a workout during lunch hours. Post lunch meetings are usually scheduled keeping this in mind. It offers great work life balance. It has relaxed the dressing code in recent years. The IT team is of a medium size. Almost everyone is busy with one project after another. Valero is a big SAP client. It leverages a lot out from SAP. There is lot of interesting work, but it does have some mundane stuff that needs to be taken care of as well. Valero is a safe company to work with. Its business model is conservative and mitigates risk. Moreover it is the industry leader in the refining field. It does not lay off employees.

Cons

Valero is a conservative company. They offer very less vacation time. Work hours flexibility is less. Work-from-home option is not available. The pay (salary and benefits) may not seem attractive if compared to an IT organization. There can be a bit of micro-management.

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