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

Ratings by category

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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4.0

May 25, 2015

good company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good for area, company is well regarded in the industry, job security is pretty strong if you are a decent employee.

Cons

Little room for advancement with many positions in ethanol segment, upper management tends to be a little micro managy at times

4.0

Mar 31, 2015

A good company with competitive pay, but the workload is usually heavy.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Dynamic work environments in a "big business" setting (large-scale projects, relatively large workforce). In an engineering/technical setting, you get to see a lot of different aspects of the jobs, with many different types of equipment to learn about. In Operations, you can see the effects of your labor and receive recognition. In Maintenance, you get to work on big jobs of high importance. Pay is higher than most other industries. Due to the large size of the company (multiple locations), there is a lot of room for advancement/growth if you are willing to move around.

Cons

There is always a lot of money on the line riding on employee time/performance, which sometimes creates stress at work with regard to personal time, pressure on people to report good performance, and aggressive schedules for work completion. Due to a large number of workers beginning to retire, personnel are often stretched thin and the site is behind on hiring replacement people to train. The on-going worker training program for hourly personnel needs improvement. Technical/manager training is better, but most of that is done at the corporate office in San Antonio, TX.

4.0

Mar 16, 2015

Great company with excellent benefits (Health + 401(K) + Cash Bonus). Location is perfect, cost of living is low.

Exempt employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Thoughtful and helpful management, most of the co-workers are friendly, challenging projects, freedom to choose tasks at free time, ample time and resources to learn new technologies and many more.

Cons

Even though the benefits are excellent, the take home basic pay is relatively low, not much scope to climb the ranks.

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A good company with competitive pay, but the workload is usually heavy.

Great company with excellent benefits (Health + 401(K) + Cash Bonus). Location is perfect, cost of living is low.

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