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 1% 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 132 reviews)); "Good pay and they frequently offer jobs to their Co" ((in 102 reviews)); "Most people were great to work with and wanted to help you succeed" ((in 63 reviews)); "Valero truly values their employees and have a great culture based around safety and community." ((in 37 reviews)); "Great work environment and people." ((in 22 reviews))

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

"Operations accounting has poor management." ((in 49 reviews)); "No work life balance" ((in 28 reviews)); "Long hours but they pay off" ((in 24 reviews)); "Some of the area managers are micro managers and make it hard ofr you to do you job, no paid vacation the first year and only one week the second year" ((in 14 reviews)); "Lack of growth opportunities and few people with motivation can lead to a toxic work environment." ((in 8 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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254 reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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3.0

Apr 5, 2014

Unremarkable

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent compensation and benefits after you have been for awhile. Knows how to raise safety awareness. Volunteer acitivites are robust.

Cons

Little direction on how to advance in the company, little to no active development even for employees that are high potential contributors. Upper management are a) overly secretive and b) deceptive at times. Outright lied to by Corporate and HR who talked me into staying until after the new year to recieve an annual bonus, then after I left changed their minds without bothering to communicate that. Slimy. Entire department turned over whlil I was there, 5 years. That did not appear to phase anyone much.

2.0

Jan 27, 2014

Salary is too low, they have a high turnover rate

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work and life balance is good

Cons

Low salary makes people look for another job in less than one year

4.0

Jan 13, 2014

GREAT Benefits, Very Secure, Very Conservative

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Best overall benefit package I've ever had. Includes options for long-term care insurance, catastrophic illness benefits, legal plan, vision plan, retirement (7% company 401k match with 100% vesting in 5 years) and defined-benefit pension including retiree health benefit contribution, and superior medical/dental coverage (equivalent of platinum Obamacare coverage). Great schedule. Annual raises on schedule--even through worst recession years and a period of company unprofitability. Company is very community-minded, encourages volunteer work and big United Way supporter, as well as favored local charities in each specific location. Comprehensive training and development plans. Promote from within policies. Clear career paths for advancement for those in management, operations, or engineers. Extremely strong commitment to worker/workplace safety across the board in a dangerous industry. Annual bonuses tied to overall company performance (ranging from 50% to 200% of one month's salary).

Cons

Very conservative company dominated by Texas-based headquarters. Many highly repetitive, low challenge jobs. Little to no opportunity for advancement if not in management, operations, engineering or retail (but that covers most of the company). Very bureaucratic/authoritarian corporate culture. Many jobs are on 12-hour shifts with mandatory graveyard shifts regularly. Very male-dominated corporate culture, with a very skewed ratio of male to female employees in operations, engineering, and management. Good environment for racial minorities; neutral to negative environment for women and LGBT employees.

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