How many employees does Occidental Petroleum (OXY) have?

Occidental Petroleum reported 10,412 full-time equivalent employees in its most recent annual filing (fiscal year 2025).

How has Occidental Petroleum's headcount changed year over year?

Occidental Petroleum's reported headcount shrank by -21.8% versus the prior fiscal year.

What is Occidental Petroleum's employee growth rate?

Between fiscal years 2000 and 2025, Occidental Petroleum's headcount changed at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.7% per year.

How much revenue does Occidental Petroleum generate per employee?

In its most recent annual period, Occidental Petroleum generated roughly $2.1M of revenue per employee. This is derived by dividing annual revenue by reported headcount and is shown only for companies that report in US dollars.

Where does Occidental Petroleum's employee count data come from?

Headcount figures are taken from Occidental Petroleum's annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers) and periodic company filings. Annual filings drive the snapshot, chart, year-over-year change, and CAGR; interim filings are listed in the full history table.

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) Employee Count & Headcount History

Latest headcount

10,412

Fiscal year 2025

YoY change

-21.8%

vs. prior fiscal year

Headcount CAGR

+0.7%

Per year, full history

Revenue / employee

$2.1M

Latest annual period

Employee count history for Occidental Petroleum

Occidental Petroleum employee count by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Employees
2000	8,791
2001	8,235
2002	7,244
2003	7,133
2004	7,209
2005	8,017
2006	8,886
2007	9,700
2008	10,400
2009	10,100
2010	11,000
2011	11,300
2012	12,300
2013	12,900
2014	11,700
2015	11,100
2016	11,000
2017	11,000
2018	11,000
2019	14,400
2020	11,800
2021	11,678
2022	11,973
2023	12,570
2024	13,323
2025	10,412

Revenue per employee for Occidental Petroleum

Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.

Occidental Petroleum revenue per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Revenue per employee (USD)
2000	$1.5M
2001	$1.7M
2002	$1M
2003	$1.3M
2004	$1.6M
2005	$1.8M
2006	$1.9M
2007	$1.9M
2008	$2.3M
2009	$1.5M
2010	$1.7M
2011	$2.1M
2012	$2M
2013	$1.9M
2014	$1.7M
2015	$1.1M
2016	$917.6K
2017	$1.1M
2018	$1.4M
2019	$1.3M
2020	$1.5M
2021	$2.2M
2022	$3M
2023	$2.3M
2024	$2M
2025	$2.1M

Earnings per employee for Occidental Petroleum

Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.

Occidental Petroleum earnings (net income) per employee by fiscal year (USD)
Fiscal year	Earnings per employee (USD)
2000	$178.6K
2001	$140.1K
2002	$136.5K
2003	$214.1K
2004	$356.2K
2005	$658.4K
2006	$471.6K
2007	$556.7K
2008	$659.3K
2009	$288.2K
2010	$411.3K
2011	$598.2K
2012	$373.2K
2013	$456.6K
2014	$52.6K
2015	-$705.3K
2016	-$52.2K
2017	$118.6K
2018	$374K
2019	-$46.3K
2020	-$1.3M
2021	$198K
2022	$1.1M
2023	$371.8K
2024	$228.4K
2025	$227.5K

Employee count history for Occidental Petroleum (OXY)

Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) employee count filing history
						Filing
2025	10,412	-21.8%	-2,911	$2.1M	$227.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2025	Feb 18, 2026
2024	13,323	+6.0%	+753	$2M	$228.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2024	Feb 18, 2025
2023	12,570	+5.0%	+597	$2.3M	$371.8K	10-K	Dec 31, 2023	Feb 14, 2024
2022	11,973	+2.5%	+295	$3M	$1.1M	10-K	Dec 31, 2022	Feb 27, 2023
2021	11,678	-1.0%	-122	$2.2M	$198K	10-K	Dec 31, 2021	Feb 24, 2022
2020	11,800	-18.1%	-2,600	$1.5M	-$1.3M	10-K	Dec 31, 2020	Feb 26, 2021
2019	14,400	+30.9%	+3,400	$1.3M	-$46.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2019	Feb 28, 2020
2018	11,000	0.0%	0	$1.4M	$374K	10-K	Dec 31, 2018	Feb 21, 2019
2017	11,000	0.0%	0	$1.1M	$118.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2017	Feb 23, 2018
2016	11,000	-0.9%	-100	$917.6K	-$52.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2016	Feb 23, 2017
2015	11,100	-5.1%	-600	$1.1M	-$705.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2015	Feb 26, 2016
2014	11,700	-9.3%	-1,200	$1.7M	$52.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2014	Feb 23, 2015
2013	12,900	+4.9%	+600	$1.9M	$456.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2013	Mar 3, 2014
2012	12,300	+8.8%	+1,000	$2M	$373.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2012	Feb 26, 2013
2011	11,300	+2.7%	+300	$2.1M	$598.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2011	Feb 23, 2012
2010	11,000	+8.9%	+900	$1.7M	$411.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2010	Feb 24, 2011
2009	10,100	-2.9%	-300	$1.5M	$288.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2009	Feb 25, 2010
2008	10,400	+7.2%	+700	$2.3M	$659.3K	10-K	Dec 31, 2008	Feb 24, 2009
2007	9,700	+9.2%	+814	$1.9M	$556.7K	10-K	Dec 31, 2007	Feb 22, 2008
2006	8,886	+10.8%	+869	$1.9M	$471.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2006	Feb 27, 2007
2005	8,017	+11.2%	+808	$1.8M	$658.4K	10-K	Dec 31, 2005	Mar 1, 2006
2004	7,209	+1.1%	+76	$1.6M	$356.2K	10-K	Dec 31, 2004	Mar 1, 2005
2003	7,133	-1.5%	-111	$1.3M	$214.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2003	Mar 1, 2004
2002	7,244	-12.0%	-991	$1M	$136.5K	10-K	Dec 31, 2002	Mar 4, 2003
2001	8,235	-6.3%	-556	$1.7M	$140.1K	10-K	Dec 31, 2001	Mar 13, 2002
2000	8,791	—	—	$1.5M	$178.6K	10-K	Dec 31, 2000	Mar 9, 2001
1998	9,190	-25.8%	-3,190	—	—	10-K405	Dec 31, 1998	Mar 12, 1999
1997	12,380	-13.2%	-1,890	—	—	10-K405	Dec 31, 1997	Mar 26, 1998
1996	14,270	-17.4%	-3,010	—	—	10-K405	Dec 31, 1996	Mar 20, 1997
1995	17,280	-12.1%	-2,380	—	—	10-K405	Dec 31, 1995	Mar 29, 1996
1994	19,660	—	—	—	—	10-K405	Dec 31, 1994	Mar 17, 1995

202510,412-21.8%
202413,323+6.0%
202312,570+5.0%
202211,973+2.5%
202111,678-1.0%
202011,800-18.1%
201914,400+30.9%
201811,0000.0%
201711,0000.0%
201611,000-0.9%
201511,100-5.1%
201411,700-9.3%
201312,900+4.9%
201212,300+8.8%
201111,300+2.7%
201011,000+8.9%
200910,100-2.9%
200810,400+7.2%
20079,700+9.2%
20068,886+10.8%
20058,017+11.2%
20047,209+1.1%
20037,133-1.5%
20027,244-12.0%
20018,235-6.3%
20008,791—
19989,190-25.8%
199712,380-13.2%
199614,270-17.4%
199517,280-12.1%
199419,660—

About Occidental Petroleum's employee count

Occidental Petroleum (OXY) employed 10,412 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount shrank by -2,911 (-21.8%) from 13,323 a year earlier.

Across the 2000–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 8,791 to 10,412 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +0.7% per year.

Occidental Petroleum generated about $2.1M of revenue and $227.5K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.

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