You should click here to process your Qualified Status Change or call the Baker Hughes Benefits Center at 1-847-883-0945 (worldwide) or 1-866-244-3539 (within the US).

Baker Hughes benefits representatives are available at 1-847-883-0945 (worldwide) or 1-866-244-3539 (within the US), Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. CST.

Read your 2024 Benefits Guide for information about enrolling in benefits. You must enroll within 60 days to participate in Health and Protection benefits.  You can find your 2025 Benefits Guide here.

Read your 2024 Benefits Guide for information about enrolling your dependents in benefits. You can find your 2025 Benefits Guide here.

You are eligible to participate in the Baker Hughes 401(k) plan if you are:

• Employed by Baker Hughes Incorporated or an affiliate that has adopted the Thrift Plan (each, a “Baker Hughes Company”)
• Covered by a collective bargaining agreement, your agreement must provide for participation
• Paid on a U.S. dollar payroll; 
• 18 years of age or older; and 
• One of the following:

1. A U.S. citizen, legal permanent resident or a non-U.S. citizen whose employment is based in the United States on local terms and conditions; 
2. A Canadian citizen on an international assignment to the U.S. and not eligible for the International Retirement Plan; 
3. A participant in the Plan since December 31, 1998; or 
4. A participant in the Plan since your transfer of employment from the Western Geophysical division of Western Atlas International, Inc. between January 1, 1999, and December 31, 2000 (but only if you were a participant in the Western Atlas International, Inc. Retirement/Profit Sharing Plan on December 31, 1998).