H1B Visa Data for Scientific Research and Development Services: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Scientific Research and Development Services (NAICS code 5417) has an average growth rate of 0.85% as an H1B industry with 11,768 employees hired as of 2024

Top Scientific Research and Development Services Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Itrace Foundaiton, Inc.	307	$59,847
Battelle Memorial Institute	305	$60,668
The Dow Chemical Company	303	$101,200
Beckman Research Institute Of The City Of Hope	293	$62,037
Uchicago Argonne, Llc	237	$70,076
Triad National Security, Llc	222	$87,137
Research Corporation Of The University Of Hawaii	220	$52,950
Alliance For Sustainable Energy, Llc	189	$78,313
Simons Foundation	173	$94,865
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy Llc	160	$61,793

Top Scientific Research and Development Services Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Materials Scientists	209	$70,638
Mechanical Engineers	189	$84,703
Biological Technicians	173	$44,809
Software Developers, Systems Software	166	$116,111
Biomedical Engineers	158	$79,558
Electrical Engineers	150	$85,575
Astronomers	137	$68,152
Epidemiologists	131	$65,349
Operations Research Analysts	127	$70,670
Microbiologists	127	$63,014

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Scientific Research And Development Services industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 289 employees were hired. They peaked in 2022 with 1,320 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,291 in 2023.

The Scientific Research And Development Services industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $59,703. The industry peaked in 2022 with an average salary of $90,275, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $89,724 in 2023.