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 -0.05% as an H1B industry with 13,409 employees hired as of 2025

Top Scientific Research and Development Services Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Kcrn Research, Llc	8	$78,049
Mind Research Institute	8	$97,981
Mmr Research Worldwide, Inc.	8	$70,884
Nanova Environmental, Inc.	8	$56,997
Nkarta, Inc.	8	$136,269
Real Capital Analytics, Inc.	8	$134,690
Robotwits Llc	8	$97,282
Scientific Forming Technologies Corporation	8	$79,599
Stratio Inc.	8	$77,015
Surgical Theater Llc	8	$104,156

Top Scientific Research and Development Services Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Statisticians	229	$77,828
Biological Technicians	210	$46,371
Mechanical Engineers	208	$85,773
Biomedical Engineers	184	$82,246
Electrical Engineers	171	$89,067
Bioinformatics Scientists	167	$85,134
Software Developers, Systems Software	166	$116,111
Astronomers	153	$68,926
Epidemiologists	145	$66,199
Molecular And Cellular Biologists	145	$73,300

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 1,286 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 249 in 2025.

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 2025 with an average salary of $103,630, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.