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Chemical Engineer is a Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools job with over 10,405 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Chemical Engineers are hired by companies in the Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing industry. The average H1B Chemical Engineers job lasts 1,023 days.


Jobs Hired
10,405
Hiring Companies
2,900
Hiring Industries
469
Average Salary
$83,750
Approved
83%


What do Chemical Engineers do?

Design chemical plant equipment and devise processes for manufacturing chemicals and products, such as gasoline, synthetic rubber, plastics, detergents, cement, paper, and pulp, by applying principles and technology of chemistry, physics, and engineering.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Chemical Engineers Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
Washington State University 13 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $45,163
University Of Michigan 13 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $42,126
University Of California, Los Angeles 13 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $62,534
The Pennsylvania State University 13 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $37,760
Texas Engineering Experiment Station 13 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $44,397
Iowa State University Of Science And Technology 13 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $44,269
Institute Of Gas Technology 13 Scientific Research and Development Services $94,676
Exxon Mobil Corporation 13 Oil and Gas Extraction $135,878
Ch2m Hill Engineers, Inc. 13 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $95,651
Cabot Corporation 13 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing $97,767

Top Chemical Engineers Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing 2 $65,770
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing 2 $57,752
Pipeline Transportation of Refined Petroleum Products 2 $78,770
Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $84,323
Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing 2 $82,483
Other Technical and Trade Schools 2 $81,859
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 2 $76,121
Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal 2 $75,577
Other Metal Ore Mining 2 $123,510
Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 2 $75,712

Chemical Engineers Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Chemical Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 811 employees. This job peaked in 2022 with 1,029 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 821 in 2023.
Chemical Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $71,053. This job peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $97,695, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.