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Materials Engineer is a Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing job with over 11,758 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Materials Engineers are hired by companies in the Hardware Merchant Wholesalers industry. The average H1B Materials Engineers job lasts 1,062 days.


Jobs Hired
11,758
Hiring Companies
2,539
Hiring Industries
511
Average Salary
$85,702
Approved
89%


What do Materials Engineers do?

Evaluate materials and develop machinery and processes to manufacture materials for use in products that must meet specialized design and performance specifications. Develop new uses for known materials. Includes those engineers working with composite materials or specializing in one type of material, such as graphite, metal and metal alloys, ceramics and glass, plastics and polymers, and naturally occurring materials. Includes metallurgists and metallurgical engineers, ceramic engineers, and welding engineers.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Materials Engineers Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
The Esab Group, Inc. 2 Welding and Soldering Equipment Manufacturing $82,836
The City University Of New York (city College) 2 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $60,000
The Aluminum Association, Inc 2 Alumina Refining and Primary Aluminum Production $80,101
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy Llc 2 Scientific Research and Development Services $68,765
Textron Inc. (cwc Textron Division) 2 Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $53,675
Texas State University 2 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $52,853
Texas A&m Engineering Experiment Station, Part Of Tamus Engineering Pr 2 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $43,618
Texas A&m Engineering Experiment Station, Part Of Tamus Engineering Pr 2 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $43,701
Tetra Pak Cheese And Powder Systems, Inc. 2 Engineering Services $64,085
Terex Usa Llc 2 Construction Machinery Manufacturing $58,781

Top Materials Engineers Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers 2 $55,682
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 2 $58,406
Furniture and Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers 2 $63,648
Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing 2 $81,047
Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing 2 $84,625
Fabric Coating Mills 2 $94,370
Environmental Consulting Services 2 $60,008
Employment Placement Agencies 2 $62,847
Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing 2 $64,262
Dimension Stone Mining and Quarrying 2 $115,181

Materials Engineers Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Materials Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 422 employees. This job peaked in 2022 with 1,664 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,537 in 2023.
Materials Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $71,220. This job peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $102,925, 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.