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Mechanical Engineer is a Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing job with over 92,924 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Mechanical Engineers are hired by companies in the Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers industry. The average H1B Mechanical Engineers job lasts 1,069 days.


Jobs Hired
92,924
Hiring Companies
15,450
Hiring Industries
1,067
Average Salary
$78,520
Approved
88%


What do Mechanical Engineers do?

Perform engineering duties in planning and designing tools, engines, machines, and other mechanically functioning equipment. Oversee installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment such as centralized heat, gas, water, and steam systems.

Source: O-NET OnLine



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Mechanical Engineers Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Mechanical Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where they hired 1 employees. This job peaked in 2022 with 8,307 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,446 in 2025.
Mechanical Engineers has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where the average salary was $54,995. This job peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $103,461, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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