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Physicist is a Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences job with over 6,753 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Physicists are hired by companies in the All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing industry. The average H1B Physicists job lasts 905 days.


Jobs Hired
6,753
Hiring Companies
876
Hiring Industries
134
Average Salary
$65,233
Approved
76%


What do Physicists do?

Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Physicists Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
Ut-battelle, Llc (oak Ridge National Laboratory) 81 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $79,407
Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey 81 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $48,709
University Of California, Berkeley 77 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $59,654
Uchicago Argonne, Llc 77 Scientific Research and Development Services $73,738
The University Of Texas At Austin 74 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $37,906
Iowa State University Of Science And Technology 74 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $51,140
California Institute Of Technology 69 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $55,183
The University Of Chicago 67 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $51,794
Cornell University 64 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $63,974
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 63 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $58,540

Top Physicists Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 1 $55,349
All Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 1 $87,443
Administration of Education Programs 1 $77,250
Adhesive Manufacturing 1 $61,110

Physicists Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Physicists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 471 employees. This job peaked in 2023 with 874 employees, and the recent trend shows the average number of employees on an incline.
Physicists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $58,842. This job peaked in 2022 with an average salary of $77,332, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $76,815 in 2023.


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