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Physicist is a Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools job with over 6,753 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Physicists are hired by companies in the Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment 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
Columbia University 63 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $65,579
Yale University 60 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $48,876
University Of Michigan 60 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $52,247
Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska 56 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $47,083
Mayo Clinic 55 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $81,136
Michigan State University 54 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $57,660
Memorial Sloan-kettering Cancer Center 54 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $99,520
Purdue University 50 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $54,288
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc 50 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $123,809
Oak Ridge Associated Universities 45 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $44,072

Top Physicists Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing 2 $117,375
Petroleum Refineries 2 $100,870
Petrochemical Manufacturing 2 $46,863
Other Specialized Design Services 2 $133,952
Other Financial Investment Activities 2 $112,018
Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists 2 $41,340
Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners 2 $132,642
Motor and Generator Manufacturing 2 $44,512
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 2 $77,407
Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 2 $135,991

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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