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Physicist is a Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 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
Saint Luke's Health System 3 Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals $106,510
Roswell Park Cancer Institute 3 Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals $214,657
Raytheon Bbn Technologies Corp. 3 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing $109,020
Radiabeam Technologies, Llc 3 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $82,167
Quantum Design, Inc. 3 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $64,494
Pinnacle Health Hospitals 3 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals $182,354
Photonics Industries International, Inc. 3 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing $78,666
Photon Physics Services, Inc. 3 Offices of Physicians $105,810
Philips Medical Systems (cleveland), Inc. 3 Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $104,555
Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. 3 Custom Computer Programming Services $80,780

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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