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Physicist is a Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services job with over 6,753 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Physicists are hired by companies in the Marketing Consulting Services 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
Ion Geophysical Corporation 33 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services $98,871
University Of California, Irvine 32 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $61,406
The University Of Texas At Dallas 32 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $39,475
Applied Materials, Inc. 32 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $122,694
University Of Wisconsin-madison 31 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $51,228
University Of Illinois At Chicago 31 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $48,454
Research Foundation Of Cuny 31 Educational Support Services $55,045
Johns Hopkins University 30 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $64,967
Battelle Memorial Institute 30 Scientific Research and Development Services $68,159
University Of Illinois 29 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $55,157

Top Physicists Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Marketing Consulting Services 2 $83,928
Management of Companies and Enterprises 2 $106,143
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) 2 $131,934
Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables 2 $79,206
Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals 2 $103,751
Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing 2 $76,700
Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 2 $105,623
Aircraft Manufacturing 2 $90,324
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 2 $104,884
Voluntary Health Organizations 1 $120,515

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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