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Chemist is a Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing job with over 18,848 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Chemists are hired by companies in the Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing industry. The average H1B Chemists job lasts 1,011 days.


Jobs Hired
18,848
Hiring Companies
3,615
Hiring Industries
410
Average Salary
$62,831
Approved
86%


What do Chemists do?

Conduct qualitative and quantitative chemical analyses or experiments in laboratories for quality or process control or to develop new products or knowledge.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Chemists Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
Ohm Laboratories, Inc. 60 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing $79,217
The University Of Texas At Austin 59 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $37,132
Ppg Industries, Inc. 58 Flat Glass Manufacturing $80,127
University Of Notre Dame Du Lac 57 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $43,466
Sgs North America, Inc. 57 Testing Laboratories and Services $70,200
Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. 57 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing $54,067
Cornell University 56 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $44,277
Amgen Incorporated 56 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $88,231
The Sherwin-williams Company 55 Paint and Coating Manufacturing $69,332
Oak Ridge Associated Universities 55 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $35,921

Top Chemists Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 2 $61,319
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 2 $72,384
Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 2 $75,203
Beverage Manufacturing 2 $67,871
Asphalt Paving, Roofing, and Saturated Materials Manufacturing 2 $67,840
Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing 2 $96,179
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 2 $38,823
All Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing 2 $84,251
Aircraft Manufacturing 2 $95,223
Administration of Education Programs 2 $40,198

Chemists Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Chemists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where they hired 1,123 employees. This job peaked in 2022 with 1,900 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,706 in 2023.
Chemists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $51,503. This job peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $78,163, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


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All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.