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Materials Scientist is a Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing job with over 5,501 current openings filled by an H1B employee. Most Materials Scientists are hired by companies in the Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers industry. The average H1B Materials Scientists job lasts 911 days.


Jobs Hired
5,501
Hiring Companies
1,296
Hiring Industries
299
Average Salary
$63,784
Approved
80%


What do Materials Scientists do?

Research and study the structures and chemical properties of various natural and synthetic or composite materials, including metals, alloys, rubber, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers, and glass. Determine ways to strengthen or combine materials or develop new materials with new or specific properties for use in a variety of products and applications. Includes glass scientists, ceramic scientists, metallurgical scientists, and polymer scientists.

Source: O-NET OnLine



Top Materials Scientists Companies

Company # of Positions Industry Salary
Medtronic, Inc. 9 Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing $89,747
Drexel University 9 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $41,565
Brewer Science Inc. 9 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $75,252
Worcester Polytechnic Institute 8 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $43,423
University Of Virginia 8 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $46,706
University Of Texas At San Antonio 8 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $51,621
University Of California, San Diego 8 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $73,525
University Of California, Los Angeles 8 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $61,871
The University Of Houston 8 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $43,719
The Trustees Of Princeton University 8 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools $45,555

Top Materials Scientists Industries

Industry Jobs Salary
Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers 2 $112,289
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 2 $68,422
Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers 2 $77,917
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction 2 $109,470
Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing 2 $63,555
Broadwoven Fabric Mills 2 $70,450
Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 2 $90,075
Architectural Services 2 $53,789
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers 2 $45,074
Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing 2 $83,076

Materials Scientists Jobs Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

Materials Scientists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where they hired 1 employees. This job peaked in 2020 with 579 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 544 in 2023.
Materials Scientists has been a job in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where the average salary was $41,454. This job peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $73,554, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.


Materials Scientists Job Locations



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