Perm Visa Data for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (NAICS code 54171) has an average growth rate of -1.21% as an Perm industry with 3,772 employees hired as of 2025

Top Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Royole Corporation	2	$102,066
Quantumscape Corporation	2	$103,272
Twist Bioscience Corporation	2	$113,454
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute At H-ucla	2	$51,168
Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc.	2	$69,160
Tech-x Corporation	2	$69,389
New England Retina Associates, P.c.	2	$53,196
M3 Usa Corporation	2	$103,782
Bank Of America	2	$74,412
Knexus Research Corp.	2	$94,391

Top Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Instructional Coordinators	1	$44,450
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	1	$63,627
Social Science Research Assistants	1	$50,835

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where 78 employees were hired. They peaked in 2021 with 313 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1 in 2025.

The Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where the average salary was $71,891. The industry peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $153,171, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.