Industries - Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing

We now have Quarter 2 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 2 PERM visa FY 2023 data.

Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing (NAICS code 333314) has an average growth rate of -0.21% as an H1B industry with 3,788 employees hired as of 2022

Top Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Kla-tencor Corporation	1,293	$102,582
Kla Corporation	953	$115,211
Essilor Of America, Inc	129	$84,381
Ii-vi Incorporated	61	$98,715
Cepton Technologies, Inc.	48	$126,546
Leica Microsystems Inc.	33	$133,290
Essilor Laboratories Of America, Inc.	26	$69,624
Gentex Optics, Inc.	25	$75,428
Leica Biosystems Imaging	24	$111,331
Silicon Valley Optics Technology Inc.	24	$78,049

Top Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Electrical Engineers	719	$97,553
Software Developers, Systems Software	395	$116,365
Mechanical Engineers	361	$96,685
Engineers, All Other	181	$92,056
Sales Engineers	147	$111,519
Materials Engineers	132	$91,377
Architectural And Engineering Managers	124	$140,774
Software Developers, Applications	105	$90,708
Industrial Engineers	75	$80,823
Computer Systems Analysts	71	$107,473

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Optical Instrument And Lens Manufacturing industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 219 employees were hired. They peaked in 2022 with 547 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 159 in 2023.

The Optical Instrument And Lens Manufacturing industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $85,393. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $121,397, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.