H1B Visa Data for Scientific Research and Development Services: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Scientific Research and Development Services (NAICS code 5417) has an average growth rate of 0.85% as an H1B industry with 11,768 employees hired as of 2024

Top Scientific Research and Development Services Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Itrace Foundaiton, Inc.	307	$59,847
Battelle Memorial Institute	305	$60,668
The Dow Chemical Company	303	$101,200
Beckman Research Institute Of The City Of Hope	293	$62,037
Uchicago Argonne, Llc	237	$70,076
Triad National Security, Llc	222	$87,137
Research Corporation Of The University Of Hawaii	220	$52,950
Alliance For Sustainable Energy, Llc	189	$78,313
Simons Foundation	173	$94,865
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy Llc	160	$61,793

Top Scientific Research and Development Services Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	669	$61,939
Chemists	569	$69,829
Biological Scientists, All Other	542	$63,557
Software Developers, Applications	522	$102,767
Physicists	396	$82,568
Biochemists And Biophysicists	360	$71,050
Physical Therapists	350	$62,261
Computer And Information Research Scientists	321	$111,649
Chemical Engineers	260	$84,108
Statisticians	212	$76,222

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Scientific Research And Development Services industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 289 employees were hired. They peaked in 2022 with 1,320 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,291 in 2023.

The Scientific Research And Development Services industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $59,703. The industry peaked in 2022 with an average salary of $90,275, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $89,724 in 2023.