H1B 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 0.26% as an H1B industry with 36,279 employees hired as of 2025

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

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Amgen Inc.	2,165	$89,981
National Institutes Of Health, Hhs	1,262	$57,811
Amgen Incorporated	985	$98,326
Cruise Llc	700	$148,747
Ut-battelle, Llc (oak Ridge National Laboratory)	691	$69,678
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	602	$85,510
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	596	$112,724
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	562	$105,521
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	550	$100,368
Battelle Memorial Institute	496	$61,467

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

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	2,039	$79,053
Biochemists And Biophysicists	1,966	$78,476
Chemists	1,522	$79,647
Software Developers, Applications	1,388	$111,968
Statisticians	1,284	$92,303
Biological Scientists, All Other	1,127	$64,963
Molecular And Cellular Biologists	1,035	$77,143
Software Developers, Systems Software	968	$120,449
Mechanical Engineers	818	$92,394
Bioinformatics Scientists	755	$86,905

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 2011 where 508 employees were hired. They peaked in 2022 with 5,294 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 847 in 2025.

The Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $69,955. The industry peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $105,164, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.