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
Genista Biosciences Llc.	1	$63,232
Genomic Health, Inc.	1	$169,562
Geron Corporation	1	$132,184
Ghost Robotics Corporation	1	$109,762
Gimdx, Inc	1	$45,240
Global Gateway Foundation	1	$46,238
Global Graphene Group, Inc.	1	$70,595
Gmep Engineers	1	$62,837
Grail, Inc.	1	$113,506
Graphene Frontiers Llc	1	$54,267

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

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, And Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	17	$65,494
Budget Analysts	16	$66,735
Bioinformatics Technicians	16	$50,337
Data Warehousing Specialists	15	$101,253
Nanosystems Engineers	14	$90,441
Occupational Therapists	14	$59,767
Physicians And Surgeons, All Other	14	$173,875
Transportation Planners	14	$69,771
Farm And Home Management Advisors	14	$48,183
Human Resources Managers	13	$139,474

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.