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
Lodc Group Ltd	1	$36,733
Lowell Observatory	1	$81,474
Lumen Biomedical, Inc.	1	$109,845
Lumii Tech	1	$90,605
Lysosomal Therapeutics Inc.	1	$67,163
M6p Therapeutics, Inc	1	$51,522
Magarray, Inc.	1	$205,858
Magic Lifescience Inc	1	$150,488
Magswitch Technology Inc.	1	$59,134
Manus Bio Inc.	1	$100,838

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

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Office And Administrative Support Workers, All Other	1	$35,194
Ophthalmologists	1	$158,267
Investment Fund Managers	1	$148,075
Electrical Engineering Technicians	1	$35,776
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary	1	$33,821
Energy Auditors	1	$53,955
Soil And Water Conservationists	1	$57,741
Sustainability Specialists	1	$56,368
Curators	1	$46,634

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.