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

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS code 541715) has an average growth rate of 22.81% as an H1B industry with 8,497 employees hired as of 2022


Top Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) Employers



Top Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) Jobs

Job Title Number of Jobs Average Wage
Biological Scientists, All Other 508 $61,988
Software Developers, Applications 508 $100,181
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 444 $73,202
Biochemists And Biophysicists 379 $59,596
Bioinformatics Scientists 310 $78,082
Statisticians 299 $90,650
Software Developers, Systems Software 264 $109,245
Electrical Engineers 253 $100,547
Physicists 248 $83,029
Mechanical Engineers 232 $95,602

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2017 where 1 employees were hired. They peaked in 2022 with 2,878 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 1,001 in 2023.
The Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology) industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2017 where the average salary was $76,586. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $89,854, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.