H1B Visa Data for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) : Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS code 541715) has an average growth rate of 11.25% as an H1B industry with 9,270 employees hired as of 2025

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

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Corcept Therapeutics, Inc.	10	$177,268
Covariant, Inc.	10	$144,608
Element Biosciences, Inc.	10	$107,066
Mannkind Corporation	10	$111,523
Marine Biological Laboratory	10	$58,400
Overair, Inc.	10	$119,604
Path Robotics Inc.	10	$110,525
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.	10	$112,705
Tcg Greenchem, Inc.	10	$83,666
Techdata Service Company Llc	10	$99,567

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

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Training And Development Specialists	5	$56,189
Bioinformatics Technicians	5	$46,230
Biochemical Engineers	4	$77,412
Human Resources Managers	4	$120,942
Economists	4	$98,119
Data Warehousing Specialists	4	$60,185
Financial Quantitative Analysts	4	$77,262
Energy Engineers	4	$92,924
Conservation Scientists	4	$50,144
Life, Physical, And Social Science Technicians, All Other	3	$54,829

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 2024 with 1,859 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 394 in 2025.

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 2025 with an average salary of $112,410, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.