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
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	664	$58,355
Ppd Development, L.p.	579	$86,492
Brookhaven National Laboratory	403	$83,038
Aptiv Corporation	268	$99,051
The Jackson Laboratory	208	$69,427
Agile Scientific Group	204	$87,881
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	166	$67,590
Rocky Mountain Institute, Inc.	163	$75,167
Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.	154	$95,660
The Research Institute At Nationwide Children's Hospital	92	$47,441

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

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Chemists	227	$76,086
Biostatisticians	159	$86,636
Software Developers, Systems Software	147	$108,441
Sustainability Specialists	130	$75,645
Biological Technicians	129	$45,538
Computer And Information Research Scientists	128	$116,862
Materials Scientists	107	$78,869
Natural Sciences Managers	98	$111,924
Biomedical Engineers	97	$92,804
Robotics Engineers	93	$111,703

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.