Industries - Space Research and Technology

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

Space Research and Technology (NAICS code 927110) has an average growth rate of -0.39% as an H1B industry with 287 employees hired as of 2022

Top Space Research and Technology Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Aura/space Telescope Science Institute	71	$80,239
Planet Labs Inc.	62	$107,194
Assoc. Of Universities For Research In Astronomy /	22	$71,301
Chaldal, Inc.	12	$106,609
Envision Energy Usa, Ltd.	12	$92,208
Giant Magellan Telescope Organization Corp.	8	$93,134
Aura Space Telescope Science Institute	7	$99,552
Ubiome	7	$108,855
World View Enterprises, Inc.	7	$64,893
Columbus Technologies And Services, Inc.	3	$52,832

Top Space Research and Technology Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Astronomers	89	$80,520
Mechanical Engineers	15	$88,600
Software Developers, Applications	14	$116,070
Aerospace Engineers	13	$99,448
Software Developers, Systems Software	10	$111,193
Computer And Information Research Scientists	8	$105,391
Physicists	6	$99,857
Electrical Engineers	6	$86,043
Engineers, All Other	6	$82,607
Operations Research Analysts	6	$80,756

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Space Research And Technology industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 9 employees were hired. They peaked in 2017 with 38 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5 in 2023.

The Space Research And Technology industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $65,153. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $116,640, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.