Perm Visa Data for Scientific Research and Development Services: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Scientific Research and Development Services (NAICS code 5417) has an average growth rate of -0.01% as an Perm industry with 1,258 employees hired as of 2025

Top Scientific Research and Development Services Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
The Dow Chemical Company	28	$90,942
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp	27	$85,648
Weride Corp	17	$125,380
Dow Agrosciences Llc	13	$74,691
Pharmaceutical Research Associates, Inc.	13	$86,875
Ppd Development, L.p.	13	$87,186
Premier Research International Llc	12	$89,357
Bracket Global Llc	11	$100,818
Alliance For Sustainable Energy Llc	9	$60,271
Thermo Fisher Scientific	8	$104,993

Top Scientific Research and Development Services Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Statisticians	59	$75,989
Software Developers, Applications	57	$99,941
Software Developers, Systems Software	42	$120,059
Biochemists And Biophysicists	34	$67,307
Chemists	23	$79,032
Natural Sciences Managers	16	$119,899
Mechanical Engineers	15	$90,499
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	14	$55,093
Chemical Engineers	13	$93,597
Sales Engineers	12	$114,596

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Scientific Research And Development Services industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where 42 employees were hired. They peaked in 2021 with 69 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 43 in 2024.

The Scientific Research And Development Services industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where the average salary was $69,248. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $104,510, and has since been on a decline with the most recent average salary being $99,880 in 2024.