Perm Visa Data for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences: Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (NAICS code 54171) has an average growth rate of 0.71% as an Perm industry with 3,260 employees hired as of 2025

Top Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
Amgen Inc.	363	$89,124
Magic Leap, Inc.	63	$113,061
Aptiv Corporation	45	$84,256
Monsanto Company	44	$67,829
Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.	43	$105,394
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	36	$93,239
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	27	$91,501
Medpace, Inc.	20	$70,283
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	18	$84,019
Cruise Llc	18	$140,599

Top Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Statisticians	154	$74,130
Software Developers, Systems Software	143	$113,877
Biochemists And Biophysicists	92	$66,794
Software Developers, Applications	89	$109,429
Computer Systems Analysts	70	$97,096
Computer Occupations, All Other	54	$93,953
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	53	$106,926
Chemists	50	$79,991
Mechanical Engineers	49	$87,939
Biomedical Engineers	46	$90,187

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where 78 employees were hired. They peaked in 2021 with 313 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 263 in 2023.

The Research And Development In The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2010 where the average salary was $71,891. The industry peaked in 2023 with an average salary of $102,768, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.