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1,100 H-1B & PERM records for "biologist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$83365

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$5303

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$220440

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
SILLIKER INC. Research Molecular Biologist Crete, IL $63790 Green Card Oct 13, 2020
New England Biolabs, Inc. Product Manager (Microbiologist) Ipswich, MA $63500 Green Card Nov 28, 2016
Nature's Touch Frozen Foods, LLC Microbiologist Technician $63440 Green Card Jul 3, 2024
DIVENDI AMERICAS INC. Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists Doral, FL $63190 Green Card 2014
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RESEARCH PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST FORT PIERCE, FL $63148 H-1B Jun 22, 2012
GENSCRIPT USA INC. Molecular and Cellular Biologist PISCATAWAY, NJ $63066 Green Card Nov 20, 2018
Vanderbilt University Core Laboratory Manager (050799.000201) $63040 - $78733 Green Card Aug 8, 2023
University of California, Los Angeles Postdoctoral Scholar Los Angeles, CA $63036 H-1B Dec 15, 2021
DREXEL UNIVERSITY Molecular Biology Lab Manager for the CGS and the… PHILADELPHIA, PA $63036 Green Card Dec 1, 2017
PROBI USA, INC. QA/QC Principal Microbiologist Redmond, WA $63000 Green Card Jul 22, 2019
FALCON TRADING COMPANY INC Food Technologist/Microbiologist ROYAL OAKS, CA $63000 Green Card Oct 18, 2018
VAXIION THERAPEUTICS, INC. Microbiologist SAN DIEGO, CA $63000 Green Card 2011
MIDWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE Microbiologists KANSAS CITY, MO $63000 - $82000 Green Card 2010
ALASKAN OBSERVERS, INC. WEST COAST GROUNDFISH OBSERVER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $62905 H-1B Nov 12, 2010
ALASKAN OBSERVERS, INC. WEST COAST GROUNDFISH OBSERVER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $62905 H-1B Nov 17, 2010
Oregon Health and Science University Assistant Staff Scientist $62670 - $72812 Green Card Jul 3, 2024
INVITROGEN CORPORATION MICROBIOLOGISTS CARLSBAD, CA $62483 Green Card 2008
University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ann Arbor, MI $62315 H-1B Apr 25, 2025
Vanderbilt University Research Instructor Nashville, TN $62307 H-1B Jul 21, 2020
VITAE PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Microbiologist FORT WASHINGTON, PA $62100 Green Card 2010
Emory University Postdoctoral Fellow Atlanta, GA $62000 H-1B 2025
University of California, Davis Postdoctoral Scholar Davis, CA $62000 H-1B Jul 1, 2022
University of California, Davis Postdoctoral Scholar Davis, CA $62000 H-1B Aug 11, 2022
JOSEPH'S GOURMET PASTA COMPANY Microbiologist HAVERHILL, MA $62000 Green Card Aug 24, 2018
ACGT, INC. Molecular Biologist WHEELING, IL $62000 Green Card Oct 21, 2015
SAFC CARLSBAD, INC. MICROBIOLOGIST CARLSBAD, CA $62000 - $74000 Green Card 2008
BIOGEN, INC. Associate Scientist III, Biophysical Assays Cambridge, MA $61963 - $96000 Green Card Jul 14, 2021
INDIANA UNIVERSITY Microbiologists BLOOMINGTON, IN $61881 Green Card 2012
LANZATECH, INCORPORATED Fermentation Scientist SKOKIE, IL $61851 - $92882 Green Card Aug 11, 2017
LANZATECH, INCORPORATED Fermentation Scientist SKOKIE, IL $61851 - $92882 Green Card Jun 23, 2017
LANZATECH, INCORPORATED Fermentation Scientist SKOKIE, IL $61851 - $92882 Green Card Jun 13, 2017
LANZATECH, INCORPORATED Fermentation Scientist SKOKIE, IL $61851 - $92882 Green Card Jun 6, 2017
LANZATECH, INCORPORATED Fermentation Scientist SKOKIE, IL $61851 - $92882 Green Card Jun 1, 2017
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Researcher (cardio-oncology research) Utica, NY $61800 H-1B Feb 16, 2021
University of Pittsburgh Postdoctoral Associate Pittsburgh, PA $61800 H-1B Nov 23, 2020
SILLIKER INC. Research Project Leader, Shelf Life Studies Crete, IL $61800 Green Card Nov 6, 2019
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory Postdoctoral Researcher (cardio-oncology research) Utica, NY $61800 H-1B Nov 21, 2022
LOUISIANA RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. BIOLOGISTS NEW ORLEANS, LA $61464 Green Card 2008
Bashan Institute of Science Associate Researcher Dadeville, AL $61381 - $72280 H-1B Mar 12, 2024
Bashan Institute of Science Associate Researcher Dadeville, AL $61381 - $72280 H-1B Mar 18, 2024
Kootznahoo-Fortress Of The Bear Bear Specialist SITKA, AK $61339 Green Card Nov 25, 2015
METABOLIX, INC. Microbiologists CAMBRIDGE, MA $61200 Green Card 2011
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, I… Microbiologists Ridgefield, CT $61152 - $96921 Green Card 2014
BIOCYTOGEN BOSTON CORP Research Associate Wakefield, MA $61090 Green Card Jan 12, 2022
BIOCYTOGEN BOSTON CORP Research Associate Wakefield, MA $61090 Green Card Jan 3, 2022
RESEARCH CORPORATION OF THE UNIVERSITY … INVASIVE ANT STRATEGY SPECIALIST HILO, HI $60986 H-1B Jun 23, 2009
Genentech, Inc. Postdoctoral Research Fellow South San Francisco, CA $60653 - $101900 H-1B Jun 5, 2020
Genentech, Inc. Postdoctoral Research Fellow South San Francisco, CA $60653 - $101900 H-1B Mar 31, 2020
Belcher Pharmaceuticals, LLC Sr. Microbiologist Largo, FL $60528 - $70000 Green Card Jan 6, 2020
University of Michigan Postdoctoral Research Fellow Ann Arbor, MI $60500 H-1B May 2, 2025
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