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

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925

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$107790

Average Salary

$38626

Minimum

$310000

Maximum

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
ALTASENS, INC. CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA $72197 H-1B Mar 26, 2012
IBM CORPORATION CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NJ $72176 - $113200 H-1B Mar 26, 2015
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC PIXEL CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER Meridian, ID $72114 - $85000 H-1B Jan 29, 2019
GREAT SALT LAKE BRINE SHRIMP COOPERATIV… QUALITY CONTROL AND BRINE SHRIMP CHARACTERIZATION OGDEN, UT $72008 H-1B May 22, 2012
ARTECH INFORMATION SYSTEMS LLC HIGH SPEED DIGITAL HARDWARE CHARACTERIZATION ENGI… AUSTIN, TX $72000 H-1B Feb 13, 2015
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY CHARACTERIZATION RESEARCH ENGINEER BOISE, ID $72000 H-1B Apr 5, 2012
PEREGRINE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION ENGINEER, CHARACTERIZATION AND TEST SAN DIEGO, CA $72000 - $82000 H-1B Mar 8, 2013
SEMATECH, INC CIRCUIT CHARACTERIZATION POST DOC ALBANY, NY $72000 H-1B Apr 1, 2011
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION MTS CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER CAMARILLO, CA $72000 - $76000 H-1B Mar 29, 2011
PEREGRINE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION ENGINEER, CHARACTERIZATION AND TEST SAN DIEGO, CA $72000 - $82000 H-1B Sep 21, 2011
IRESERVOIR.COM, INC. RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION GEOSCIENTIST LITTLETON, CO $72000 H-1B Nov 4, 2010
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER CAMARILLO, CA $71760 - $74000 H-1B Mar 18, 2011
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER CAMARILLO, CA $71302 - $74000 H-1B Mar 17, 2010
RF MICRO DEVICES, INC. TEST/CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER GREENSBORO, NC $71200 H-1B Mar 15, 2013
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Postdoctoral Research Assoc. -Synthesis and Chara… Oak Ridge, TN $71112 H-1B Jan 28, 2020
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION MTS CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER CAMARILLO, CA $71000 - $75000 H-1B Nov 1, 2011
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Materials Characterization Specialist Newark, DE $70747 H-1B Nov 19, 2021
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Materials Characterization Specialist Newark, DE $70747 H-1B Nov 11, 2021
ENTEGRIS, INC. CHARACTERIZATION TEST ENGINEER CHASKA, MN $70366 - $37 H-1B May 11, 2009
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC DESIGN EVALUATION & CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER Phoenix, AZ $70179 - $93000 H-1B Jan 29, 2019
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. PRODUCT CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER WILMINGTON, MA $70035 - $96100 H-1B Mar 8, 2016
GLOBAL SOLAR ENERGY, INC CHARACTERIZATION LAB SCIENTIST TUCSON, AZ $70002 H-1B Mar 15, 2019
PSEMI CORPORATION Engineer, Design Validation and Characterization Arlington Heights, IL $70000 - $80000 H-1B Feb 25, 2020
SACO AEI POLYMERS, INC. CHARACTERIZATION SCIENTIST SHEBOYGAN, WI $70000 - $85000 H-1B Jul 7, 2016
VESPER TECHNOLOGIES INC. CHARACTERIZATION/MECHANICAL ENGINEER BOSTON, MA $70000 H-1B Mar 10, 2016
QRI INTERNATIONAL, LLC ASSOCIATE ANALYST, RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION HOUSTON, TX $70000 H-1B Mar 26, 2015
TATE & LYLE INGREDIENTS AMERICAS LLC RESEARCH SCIENTIST - MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL $70000 - $90000 H-1B Mar 27, 2012
JOHNS MANVILLE MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION ANALYST LITTLETON, CO $70000 H-1B Mar 9, 2012
JOHNS MANVILLE MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION ANALYST LITTLETON, CO $70000 H-1B Nov 9, 2011
ON SEMICONDUCTOR DIGITAL CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING ENGINEER POCATELLO, ID $69722 - $80000 H-1B Feb 18, 2015
IBM CORPORATION TEST CHARACTERIZATION AND DIAGNOSTIC ENGINEER Essex Junction, VT $69200 - $143600 H-1B Jan 23, 2019
IBM CORPORATION TEST CHARACTERIZATION AND DIAGNOSTIC ENGINEER Essex Junction, VT $69200 - $143600 H-1B Jan 23, 2019
IBM CORPORATION TEST CHARACTERIZATION AND DIAGNOSTICS ENGINEER Essex Junction, VT $69200 - $143600 H-1B Jan 25, 2019
IBM CORPORATION TEST CHARACTERIZATION AND DIAGNOSTIC ENGINEER Essex, VT $69200 - $143600 H-1B Jan 23, 2019
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION VALIDATION/CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER LAK OSWEGO, OR $69000 - $75000 H-1B Feb 28, 2011
VITESSE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION VALIDATION/CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER LAKE OSWEGO, OR $69000 - $75000 H-1B Feb 28, 2011
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTEE-THERMAL ANALYSIS & CHARACT… LEMONT, IL $68664 H-1B Apr 6, 2015
PANDION THERAPEUTICS, INC. Associate Scientist, Protein Purification & Chara… Watertown, MA $68000 H-1B May 11, 2020
SACO AEI POLYMERS, INC. CHARACTERIZATION SCIENTIST SHEBOYGAN, WI $66602 - $75000 H-1B Mar 8, 2016
EnKoat LLC Materials Characterization Engineer Phoenix, AZ $66560 - $50 H-1B May 26, 2021
EnKoat LLC Materials Characterization Engineer Phoenix, AZ $66560 - $50 H-1B Jun 8, 2021
4DS, INC. TEST AND CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER FREMONT, CA $66394 H-1B Jan 21, 2014
4DS, INC. TEST AND CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER FREMONT, CA $66000 H-1B1 Jul 2, 2012
Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Profess… Characterization Scientist Malvern, PA $65520 H-1B Aug 18, 2021
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOC-SYNTHESIS/CHARACTERIZ… OAK RIDGE, TN $65340 H-1B Dec 11, 2018
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE - SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERI… OAK RIDGE, TN $65004 H-1B Mar 23, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Materials Characterization Specialist Newark, DE $65000 H-1B Nov 18, 2021
The University of Alabama Materials Characterization Specialist Tuscaloosa, AL $65000 H-1B Apr 26, 2021
The University of Alabama Materials Characterization Specialist Tuscaloosa, AL $65000 H-1B Apr 22, 2021
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Materials Characterization Specialist NEWARK, DE $65000 H-1B Feb 21, 2020
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