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1,414 H-1B & PERM records for "character", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
QUANTUMSI INC. STAFF SCIENTIST, CHIP CHARACTERIZATION PALO ALTO, CA $170000 Green Card Jul 22, 2020
QUANTUM-SI, INC. STAFF SCIENTIST, CHIP CHARACTERIZATION Palo Alto, CA $170000 H-1B May 6, 2019
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC PRINCIPAL CHARACTER PIPELINE ARCHITECT San Diego, CA $169290 H-1B Mar 12, 2019
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT, CHARACTER PIPELINE San Diego, CA $169290 H-1B Mar 15, 2019
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC MANAGER, CHARACTER TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH SAN DIEGO, CA $169290 E-3 Oct 26, 2018
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC MANAGER, CHARACTER TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH San Diego, CA $169290 H-1B Feb 14, 2019
Singularity 6 Corporation Specialist Character Artist $169000 Green Card Feb 25, 2025
QUANTUM RESERVOIR IMPACT, LLC ANALYST, RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION HOUSTON, TX $168522 - $170000 H-1B Sep 8, 2010
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. LEAD CHARACTER ARTIST IRVINE, CA $168300 H-1B May 17, 2025
Riot Games, Inc. 3D Character Artist III (L4) $167523 - $179700 Green Card Oct 14, 2024
HGST, Inc. Technologist, Analytical & Characterization Engin… Los Gatos, CA $167022 - $187022 H-1B Jul 14, 2020
HGST, Inc. Technologist, Analytical & Characterization Engin… Milpitas, CA $167022 - $187022 H-1B Jul 9, 2020
STMICROELECTRONICS,INC Characterization Manager Santa Clara, CA $166026 - $225600 H-1B Apr 15, 2021
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY Senior Reservoir Characterization Geologist Midland, TX $165360 - $248040 H-1B Mar 15, 2022
CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY Sr. Reservoir Characterization Geologist Midland, TX $165360 - $248040 H-1B Mar 15, 2022
SiTime Corporation Engineer II, MEMS Characterization and Metrology Santa Clara, CA $165000 H-1B Jan 6, 2026
Luxima Technology LLC Senior Product Characterization Engineer Arcadia, CA $165000 - $205000 H-1B Dec 23, 2025
1047 Games, Inc. Principal Character Artist Irvine, CA $165000 H-1B Mar 14, 2024
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT INC. Lead Character Artist Irvine, CA $165000 Green Card Jun 19, 2022
Apple Inc. Analog IP Lab Characterization Engineer Cupertino, CA $165000 H-1B Aug 19, 2021
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC MANAGER, CHARACTER TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH SAN DIEGO, CA $165000 H-1B Feb 8, 2018
SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA … MANAGER, CHARACTER TECHNOLOGY & RESEARCH SAN DIEGO, CA $165000 E-3 Feb 21, 2017
FACEBOOK, INC. CHARACTER LEAD SAN FRANCISCO, CA $165000 H-1B Dec 11, 2015
Arm, Inc. Senior System Characterization and SLT Engineer Chandler, AZ $163218 - $211700 H-1B Jan 14, 2026
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Principal Scientist Biotherapeutics Protein Chara… San Diego, CA $162272 H-1B Sep 25, 2024
Eli Lilly and Company Advisor - Characterization Lebanon, IN $161385 H-1B Apr 19, 2026
HGST, INC. TECHNOLOGIST, ANALYTICAL & CHARACTERIZATION ENGIN… San Jose, CA $161000 - $181000 H-1B Jul 16, 2019
HGST, INC. TECHNOLOGIST, ANALYTICAL & CHARACTERIZATION ENGIN… Milpitas, CA $161000 - $181000 H-1B Jul 29, 2019
MGA Entertainment Inc. Lead Character Artist Chatworth, CA $160000 H-1B May 27, 2026
MGA Entertainment Inc. Lead Character Artist Chatsworth, CA $160000 H-1B Jun 2, 2026
Rivian and VW Group Technology, LLC Electronics Characterization Engineer Palo Alto, CA $160000 H-1B Mar 25, 2025
BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC. LEAD OUTSOURCE SUPERVISOR CHARACTERS IRVINE, CA $160000 H-1B Aug 25, 2025
Lightmatter, Inc. Sr. Design Characterization Engineer Mountain View, CA $160000 H-1B Jul 3, 2025
Luxima Technology LLC Senior Product Characterization Engineer Arcadia, CA $160000 - $190000 H-1B Feb 1, 2023
PSEMI CORPORATION Staff Engineer, Characterization San Diego, CA $160000 - $166000 H-1B Aug 14, 2023
MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR INC Sr. Staff NAND Characterization Engineer Santa Clara, CA $160000 - $210000 Green Card May 3, 2021
Aeva, Inc. DSP Characterization Engineer Mountain View, CA $160000 H-1B Apr 27, 2022
Meta Platforms, Inc 3D Sensing HW/SW Characterization Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $160000 H-1B Dec 7, 2021
Neuralink Corp. Sr. Polymer Characterization Engineer Fremont, CA $160000 H-1B Feb 23, 2021
MARVELL SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. Sr. Staff NAND Characterization Engineer SANTA CLARA, CA $160000 - $210000 H-1B Oct 31, 2019
Facebook, Inc. 3D Sensing HW/SW Characterization Engineer Menlo Park, CA $160000 H-1B Sep 1, 2020
OMNIVISION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. STAFF SENSOR CHARACTERIZATION ENGINEER SANTA CLARA, CA $160000 H-1B Mar 2, 2018
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Principal Scientist Biotherapeutics Protein Chara… San Diego, CA $158671 H-1B Oct 25, 2024
Cellares Corporation Scientist II, Process Characterization S. San Francisco, CA $158500 - $158600 H-1B Mar 17, 2025
Naughty Dog a limited liability company Lead Character Technical Director Santa Monica, CA $158450 - $170000 Green Card Nov 18, 2019
PSEMI CORPORATION Staff Engineer, Characterization Austin, TX $158000 - $160000 H-1B Jan 14, 2022
Kinetic Technologies Validation and Characterization Engineer San Jose, CA $157269 Green Card May 22, 2022
Kinetic Technologies, Inc. Validation and Characterization Engineer San Jose, CA $157026 H-1B Aug 11, 2023
DreamWorks Animation, LLC Character Effects Supervisor Glendale, CA $156000 H-1B Mar 11, 2022
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION SUPERVISOR - RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION The Woodlands, TX $155126 - $212100 H-1B Apr 23, 2019
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Data Source

This data comes from the U.S. Department of Labor's public disclosure files for H-1B (temporary work visa) and green card (PERM labor certification) applications.

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