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8,406 H-1B & PERM records for "chemist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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$78806

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$29390

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$300000

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC Scientist II, CMC-Analytical Development Durham, NC $108227 Green Card Dec 22, 2021
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Rese… Research Scientist, Biological Chemistry, Oncology $108150 Green Card Sep 29, 2023
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Laboratory Operations Manager New York, NY $108150 H-1B Aug 9, 2022
GENENTECH Biochemists and Biophysicists South San Francisco, CA $108120 Green Card 2013
FXI, INC. Regional Environmental Health and Safety Chemist MEDIA, PA $108118 Green Card Jun 9, 2014
AMGEN INC. Process Development Scientist Thousand Oaks, CA $108087 Green Card Mar 25, 2021
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Senior Research Specialist $108077 - $136800 Green Card Aug 2, 2024
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Senior Research Specialist $108077 - $138000 Green Card Dec 13, 2024
Administrators of the Tulane Educationa… Assistant Professor New Orleans, LA $108003 H-1B 2025
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. Biochemists and Biophysicists MEMPHIS, TN $108001 Green Card 2012
CATALENT PHARMA SOLUTIONS Analytical Development Scientist San Diego, CA $108000 Green Card Dec 20, 2019
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY Research Scientist - Protein Characterization INDIANAPOLIS, IN $108000 Green Card Sep 19, 2016
The Sherwin-Williams Company R&D Staff Chemist $107789 Green Card Apr 15, 2025
PPG INDUSTRIES, INC. Senior Paint Chemist Brazil, IN $107765 Green Card Jul 17, 2020
NOVARTIS INSTITUTES FOR BIOMEDICAL RESE… Research Scientist Cambridge, MA $107730 Green Card Jan 11, 2022
SIPARADIGM, LLC Molecular Pathology Laboratory Supervisor PINE BROOK, NJ $107661 Green Card Feb 19, 2019
SIPARADIGM, LLC Molecular Pathology Laboratory Supervisor PINE BROOK, NJ $107661 Green Card Feb 19, 2019
AUTOTELIC, INC. Research and Development Manager CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA $107578 Green Card Apr 10, 2015
LABORATORY SKIN CARE INC Chemists TAHOE CITY, CA $107557 Green Card 2011
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY Senior Chemist KINGSPORT, TN $107505 Green Card Feb 22, 2016
ROBERT BOSCH LLC Biochemists and Biophysicists Palo Alto, CA $107500 Green Card 2013
University of California, San Francisco ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SAN FRANCISCO, CA $107400 H-1B Jul 26, 2021
ABBVIE STEMCENTRX LLC Scientist I South San Francisco, CA $107390 Green Card Feb 28, 2019
Voyager Therapeutics Engineer I Cambridge, MA $107300 - $125000 Green Card Oct 19, 2020
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS INC Scientist IV (Imaging Specialist/Digital Patholog… Ridgefield, CT $107297 - $121894 Green Card Apr 30, 2021
OSHER OIL CORP Sales Manager (Chemistry) MEDLEY, FL $107266 Green Card Oct 30, 2017
FIRMENICH Senior Scientist PLAINSBORO, NJ $107134 Green Card Dec 2, 2015
TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC. Sr. Scientist, Analytical Sciences NORTH WALES, PA $107100 Green Card Jun 27, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Assistant Professor SEATTLE, WA $107004 Green Card Sep 8, 2014
PURDUE UNIVERSITY Professor WEST LAFAYETTE, IN $107000 Green Card Oct 28, 2015
GENENTECH Biochemists and Biophysicists SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $107000 Green Card 2011
Cambrex Charles City, Inc. Sr. Scientist I-Chemical Development $106919 Green Card Apr 2, 2024
The Sherwin-Williams Company R&D Chemist Senior $106850 Green Card Sep 16, 2024
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO Assistant Professor/Research Scientist CHICAGO, IL $106667 Green Card 2011
WES Pharma Inc CHEMIST Westminster, MD $106621 Green Card Mar 17, 2016
Fate Therapeutics, Inc. Associate Director, Cancer Immunotherapy San Diego, CA $106600 Green Card Feb 28, 2022
LONZA BIOLOGICS, INC. Chemists Hopkinton, MA $106538 Green Card 2014
Nexus Pharmaceuticals Inc. Analytical Scientist II $106409 Green Card Oct 5, 2024
Meso Scale Diagnostics, LLC. Scientist I $106405 Green Card Nov 28, 2023
AMGEN INC. Biochemists THOUSAND OAKS, CA $106393 Green Card 2011
PRECISION BIOSCIENCES, INC Team Leader, Cell Therapy Development DURHAM, NC $106296 Green Card Nov 1, 2018
Fugro USA Marine, Inc. Senior Geochemist $106236 Green Card Nov 12, 2023
BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. Senior Scientist 1, Process Development NOVATO, CA $106226 - $183500 Green Card Jul 9, 2019
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. Scientist III, Process Development $106090 - $138900 Green Card Dec 1, 2023
ASTRAZENECA PHARMACEUTICALS LP Senior Scientist Gaithersburg, MD $106090 Green Card Dec 8, 2022
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Staff Engineer IRVINE, CA $106080 Green Card Dec 3, 2014
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY CHEMISTS INDIANAPOLIS, IN $106008 Green Card 2008
Rentschler Biopharma, Inc. Quality Control Stability Analyst II $106000 Green Card Sep 29, 2023
Seagen Inc. Scientist, Analytical Chemistry $106000 - $144000 Green Card Oct 5, 2023
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Assistant Professor Evanston, IL $106000 Green Card Oct 1, 2020
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