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12,929 H-1B & PERM records for "MATERIALS SCIENTIST", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation Reliability and Failure Analysis Engineer El Segundo, CA $175000 H-1B Mar 18, 2026
Applied Materials, Inc Physicist/Scientist SANTA CLARA, CA $175000 - $195000 H-1B Feb 23, 2024
Apple Inc. Hardware Development Engineer CUPERTINO, CA $175000 H-1B Aug 24, 2021
TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. RESEARCH SCIENTIST LOS ALTOS, CA $175000 H-1B Mar 1, 2019
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Research Staff Member Livermore, CA $174720 H-1B May 6, 2024
Meta Platforms, Inc Materials Scientist Redmond, WA $173799 H-1B Apr 16, 2025
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Member of Technical Staff (Materials Scientist) Livermore, CA $173761 H-1B May 8, 2023
Hi-Tek Professionals, Inc. Lead Polymer Researcher Middle River, MD $172640 H-1B May 28, 2025
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Group Leader - Corrosion Science & Technology Oak Ridge, TN $171888 H-1B Oct 31, 2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Research Scientist (Materials Scientist) Livermore, CA $171600 H-1B Dec 2, 2024
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY MATERIALS PROJECT SCIENTIST/ENGINEER BERKELEY, CA $171204 H-1B Jun 15, 2011
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Senior Neutron Scattering Scientist Oak Ridge, TN $170400 H-1B Jun 19, 2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Research Scientist Livermore, CA $170400 H-1B May 8, 2024
Wallquest Inc. Technical Director Wayne, PA $170000 H-1B Jan 5, 2026
Newlight Technologies, Inc. Sr. Director, Product Development Huntington Beach, CA $170000 H-1B Apr 14, 2026
CARBON, INC. Staff Print R&D Scientist Redwood City, CA $170000 Green Card Dec 5, 2022
Applied Materials, Inc Tech Project/Program Mgmt Engineer (Materials Sci… Santa Clara, CA $170000 - $190000 E-3 Dec 15, 2023
Applied Materials, Inc Tech Project/Program Mgmt Engineer (Materials Sci… Tempe, AZ $170000 - $190000 E-3 Aug 2, 2023
Apple Inc. Thin Films Process Engineer CUPERTINO, CA $170000 H-1B Mar 31, 2022
Apple Inc. Materials Engineer Cupertino, CA $170000 H-1B Jul 12, 2021
APPLE INC. Hardware Development Engineer CUPERTINO, CA $170000 - $233900 Green Card Dec 3, 2015
Applied Materials, Inc Product Quality & Reliability Engineer Santa Clara, CA $169454 - $189454 H-1B Jun 21, 2022
Headway Technologies, Inc. Materials Scientist Milpitas, CA $168510 H-1B Apr 2, 2026
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC MATERIALS SCIENTIST (SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT ANALYS… IDAHO FALLS, ID $167040 H-1B Jul 15, 2024
LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY MATERIALS STAFF SCIENTIST BERKELEY, CA $166941 H-1B Jan 7, 2019
Kepler Computing, Inc. Senior Metrology Engineer San Jose, CA $166750 H-1B Jun 19, 2026
Kepler Computing, Inc. Senior Metrology Engineer San Jose, CA $166750 H-1B Jun 12, 2026
INTELLECTT, INC. SR. BIOCOMPATIBILITY SCIENTIST SHERMAN, TX $166400 H-1B Nov 22, 2023
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Chemist Faculty Scientist / Engineer (in Material… Berkeley, CA $166400 H-1B Jul 18, 2024
ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering C… Advanced Materials Engineeer Spring, TX $166110 H-1B Jan 21, 2026
Freenome Holdings, Inc. Senior Research Scientist I Brisbane, CA $165818 - $210000 H-1B Apr 25, 2025
Exxon Mobil Corporation Senior Research Engineer Baytown, TX $165470 H-1B Jun 14, 2022
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Research Scientist (Materials Scientist) Livermore, CA $165376 H-1B Jun 22, 2022
Asbestos TEM Laboratories, Inc. Senior Transmission Electron Microscopist Oakland, CA $165000 H-1B Apr 16, 2026
Applied Materials, Inc. Physicist/Scientist Santa Clara, CA $165000 - $185000 H-1B May 20, 2020
SOLIDIA TECHNOLOGIES INC DIRECTOR RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PISCATAWAY, NJ $165000 H-1B Mar 3, 2016
ALTA DEVICES, INC. SENIOR MEMBER TECHNICAL STAFF SANTA CLARA, CA $165000 H-1B Dec 18, 2009
ALTA DEVICES, INC. SENIOR MEMBER OF TECHNICAL STAFF SANTA CLARA, CA $165000 H-1B Mar 5, 2010
Applied Materials, Inc Product Marketing Analyst (Materials Science) Sunnyvale, CA $164674 - $184674 H-1B Mar 4, 2024
Lawrence Livermore National Security, L… Member of Technical Staff (Materials Scientist) Livermore, CA $164672 H-1B Aug 30, 2022
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering Cupertino, CA $164278 - $202200 H-1B Apr 21, 2026
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering San Jose, CA $164278 - $192000 H-1B Apr 21, 2026
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Staff Engineer, Hardware Development Engineering San Jose, CA $164278 - $192000 H-1B Apr 21, 2026
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Principal Engineer, R&D Engineering San Jose, CA $164278 - $202200 H-1B Apr 21, 2026
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Materials Staff Scientist / Engineer Berkeley, CA $163956 H-1B Jul 26, 2022
Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National … Staff Scientist Menlo Park, CA $163358 - $244439 H-1B Jul 29, 2025
Battelle Memorial Institute Materials Scientist Richland, WA $163079 H-1B May 27, 2025
Hermes Microvision, Inc. Senior Researcher 2 San Jose, CA $162775 - $220225 H-1B Feb 14, 2023
Solugen Inc. Principal Scientist - Polymers Houston, TX $162752 H-1B Jun 25, 2024
Infineum USA, Inc. Drag Reducing Agent Scientist / Technologist Linden, NJ $162500 E-3 Jul 19, 2022
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