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

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DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC Application Engineer - Optics $135600 - $161920 Green Card Aug 10, 2023
California Institute of Technology Adaptive Optics Scientist Pasadena, CA $135000 H-1B May 13, 2026
Nokia of America Corporation Electro-Optics Packaging Design Engineer Sunnyvale, CA $135000 H-1B May 26, 2025
GOOGLE LLC OPTICS DISPLAY TEST ENGINEER(1615.36587) MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $135000 H-1B Jan 17, 2018
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. Engineer II, Optics Menlo Park, CA $134550 H-1B Dec 15, 2021
Corning Research & Development Corporat… Staff Scientist, Optics Painted Post, NY $134326 H-1B Apr 1, 2026
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Sourcing Manager, Optics REDMOND, WA $134300 - $154300 Green Card Mar 9, 2016
Nokia of America Corporation Optics NM Resident Engineer Atlanta, GA $133774 H-1B May 2, 2023
Hermes Microvision Inc. Sr. Design Engineer 1 - Electron Optics San Jose, CA $133730 H-1B Apr 14, 2021
TINZ OPTICS, INC. COMPUTATIONAL OPTICS AND IMAGING SCIENTIST PALO ALTO, CA $133000 H-1B Mar 20, 2014
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Sourcing Manager, Optics REDMOND, WA $132246 - $152246 Green Card Apr 21, 2016
Hermes Microvision, Inc. Senior Electron Optics Engineer 1 San Jose, CA $132000 H-1B Apr 18, 2022
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Optics Scientific Engineering Associate Berkeley, CA $130008 H-1B Sep 19, 2025
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Optics Scientific Engineering Associate Berkeley, CA $130008 H-1B Sep 19, 2025
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Optics Scientific Engineering Associate Berkeley, CA $130008 H-1B Apr 17, 2024
Nokia of America Corporation Optics NM Resident Engineer Johns Creek, GA $130000 H-1B Oct 5, 2022
NOKIA OF AMERICA CORPORATION ION Optics NM Resident Engineer Atlanta, GA $130000 H-1B Nov 14, 2021
GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE ORGANIZATION C… ADAPTIVE OPTICS SCIENTIST PASADENA, CA $130000 H-1B Jul 14, 2014
APPLE INC. SENSING SYSTEM ENGINEER - OPTICS CUPERTINO, CA $130000 - $150000 H-1B Feb 3, 2014
GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE ORGANIZATION C… ADAPTIVE OPTICS SCIENTIST PASADENA, CA $130000 H-1B Jul 14, 2014
Hermes Microvision, Inc. Senior Electron Optics Engineer 1 San Jose, CA $129705 H-1B Feb 23, 2022
HERMES MICROVISION, INC. Electron Optics System Design Engineer SAN JOSE, CA $129563 Green Card Oct 8, 2019
ASML US, LP Electron Optics Engineer 3 San Jose, CA $129459 - $158125 H-1B Dec 12, 2025
Hermes Microvision, Inc. Senior Electron Optics Engineer 1 San Jose, CA, CA $128000 H-1B Apr 11, 2022
Association of Universities for Researc… Adaptive Optics Assistant Scientist Makawao, HI $125000 H-1B May 16, 2024
FITBIT, INC. OPTICS ENGINEER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $125000 H-1B Mar 19, 2019
EDMUND OPTICS, INC. Laser Optics Product Manager BARRINGTON, NJ $125000 Green Card Dec 21, 2018
MICROSOFT CORPORATION SOURCING MANAGER, OPTICS REDMOND, WA $123423 H-1B Mar 4, 2016
Hermes Microvision, Inc. Senior Design Engineer 1 - Electron Optics San Jose, CA $122949 H-1B Mar 25, 2020
Alcon Research, LLC Senior Scientist - Optics Research Fort Worth, TX $122000 Green Card Jul 27, 2021
DOUBLE HELIX OPTICS, INC. PRINCIPAL OPTICS ENGINEER Boulder, CO $122000 - $132000 H-1B Jun 8, 2020
Corning Incorporated Sr. Scientist, Optics Painted Post, NY $121597 H-1B Apr 1, 2025
ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS INC Senior Optics Engineer MAYNARD, MA $121506 Green Card Jun 5, 2017
Hermes Microvision, Inc. Electron Optics Engineer 3 San Jose, CA $121324 H-1B Apr 15, 2022
Corning Research & Development Corporat… Sr. Scientist, Optics Painted Post, NY $120786 H-1B Mar 31, 2026
Hermes Microvision, Inc. Electron Optics Engineer 3 San Jose, CA $120016 - $142025 H-1B Aug 7, 2023
Brelyon, Inc. Optics Engineer II San Mateo, CA $120000 - $160000 H-1B May 16, 2023
Hermes Microvision, Inc Senior Design Engineer 1 - Electron Optics San Jose, CA $120000 H-1B Dec 20, 2021
NEXA3D PROCESS AND OPTICS MANAGER (MECHANICAL ENGINEER) VENTURA, CA $120000 H-1B Jun 30, 2021
DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC Application Engineer (Optics) Sunnyvale, CA $119870 - $135000 H-1B Aug 9, 2021
Nokia of America Corporation Optics QA Test Engineer Murray Hill, NJ $118571 H-1B May 5, 2023
CLEARINK DISPLAYS, INC. DISPLAY ELECTRO-OPTICS ENGINEER Fremont, CA $118450 H-1B Mar 11, 2019
GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE ORGANIZATION C… ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS ENGINEER PASADENA, CA $117500 H-1B Dec 2, 2013
GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE ORGANIZATION C… ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS ENGINEER PASADENA, CA $117500 H-1B Dec 9, 2013
GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE ORGANIZATION C… ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS ENGINEER PASADENA, CA $117500 H-1B Apr 21, 2011
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH IN … ADAPTIVE OPTICS OPERATIONS SCIENTIST KAMUELA, HI $117000 H-1B Apr 27, 2018
Corning Research & Development Corporat… Sr. Scientist, Optics Painted Post, NY $116236 H-1B Feb 6, 2026
SILICON VALLEY OPTICS TECHNOLOGY, INC Director of Precision Optics Fremont, CA $115086 Green Card Feb 10, 2020
Automated Precision Inc Electro-Optics Engineer Rockville, MD $115000 H-1B Apr 11, 2025
California Association for Research in … Adaptive Optics Scientist / Engineer Kamuela, HI $115000 H-1B Sep 6, 2023
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