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30,437 H-1B & PERM records for "researcher", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS LLC QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER Chicago, IL $185000 H-1B Apr 17, 2019
EXPEDIA, INC. PRINCIPAL APPLIED RESEARCHER BELLEVUE, WA $185000 - $226270 H-1B Sep 17, 2019
POSSIBLE FINANCE INC LEAD RESEARCHER SEATTLE, WA $185000 H-1B Oct 2, 2018
CITADEL AMERICAS LLC QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER Chicago, IL $185000 H-1B Sep 23, 2019
CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS LLC QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER CHICAGO, IL $185000 H-1B Jan 30, 2018
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER NEW YORK, NY $185000 H-1B Jun 20, 2018
CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS LLC QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER CHICAGO, IL $185000 H-1B May 24, 2018
CITADEL SECURITIES AMERICAS LLC QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER CHICAGO, IL $185000 E-3 Jan 25, 2018
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER NEW YORK, NY $185000 H-1B Feb 21, 2018
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER NEW YORK, NY $185000 H-1B Feb 21, 2018
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER NEW YORK, NY $185000 H-1B Mar 8, 2018
CITADEL LLC QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER CHICAGO, IL $185000 H-1B Nov 12, 2015
CITADEL LLC QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER CHICAGO, IL $185000 H-1B Feb 22, 2016
HEADLANDS ORGANIZATION, LLC QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER CHICAGO, IL $185000 - $205000 H-1B Mar 18, 2014
CITADEL LLC QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER CHICAGO, IL $185000 H-1B May 21, 2013
MICROSOFT CORPORATION RESEARCHER NEW YORK, NY $185000 H-1B Apr 20, 2012
MICROSOFT CORPORATION RESEARCHER NEW YORK, NY $185000 H-1B Apr 20, 2012
CITADEL INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER CHICAGO, IL $185000 H-1B Jun 18, 2010
Wand Synthesis AI, Inc. Senior AI Researcher New York, NY $184995 - $178 H-1B Feb 15, 2024
eBay Inc. Applied Researcher 1 New York, NY $184845 H-1B Jan 21, 2025
FLEXPORT, INC. Senior Researcher San Francisco, CA $184750 H-1B Aug 31, 2021
Tencent America LLC Senior Researcher PALO ALTO, CA $184688 H-1B May 4, 2022
NISSAN NORTH AMERICA INC Researcher 1 (Connected Mobility Services) $184662 Green Card Dec 14, 2023
Samsung Research America, Inc. Staff Researcher I, Research Science Mountain View, CA $184662 - $215000 H-1B Aug 11, 2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer Santa Clara, CA $184662 - $240000 H-1B Aug 31, 2023
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Senior Machine Learning Researcher Engineer San Jose, CA $184662 - $240000 H-1B Aug 22, 2023
MICROSOFT CORPORATION Researcher Redmond, WA $184500 - $204500 Green Card Aug 31, 2020
NIANTIC, INC SENIOR RESEARCHER, COMPUTER VISION Sunnyvale, CA $184350 - $234350 H-1B May 16, 2019
Aviatrix Systems, Inc. Senior UX Researcher Santa Clara, CA $184080 - $240000 H-1B Mar 2, 2022
Microsoft Corporation Researcher Redmond, WA $184025 H-1B Sep 2, 2021
Netflix, Inc. AI Researcher Los Angeles, CA $184018 H-1B Feb 25, 2026
Netflix, Inc. Creative Tech Researcher Los Angeles, CA $184018 H-1B May 12, 2026
eBay Inc. Applied Researcher 2 New York, NY $184000 H-1B Mar 12, 2025
Amazon.com Services LLC UX Researcher III Seattle, WA $184000 H-1B Dec 28, 2023
Amazon.com Services LLC UX Researcher III Seattle, WA $184000 H-1B Dec 19, 2023
Google LLC Senior UX Researcher New York, NY $184000 H-1B Mar 14, 2023
Two Sigma Investments, LP QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHER NEW YORK, NY $184000 H-1B Apr 21, 2021
Google LLC UX Research Program and Operations Mountain View, CA $184000 H-1B Jan 24, 2023
Twitch Interactive, Inc. UX Researcher II San Francisco, CA $184000 H-1B Sep 20, 2022
Google LLC UX Researcher New York, NY $184000 H-1B Aug 23, 2022
GOOGLE LLC UX RESEARCHER (1615.36474) MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA $184000 H-1B Feb 7, 2018
Grainger Management LLC Lead UX Researcher Lake Forest, IL $183855 H-1B Mar 27, 2026
IBM CORPORATION Software Engineering Researcher Yorktown Heights, NY $183768 Green Card May 14, 2021
IBM CORPORATION Software Engineering Researcher Yorktown Heights, NY $183768 Green Card Apr 9, 2021
Cisco Systems, Inc. User Experience Researcher $183711 - $232900 Green Card Nov 14, 2024
UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SENIOR USER EXPERIENCE RESEARCHER SAN FRANCISCO, CA $183600 H-1B Jul 15, 2020
Magic Leap, Inc. Senior Computer Vision Researcher / Engineer SUNNYVALE, CA $183332 H-1B May 30, 2023
eBay Inc. Applied Researcher 2 $183310 - $262900 Green Card Sep 6, 2023
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Principal Researcher Santa Clara, CA $183255 - $246000 H-1B Jul 11, 2023
Tencent America LLC Senior Researcher Los Angeles, CA $183224 H-1B Aug 7, 2024
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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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