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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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UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM RESEARCH PROFESSOR HOUSTON, TX $146661 H-1B Nov 1, 2021
Novo Nordisk Research & Development US,… SCIENTIST I - GRT Lexington, MA $146112 H-1B Aug 19, 2025
APPLE INC. HARDWARE DEVELOP ENG CUPERTINO, CA $146100 - $233900 H-1B Mar 23, 2016
CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATION TECHNICAL PROGRAM MANAGER HILLSBORO, OR $146016 H-1B Mar 21, 2018
TE Connectivity Corporation Senior Scientist Fremont, CA $146000 - $155000 H-1B Feb 13, 2025
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technologist, R&D Engineering Fremont, CA $146000 - $200000 H-1B Sep 21, 2023
Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Technologist, R&D Engineering Milpitas, CA $146000 - $200000 H-1B Sep 21, 2023
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALS SCIENTIST BOTHELL, WA $145956 H-1B Aug 7, 2024
Applied Materials, Inc Physicist/Scientist Santa Clara, CA $145904 - $165904 H-1B Apr 4, 2023
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… Physical Metallurgy of Lightweight Alloys - R&D A… Oak Ridge, TN $145891 H-1B Jan 13, 2026
DuPont Electronic Materials Internation… Lead Scientist - Engineer I, Research & Developme… Marlborough, MA $145686 H-1B May 8, 2026
DuPont Electronic Materials Internation… Lead Scientist - Engineer I, Research & Developme… Marlborough, MA $145686 H-1B May 13, 2026
Farasis Energy USA Inc. Senior Simulation and Analysis Engineer Hayward, CA $145475 H-1B May 19, 2025
Lam Research Corporation RF Engineer (Plasma Materials Scientist) Fremont, CA $145475 - $215000 H-1B May 7, 2025
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Materials Research Scientist / Engineer Berkeley, CA $145428 H-1B Apr 18, 2024
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LA… SENIOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STAFF MEMBER OAK RIDGE, TN $145400 H-1B Feb 15, 2017
Battelle Memorial Institute Materials Scientist Richland, WA $145325 H-1B Oct 19, 2021
NANOLAB TECHNOLOGIES, INC. MANAGER, TEM IMAGING OPERATIONS MILPITAS, CA $145314 H-1B Jun 13, 2019
Brookhaven National Laboratory Research Staff 4 Physics Upton, NY $145229 H-1B Aug 27, 2025
Brookhaven National Laboratory Research Staff 4 Physics Upton, NY $145226 H-1B Nov 1, 2025
RET Equipment, Inc. Senior Materials and Process Engineer Milpitas, CA $145200 H-1B Jul 6, 2023
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC MATERIALS SCIENTIST IDAHO FALLS, ID $145176 H-1B Jul 17, 2025
BATTELLE ENERGY ALLIANCE, LLC MATERIALS SCIENTIST (NUCLEAR FUELS MANAGEMENT) IDAHO FALLS, ID $145020 H-1B Aug 25, 2021
JH Technologies , Inc. Application Scientist Fremont, CA $145000 H-1B Dec 2, 2024
Micron Technology, Inc. Semiconductor Process Engineer Boise, ID $145000 H-1B Apr 25, 2025
CNPC USA Corporation PDC Research Scientist Katy, TX $145000 - $155000 H-1B May 10, 2023
Foster Corporation Technology Development Manager Putnam, CT $145000 H-1B Nov 22, 2021
Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC Senior Research Scientist Alpharetta, GA $145000 H-1B Aug 11, 2022
Shawmut LLC Director of Textile Research & Testing Burlington, NC $145000 H-1B Mar 28, 2022
Applied Materials, Inc Tech Proj/Prog Mgmt Analyst (Materials Science) SANTA CLARA, CA $145000 - $165000 H-1B Dec 7, 2021
Applied Materials, Inc Process Engineer SANTA CLARA, CA $145000 - $165000 H-1B Apr 6, 2021
Hermes Microvision, Inc. Senior Project Leader - Engineering San Jose, CA $145000 H-1B Oct 23, 2020
Translarity, Inc. Materials Scientist Fremont, CA $145000 - $155000 H-1B Jul 23, 2020
10x Genomics, Inc. Computational Biologist 2 Pleasanton, CA $145000 - $165000 H-1B Mar 20, 2020
TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION Staff Scientist Fremont, CA $145000 - $148000 H-1B Jul 2, 2020
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. PROCESS ENGINEER Albany, NY $145000 - $165000 H-1B Jul 23, 2019
TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, A TE CONN… PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST - PRINTED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS MENLO PARK, CA $145000 - $162000 H-1B Mar 13, 2015
MCLAB RESEARCH SCIENTIST SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $145000 - $150000 H-1B Aug 7, 2014
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Project Scientist (Materials Engineering) Berkeley, CA $144900 H-1B Jan 30, 2026
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Postdoctoral Fellow Berkeley, CA $144900 H-1B Jan 30, 2026
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. Process Engineer Santa Clara, CA $144719 - $164719 Green Card Apr 7, 2023
Battelle Memorial Institute Materials Scientist Richland, WA $144300 H-1B Jan 5, 2024
Brookhaven National Laboratory Research Staff 4 Physics Upton, NY $144068 H-1B May 5, 2026
General Electric Company Advanced Lead Scientist - Ceramics - KBGFJG406890… Niskayuna, NY $144000 H-1B Mar 23, 2026
TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC Scientist 2 Los Alamos, NM $144000 - $168200 H-1B Aug 19, 2024
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC Physicist (Nuclear Materials) Idaho Falls, ID $144000 H-1B Mar 10, 2026
Triad National Security, LLC Scientist 2 Los Alamos, NM $144000 - $164100 H-1B Nov 1, 2023
TRIAD NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC Scientist 2 Los Alamos, NM $144000 - $168200 H-1B Jul 18, 2024
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Postdoc Berkeley, CA $144000 H-1B May 6, 2022
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. TECHNOLOGIST, HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT ENGINEERING San Jose, CA $144000 - $176000 H-1B Jan 8, 2019
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