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71,543 H-1B & PERM records for "physicist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.

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Employer Role Location Salary Program Filing Date
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NEW YORK, NY $969204 H-1B Nov 26, 2018
Emory University Associate Academic Research Scientist Atlanta, GA $960000 H-1B Oct 5, 2023
University of Maryland Baltimore Research Associate Baltimore, MD $960000 H-1B Apr 11, 2024
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Research Scientist Cambridge, MA $880056 H-1B Oct 21, 2024
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Postdoctoral Research Fellow San Jose, CA $869628 H-1B Jul 17, 2024
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Astrophysicist (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow) Cambridge, MA $855288 H-1B May 12, 2020
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discover… Staff Scientist La Jolla, CA $840000 - $90000 H-1B Oct 30, 2023
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Postdoctoral Research Fellow Seattle, WA $812736 H-1B May 24, 2024
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVA… Research Associate Philadelphia, PA $804000 H-1B Oct 10, 2023
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STA… BASIC LIFE RESEARCH SCIENTIST Stanford, CA $780000 H-1B Aug 7, 2019
The University of Texas at Dallas Research Scientist Richardson, TX $772512 H-1B Mar 18, 2025
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Postdoctoral Scholar Employee La Jolla, CA $768096 H-1B Mar 24, 2020
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CAMBRIDGE, MA $765000 H-1B Mar 9, 2015
Simons Foundation Scientific Director, CCQ New York, NY $764504 H-1B Dec 16, 2024
Duke University Postdoctoral Associate Durham, NC $763188 H-1B Oct 31, 2023
University of Georgia; OGE Senior Research Associate Athens, GA $761808 H-1B May 6, 2025
Simons Foundation DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTER OF COMPUTATIONAL QUANTUM … New York, NY $749258 H-1B Nov 14, 2022
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY VISITING SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST BETHLEHEM, PA $742320 H-1B Apr 8, 2016
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CHICAGO, IL $740000 H-1B Jul 27, 2017
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC DIRECTOR'S POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW LOS ALAMOS, NM $708000 H-1B May 3, 2010
The University of Chicago Postdoctoral Scholar Chicago, IL $687600 H-1B May 7, 2024
University of Maryland Baltimore Research Associate Baltimore, MD $680000 H-1B Oct 28, 2021
Simons Foundation DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTER OF COMPUTATIONAL QUANTUM … New York, NY $654659 H-1B Mar 12, 2020
THE HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION POSTDOCTORAL BIOCHEMIST BETHESDA, MD $650000 H-1B Oct 26, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK RESEARCH ASSOCIATE GAITHERSBURG, MD $647000 H-1B Apr 10, 2012
SIMONS FOUNDATION DISTINGUISHED RESEARCH SCIENTIST NEW YORK, NY $579987 H-1B Mar 13, 2017
CAELUS NATURAL RESOURCES ALASKA, LLC PETROPHYSICIST DALLAS, TX $572000 E-3 Sep 8, 2015
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON C… POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW HOUSTON, TX $546048 H-1B Jan 22, 2010
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE/FELLOW HOUSTON, TX $540000 H-1B Mar 17, 2017
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE STATE UNIVER… POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE NEWPORT NEWS, VA $520000 H-1B Oct 21, 2016
DUKE UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL CENTER RESEARCH ASSOCIATE, SR DURHAM, NC $511200 H-1B Mar 14, 2017
DUKE UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL CENTER POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE Durham, SC $500004 H-1B Mar 21, 2019
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING ASSOCIATE RESEARCH SCIENTIST LARAMIE, WY $500004 H-1B Oct 24, 2012
SIMONS FOUNDATION DIRECTOR FOR THE CENTER OF COMPUTATIONAL QUANTUM … NEW YORK, NY $491000 H-1B Mar 9, 2017
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CLEMSON, SC $475000 H-1B Nov 29, 2017
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE BALTIMORE, MD $450000 H-1B Apr 13, 2011
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO ASSISTANT SPECIALIST SAN FRANCISCO, CA $444000 H-1B Oct 23, 2009
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (CBIS) TROY, NY $435000 H-1B Jul 5, 2011
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE INSTRUCTOR HOUSTON, TX $429000 H-1B Jun 30, 2011
University of Texas Medical Branch Professor and Director, Galveston National Lab Galveston, TX $420000 H-1B Jul 2, 2024
University of Texas Medical Branch Director, Galveston National Lab Galveston, TX $420000 H-1B Jul 8, 2021
Flagship Labs 70, Inc. Consultant Fort Collins, CO $416000 H-1B Aug 10, 2022
Catheter Precision, Inc. Senior Scientist Mt. Olive, NJ $416000 H-1B Nov 27, 2019
Catheter Precision, Inc. Senior Scientist Mt. Olive, NJ $416000 H-1B Dec 17, 2019
NUPROBE USA, INC. CONSULTING SCIENTIST CAMBRIDGE, MA $416000 H-1B Oct 3, 2018
NUPROBE USA, INC. CONSULTING SCIENTIST Cambridge, MA $416000 H-1B Jan 15, 2019
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Scientific Division Director Berkeley, CA $406680 H-1B Jan 13, 2026
Simons Foundation Group Leader, Center for Computational Astrophysi… New York, NY $378560 E-3 Jun 22, 2022
QO Inc Chief Operations Petrophysicist Houston, TX $371250 Green Card May 19, 2015
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW DETROIT, MI $369000 H-1B Aug 15, 2012
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