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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 8 months

22Open roles
$59–187KSalary range
9.4Roles / month
BachelorTypical degree

Open roles (22)

Degree requirements

PhD 13%
Master 5%
Bachelor 55%
Associate 9%

Top material classes

Coatings/films 41%
Thermoplastics 36%
Thermosets 9%
Biomaterials 4%
Composites 4%
Fibers/textiles 4%
Adhesives/sealants 3%
Electronic materials 3%

Most-requested techniques

statistical analysis 7%
failure analysis 4%
root cause analysis 4%
design of experiment (DOE) 3%
balances 1%
analytical tools 1%
oxidation testing 1%
statistical tools 1%

Role mix

Process Engineering 24%
Technical Service / Sales 21%
Manufacturing / Production 13%
Quality / Testing 12%
R&D / Research 11%
Management / Director 9%

Where they hire

TN 59%
VA 11%
MA 7%
MD 4%
TX 4%

Industries

Chemicals 60%
Packaging 13%
General manufacturing 12%
Consumer goods 5%
Automotive 3%

Work arrangement

91%On-site
4%Hybrid
5%Remote
5%Relocation

H-1B filings for scientists and engineers

Eastman filed 11 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $123K a year.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Senior Chemical Engineer2·
Supply Chain Manager2·
Adv Application Research Scientist1·
Application Development Scientist1·
Senior Process Engineer1·
Senior Polymer Scientist1·

By occupation: Industrial engineers 4 · Materials scientists 3 · Chemical engineers 2 · Chemists 2. Worksites: TN 10 · VA 1.

From U.S. Department of Labor Labor Condition Application disclosure data, certified filings only, in chemist, materials, chemical and mechanical engineering, physics, R&D management and science faculty occupations. A filing is a record of past hiring, not a promise about any role. Pay shown needs 3 filings. Compare every employer's filings.

Posting volume · last 8 months

75 roles posted across 8 months, averaging 9.4/month.

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