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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 5 months

7Open roles
$56–309KSalary range
2.4Roles / month
25%H-1B signals
BachelorTypical degree

Open roles (7)

Degree requirements

PhD 8%
Master 25%
Bachelor 67%

Top material classes

Electronic materials 50%
Coatings/films 42%
Foams 8%

Most-requested techniques

XPS 17%
cyclic voltammetry 17%
scatterometry 17%
EDS 8%
FIB 8%
SEM 8%
TEM 8%
FTIR 8%

Role mix

R&D / Research 25%
Quality / Testing 17%
Management / Director 17%
Applications Engineering 17%
Process Engineering 8%
Product Development 8%

Where they hire

CA 58%
NJ 17%
MI 17%
OR 8%

Industries

Semiconductor 100%

Work arrangement

100%On-site

Visa & eligibility signals

YesH-1B filing history

Sponsorship signals come from posting language plus historical DOL Labor Condition Application data. Confirm specifics with the recruiter.

H-1B filings for scientists and engineers

KLA filed 150 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $145K a year.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Product Development Applications Engineer22$138K
Product Development Engineer18$144K
Mechanical Design Engineer13$140K
Research Scientist10$161K
Customer Support Engineer9$82K
Algorithm Engineer8$163K

By occupation: Other engineers 68 · Mechanical engineers 36 · Engineering managers 17 · Materials engineers 15. Worksites: CA 102 · AZ 21 · MI 18.

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 5 months

12 roles posted across 5 months, averaging 2.4/month.

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