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National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 3 months

1Open role

$35–63KSalary range

0.7Roles / month

BachelorTypical degree

Open role (1)

Undergraduate (Year-Round) Intern - Analytical Chemistry Golden, CO· $35k – $56k

Degree requirements

Bachelor 50%

Most-requested techniques

GC 50%

TLC 50%

HPLC 50%

distillation 50%

wet chemistry 50%

chromatography 50%

elemental analysis 50%

sample preparation 50%

Role mix

R&D / Research 100%

Where they hire

CO 100%

Industries

Energy 100%

Work arrangement

100%On-site

H-1B filings for scientists and engineers

National Renewable Energy Laboratory filed 30 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $89K a year.

Title filed	Filings	Median filed pay
Postdoctoral Researcher - Materials Science	5	$72K
Researcher III - Materials Science	3	$90K
Researcher III - Mechanical Engineering	3	$103K
Researcher III - Decision Support Analysis	2	·
Postdoctoral Researcher - Chemical Engineering	2	·
Researcher I - Chemical Engineering	1	·

By occupation: Other engineers 12 · Materials scientists 10 · Chemical engineers 4 · R&D managers 1. Worksites: CO 27 · CA 1 · TX 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 3 months

Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26

2 roles posted across 3 months, averaging 0.7/month.