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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 8 months

1Open role
$90–215KSalary range
0.4Roles / month
100%H-1B signals
BachelorTypical degree

Open role (1)

Degree requirements

Bachelor 33%

Top material classes

Electronic materials 67%
Coatings/films 33%
Thermoplastics 33%
Elastomers/rubber 33%

Most-requested techniques

profilometry 67%
electrical test 67%
optical inspection 67%
SEM 67%
Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM) 33%
EDS 33%
TEM 33%
FTIR 33%

Role mix

Manufacturing / Production 67%
R&D / Research 33%

Where they hire

CA 67%
WA 33%

Industries

Electronics 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

Amazon Web Services filed 21 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $142K a year.

Title filedFilingsMedian filed pay
Security Industry Specialist III3$131K
Technical Operations Engineer II2·
Technical Business Developer III2·
Technical Operations Engineer I2·
Security Industry Specialist II2·
Senior Technical Infra Program Manager1·

By occupation: Industrial engineers 20 · Mechanical engineers 1. Worksites: NY 5 · CA 3 · IL 3.

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

3 roles posted across 8 months, averaging 0.4/month.

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