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Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 5 months

5Open roles
$83–246KSalary range
2Roles / month
10%H-1B signals
BachelorTypical degree

Open roles (5)

Degree requirements

PhD 10%
Master 10%
Bachelor 80%

Top material classes

Coatings/films 40%
Electronic materials 40%
Foams 10%

Most-requested techniques

cyclic voltammetry 20%
scatterometry 20%
EDS 10%
FIB 10%
SEM 10%
TEM 10%
XPS 10%
FTIR 10%

Role mix

Quality / Testing 20%
R&D / Research 20%
Applications Engineering 20%
Process Engineering 10%
Product Development 10%
Management / Director 10%

Where they hire

CA 60%
NJ 20%
MI 10%
OR 10%

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

10 roles posted across 5 months, averaging 2/month.

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