UOUniversity of California Berkeley
Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 8 months
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H-1B filings for scientists and engineers
University of California Berkeley filed 51 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $80K a year.
Universities are exempt from the H-1B cap, so roles here skip the lottery.
| Title filed | Filings | Median filed pay |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Scholar Employee | 32 | $77K |
| Assistant Project Scientist | 10 | $85K |
| Lecturer | 3 | $92K |
| Assistant Professor | 2 | · |
| Full Specialist | 1 | · |
| Academic Program Manager | 1 | · |
By occupation: Chemists 14 · Physicists 13 · Chemical engineers 7 · Biomedical engineers 6. Worksites: CA 51.
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.




