University of Massachusetts Amherst
Polymer & materials science hiring snapshot · last 3 months
Open roles (2)
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H-1B filings for scientists and engineers
University of Massachusetts Amherst filed 16 H-1B labor applications for scientist and engineer roles from Jan to Dec 2025, at a median filed pay of $84K a year.
Universities are exempt from the H-1B cap, so roles here skip the lottery.
| Title filed | Filings | Median filed pay |
|---|---|---|
| Post Doctoral Research Associate | 6 | $66K |
| Assistant Professor (Dept of Electrical and Comp Eng) | 3 | $112K |
| Cleanrooms Operations Manager (Inst. for Applied Life Sci) | 1 | · |
| Assistant Professor (Dept of Mech and Ind Engineering) | 1 | · |
| Lecturer (Dept of Biomedical Engineering) | 1 | · |
| Professor (Dept of Biomedical Engineering) | 1 | · |
By occupation: Engineering faculty 7 · Biomedical engineers 3 · Mechanical engineers 2 · Industrial engineers 1. Worksites: MA 16.
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
2 roles posted across 3 months, averaging 0.7/month.




