SOC 15-1221.00
Computer and Information Research Scientists — H-1B sponsors
Employers filing Labor Condition Applications under SOC 15-1221.00, ranked by filings in this occupation.
- Sponsors
- 100
- Filings
- 1,438
- Job titles
- 225
- Median wage
- $168,333
Distinct employers among the top 100 for this occupation
Applications those employers filed under this SOC code
Distinct titles employers gave the same occupation
Offered wage, derived from $5,000 bands
6,818 disclosed positions
Top sponsors
Ranked by filings under this occupation, not by company size.
Amazon.com Services LLC
Seattle, WA · Retail Trade
278this role
5,289 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Meta Platforms, Inc
Menlo Park, CA · Information
233this role
2,623 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Google LLC
Mountain View, CA · Computer Systems Design and Related Services
199this role
2,710 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Adobe Inc.
San Jose, CA · Computer Systems Design and Related Services
89this role
795 lifetime
last filed FY2026
NVIDIA Corporation
Santa Clara, CA · Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
67this role
1,255 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.
Seattle, WA · Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services
37this role
735 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Seattle, WA · Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services
36this role
1,240 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY · Scientific Research and Development Services
35this role
302 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, WA · Information
32this role
2,891 lifetime
last filed FY2026
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Chicago, IL · Management of Companies and Enterprises
22this role
1,832 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Tencent America LLC
PALO ALTO, CA · Computer Systems Design and Related Services
21this role
27 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Visa U.S.A. Inc.
Foster City, CA · Finance and Insurance
17this role
226 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Job titles filed under this code
The title is whatever the employer wrote on the application. Nothing here is reclassified or normalised.
| Job title as filed | Filings | Positions | Employers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Scientist | 420 | 2,022 | 17 |
| Applied Scientist II | 182 | 1,555 | 4 |
| Applied Scientist III | 106 | 1,092 | 4 |
| Research Engineer | 60 | 87 | 10 |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 41 | 41 | 4 |
| Research Scientist/Engineer | 32 | 32 | 1 |
| Applied Sciences | 30 | 30 | 1 |
| Senior Research Scientist | 24 | 24 | 9 |
| Applied Scientist | 23 | 137 | 2 |
| Applied Scientist I | 22 | 157 | 2 |
| Research Scientist II | 17 | 98 | 5 |
| Staff Research Scientist | 16 | 16 | 5 |
| Member of Technical Staff | 14 | 41 | 4 |
| Hunyuan AIGC Algorithm Researcher (World Model Foundation Di | 11 | 17 | 1 |
| Research Staff 3 Computational | 11 | 11 | 1 |
Where this role is filed
Metro areas with enough disclosed wages to report a range for this occupation.
Ranking and totals are computed over the 100 largest sponsors of this occupation, which is what the precomputed ranking holds. Filing counts are applications, and position counts are worker positions on those applications — neither is a headcount, because a continued-employment application renews someone who is already here. Wage distribution for this occupation.