SOC 17-2144.00
Mechanical Engineers, R&D — H-1B sponsors
Employers filing Labor Condition Applications under SOC 17-2144.00, ranked by filings in this occupation.
- Sponsors
- 38
- Filings
- 116
- Job titles
- 65
- Median wage
- $95,417
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
116 disclosed positions
Top sponsors
Ranked by filings under this occupation, not by company size.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Upton, NY · Scientific Research and Development Services
14this role
302 lifetime
last filed FY2026
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)
OAK RIDGE, TN · Scientific Research and Development Services
14this role
130 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
10this role
104 lifetime
last filed FY2026
UChicago Argonne, LLC
Lemont, IL · Scientific Research and Development Services
8this role
51 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC
Golden, CO · Scientific Research and Development Services
7this role
42 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Southwest Research Institute
San Antonio, TX · Scientific Research and Development Services
6this role
8 lifetime
last filed FY2026
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
6this role
430 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
5this role
91 lifetime
last filed FY2026
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
5this role
137 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
Idaho Falls, ID · Utilities
3this role
31 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Battelle Memorial Institute
Richland, WA · Scientific Research and Development Services
3this role
96 lifetime
last filed FY2026
Brown University
Providence, RI · Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
3this role
78 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Associate | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| Mechanical Engineer II | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Research Engineer | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Mechanical Engineer I | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Research Associate | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Research Engineer II | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Fellow | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Research Scientist | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Researcher III - Mechanical Engineering | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Senior Research Engineer | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Engineer II | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate in Applied Mathematics | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Postdoctoral Scholar | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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.