H-1B sponsor data
H-1B sponsors for mechanical engineers, R&D
Employers with certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications in occupation 17-2144 (Mechanical Engineers, R&D), decided between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 (FY2026 Q3 release).
An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
Which companies sponsor H-1B visas for mechanical engineers, R&D?
45 employers had 177 certified H-1B LCAs for mechanical engineers, R&D in the window. The most active were Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Massachusetts Institute of Technology and UChicago Argonne, LLC. The median offered wage on full-time filings was $94,700 a year. Tennessee had the most worksites. An LCA shows an employer has filed to hire H-1B workers in a role. It is not a job offer and does not mean a specific opening will be sponsored.
| Certified H-1B LCAs | 177 |
|---|---|
| Employers filing | 45 |
| Median offered wage (full-time) | $94,700 |
| Middle 50% of offered wages | $71,000 – $113,800 |
| Most common worksite state | Tennessee |
Top H-1B sponsors for mechanical engineers, R&D
Employers ranked by certified H-1B LCAs in this occupation.
| Rank | Employer | Certified LCAs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) | 19 |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 15 |
| 3 | UChicago Argonne, LLC | 15 |
| 4 | Brookhaven National Laboratory | 13 |
| 5 | Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC | 11 |
| 6 | Wichita State University | 9 |
| 7 | Transportation Research Center, Inc. | 7 |
| 8 | University of Michigan | 7 |
| 9 | Leland Stanford Jr. Univ/SLAC National Accelerator Lab | 6 |
| 10 | Southwest Research Institute | 6 |
| 11 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 5 |
| 12 | University of Connecticut | 5 |
| 13 | The University of Texas at Austin | 5 |
| 14 | Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC | 4 |
| 15 | Battelle Memorial Institute | 4 |
| 16 | The Trustees of Princeton University | 4 |
| 17 | Iowa State University of Science and Technology | 3 |
| 18 | University of California, Berkeley | 3 |
| 19 | Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC | 2 |
| 20 | Brown University | 2 |
| 21 | Carnegie Mellon University | 2 |
| 22 | Johns Hopkins University | 2 |
| 23 | The Leland Stanford, Jr University | 2 |
| 24 | Oregon State University | 2 |
| 25 | University of Illinois | 2 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt University | 2 |
| 27 | Worcester Polytechnic Institute | 2 |
| 28 | Arizona State University | 1 |
| 29 | Clemson University | 1 |
| 30 | Colorado State University | 1 |
Median offered wage by level
The prevailing-wage level on each filing, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent), with the median offered wage at that level.
- Level I (entry)$70,000
- Level II (qualified)$101,900
- Level III (experienced)$101,200
- Level IV (fully competent)$122,400
Where the jobs are
State
Job titles filed under this occupation
Employers write their own job titles; DOL assigns the occupation code. These are the most common titles.
- Postdoctoral Research Associate10
- Postdoctoral Associate8
- Research Scientist7
- Research Associate6
- Researcher III - Mechanical Engineering6
- Mechanical Engineer II5
- Mechanical Engineer I5
- Research Engineer5
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow5
- Senior Research Engineer5
- NIAR Research Engineer5
- Research Engineer II4
Frequently asked questions
- Which employers sponsor the most H-1B visas for mechanical engineers, R&D?
- In this window: Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, UChicago Argonne, LLC, Brookhaven National Laboratory and Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC. The full table above ranks the top employers by certified LCAs.
- What do H-1B mechanical engineers, R&D get paid?
- The median offered wage on full-time filings was $94,700 a year, with the middle half between $71,000 – $113,800. Offered wages are what employers stated on the filing; actual pay can differ.
- What is SOC code 17-2144?
- It is the Standard Occupational Classification code for Mechanical Engineers, R&D. Employers file under their own job titles; the Department of Labor assigns each filing an occupation code, which this page groups by.
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- English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary161 certified LCAs
- H-1B sponsors
Source and method
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification: LCA Programs (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) disclosure data, FY2026 Q3 release, decisions from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. DOL performance data page
- Counts are Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) with case status Certified and visa class H-1B, decided in the 12-month window above. Cases certified and later withdrawn, denied cases and withdrawn cases are listed separately.
- Employers are grouped by their filed legal name after removing punctuation and legal forms such as Inc. or LLC, so related companies that file under different legal names (for example a parent and a subsidiary) appear separately.
- Wages are the lower end of the wage range the employer stated on full-time LCAs, converted to a yearly amount. They are offered wages on a filing, not salary data, and actual pay can differ.
- DOL may revise individual records in later releases. Ruubu republishes the figures after each quarterly release.
This is U.S. government public-domain data credited to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ruubu aggregates it and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Labor.
Data imported October 24, 2026. Source page checked October 24, 2026.
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