E-3 visa data for Natural Sciences Managers: Sponsors, Wages & Trends

SOC code 11-9121

There have been 149 US Department of Labor LCA filings for Natural Sciences Managers on the E-3 visa across all available fiscal years, with 88.6% certified. The median annualized wage is $210,422. The top sponsor is Redwood Materials, with most positions based in CA.

Total filings

149

Certified

132

88.6% certification rate

Median wage

$210,422

Annualized; outliers excluded

Top employer

Redwood Materials

Top state

All sponsoring employers

77 distinct employers have filed E-3 LCAs for Natural Sciences Managers. Search or sort below.

77 employers

Employer	Filings	Cert rate	Median wage	Top state	Top city
Ferring Pharmaceuticals	6	33.3%	$175,000	NJ	Parsippany
Redwood Materials	6	100.0%	$184,350	NV	McCarran
Beewise US	5	60.0%	$250,000	CA	Sunnyvale
Invicro	4	100.0%	$187,550	CA	La Jolla
Iqvia Rds	4	75.0%	$150,949	WA	Redmond
Janux Therapeutics	4	75.0%	$181,003	CA	La Jolla
Just-Evotec Biologics	4	100.0%	$265,200	WA	Redmond
Syneos Health	4	100.0%	$124,834	AZ	Scottsdale
Asedasciences	3	100.0%	$137,946	MD	North Potomac
Bayer U S	3	100.0%	$249,186	NJ	Whippany
Bivacor	3	100.0%	$250,000	TX	Houston
Bluerock Therapeutics	3	100.0%	$287,015	MA	Cambridge
Bp America	3	33.3%	$135,000	TX	Houston
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	3	100.0%	$173,471	NJ	Lawrenceville
Buxton Resources Arizona	3	100.0%	$120,000	AZ	Phoenix
Emd Serono Research And Development Institute	3	66.7%	$260,000	MA	Rockland
Exxon Mobil	3	100.0%	$242,200	TX	Spring
North Carolina State University	3	100.0%	$84,870	NC	Raleigh
Proqr Therapeutics I	3	100.0%	$311,436	MA	Cambridge
Replay Holdings	3	66.7%	$240,000	CA	San Diego
Roche Molecular Systems	3	66.7%	$158,870	CA	Pleasanton
Saputo Cheese USA	3	66.7%	$175,000	CA	South Gate
Transunion	3	100.0%	$150,205	MA	Cambridge
Aligos Therapeutics	2	100.0%	$239,041	CA	San Francisco
Becton Dickinson And Company	2	50.0%	$240,000	CA	San Jose
Chemical Management	2	100.0%	$200,000	TX	Irving
Csl Behring L L C	2	100.0%	$227,909	CA	Pasadena
Glaxosmithkline	2	100.0%	$172,564	CA	Cambridge
Glowforge	2	100.0%	$235,387	WA	Seattle
Ionis Pharmaceuticals	2	100.0%	$267,811	CA	Carlsbad
Modernatx	2	100.0%	$281,061	MA	Cambridge
Novotech Clinical Research USA	2	100.0%	$148,418	CA	Charleston
Pfizer	2	100.0%	$125,976	PA	Collegeville
Raba Kistner	2	50.0%	$86,944	TX	Corpus Christi
Reopen Diagnostics	2	100.0%	$158,000	NY	New York
Syneos Health US	2	100.0%	$222,579	CA	San Francisco
Applied Materials	1	100.0%	$223,000	CA	Santa Clara
Basf	1	100.0%	$120,000	TX	Freeport
Bill Melinda Gates Foundation	1	100.0%	$400,840	WA	Seattle
Biotheryx	1	100.0%	$292,000	CA	San Diego
Cache Dna	1	100.0%	$132,000	CA	San Carlos
Camp4 Therapeutics	1	100.0%	$325,000	MA	Cambridge
Daiichi Sankyo	1	100.0%	$325,000	NJ	Basking Ridge
Elementusa Accelerator	1	100.0%	$160,000	TX	Cedar Park
Emd Serono	1	100.0%	$245,000	CA	Los Angeles
Evotec (US)	1	100.0%	$145,574	NJ	Princeton
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	1	100.0%	$113,499	WA	Seattle
Genentech	1	100.0%	$266,906	CA	South San Francisco
Generate Biomedicines	1	100.0%	$400,000	MA	Somerville
Genzyme	1	100.0%	$290,000	MA	Cambridge

Top states

Where Natural Sciences Managers E-3 jobs are concentrated.

State	Filings	Median wage
CA	46 (31.5%)	$205,000
MA	22 (15.1%)	$286,034
TX	18 (12.3%)	$159,591
NJ	13 (8.9%)	$175,000
WA	13 (8.9%)	$235,387
NY	8 (5.5%)	$159,837
NV	7 (4.8%)	$200,000
AZ	6 (4.1%)	$119,834
MD	3 (2.1%)	$137,946
NC	3 (2.1%)	$84,870
PA	2 (1.4%)	$125,976
VA	2 (1.4%)	$291,924
DC	1 (0.7%)	$72,500
IL	1 (0.7%)	$109,554
IN	1 (0.7%)	$295,000

Top cities

Cities where Natural Sciences Managers E-3 jobs are filed.

City	State	Filings	Median wage
Cambridge	MA	16	$287,015
San Diego	CA	10	$217,250
Houston	TX	9	$159,182
Redmond	WA	9	$250,000
La Jolla	CA	5	$175,100
Seattle	WA	4	$235,387
South San Francisco	CA	4	$225,729
Carlsbad	CA	3	$235,622
Lawrenceville	NJ	3	$173,471
McCarran	NV	3	$168,700
New York	NY	3	$165,000
North Potomac	MD	3	$137,946
Parsippany	NJ	3	$175,000
Phoenix	AZ	3	$120,000
Pleasanton	CA	3	$158,870

Job titles within this role

The actual job titles employers used in their filings. Useful when the SOC label is generic — e.g. "CEO" / "Chief Executive Officer" both fall under Chief Executives.

Job title	Filings
Senior Director of Protein Engineering & Structural Biology	4
Program Manager	4
Exploration Manager	4
Associate Director, CMC Process Development	4
VP, Process and Product Design	3
President	3
Medical Director, Global Medical Affairs Oncology	3
Manager, Medical Affairs	3
Chief Technology Officer	3
Vice President, Scientific & Commercial Strategy, DPS	2
Vice President, Non-Clinical Research Services	2
Vice President, Head of Business Development	2
Technology Principal, DIO	2
Technology Chief of Staff	2
Sr. Director, Process Design	2
Senior Medical Director, Neurology	2
Senior Clinical Research Associate 3	2
Senior Clinical Project Manager	2
Med. Science Liaison - Reproductive Med. and Maternal Health	2
Manager, BU Operations Management	2
Manager	2
Laboratory Manager	2
Global Director of Technical Services and R&D-Whey	2
Director, Worldwide Commercial Cendakimab	2
Director, NBD Technical	2
Director of Manufacturing	2
Director of Clinical Operations	2
Director Customer & Business Insights (Oncology)	2
Director AI/ML Engineering	2
Deepwater Development Planning Manager	2

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year trend in E-3 LCA filings for Natural Sciences Managers. DOL's fiscal year runs October–September.

FY	Filings	Cert rate	Median wage
FY2020	15	73.3%	$158,870
FY2021	26	100.0%	$200,000
FY2022	29	82.8%	$240,000
FY2023	37	81.1%	$200,000
FY2024	14	100.0%	$193,695
FY2025	16	100.0%	$235,387
FY2026	12	91.7%	$245,000

Frequently asked questions

How many Natural Sciences Managers have been sponsored on the E-3 visa?

There have been 149 Labor Condition Application filings for Natural Sciences Managers on the E-3 visa across all available fiscal years, with 88.6% of applications certified by the US Department of Labor.

What is the median wage for Natural Sciences Managers on the E-3 visa?

The median annualized wage for Natural Sciences Managers on the E-3 visa is $210,422, based on certified LCA filings. Wage outliers above $2 million are excluded from this calculation.

Which employers sponsor the most Natural Sciences Managers on the E-3 visa?

The top E-3 visa sponsors of Natural Sciences Managers are: Ferring Pharmaceuticals (6 filings), Redwood Materials (6 filings), Beewise US (5 filings). The full list of sponsoring employers is shown above.

Where are E-3 visa natural sciences managers based in the US?

Most E-3 visa filings for Natural Sciences Managers are based in: CA (46 filings), MA (22 filings), TX (18 filings).

Can Australians work as natural sciences managers on the E-3 visa?

Yes. The E-3 visa is exclusive to Australian citizens and is one of the most common visa categories for skilled professionals working in the United States. Natural Sciences Managers is regularly sponsored under the E-3 visa, as the data on this page shows.

E-3 visa data for Natural Sciences Managers