E-3 visa data for Physicists: Sponsors, Wages & Trends

SOC code 19-2012

There have been 87 US Department of Labor LCA filings for Physicists on the E-3 visa across all available fiscal years, with 85.1% certified. The median annualized wage is $138,198. The top sponsor is Triad National Security, with most positions based in CA.

Total filings

Certified

85.1% certification rate

Median wage

$138,198

Annualized; outliers excluded

Top employer

Triad National Security

Top state

All sponsoring employers

38 distinct employers have filed E-3 LCAs for Physicists. Search or sort below.

38 employers

Employer	Filings	Cert rate	Median wage	Top state	Top city
Triad National Security	9	44.4%	$97,290	NM	Los Alamos
In Physics	6	83.3%	$210,000	WI	Minocqua
Eureka Aerospace	5	100.0%	$143,936	CA	Pasadena
Simons Foundation	5	100.0%	$367,349	NY	New York
Boston Scientific	4	100.0%	$141,292	NJ	Jersey City
New Jersey Institute Of Technology	4	75.0%	$77,794	CA	Big Pine
Arizona State University	3	100.0%	$68,289	AZ	Tempe
Asml US	3	66.7%	$117,500	CA	San Diego
Genesiscare USA Services	3	33.3%	$163,000	CA	Rancho Mirage
Ionq Quantum	3	100.0%	$147,000	CA	Huntington Beach
Ntt Research	3	100.0%	$216,422	CA	Sunnyvale
Open Philanthropy Project	3	100.0%	$110,839	CA	San Francisco
The Trustees Of Princeton University	3	100.0%	$97,000	NJ	Princeton
Bruker Nano	2	100.0%	$100,000	CA	San Jose
General Atomics	2	100.0%	$123,906	CA	San Diego
Google	2	100.0%	$277,000	CA	Mountain View
Halliburton Energy Services	2	100.0%	$185,163	CO	Centennial
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis	2	100.0%	$60,658	IN	Indianapolis
Metalenz	2	50.0%	$92,955	MA	Cambdridge
Psiquantum	2	100.0%	$128,680	CA	Palo Alto
Svxr	2	100.0%	$96,968	CA	San Jose
American Museum Of Natural History	1	100.0%	$65,000	NY	New York
Coherent	1	100.0%	$152,064	NH	Salem
Commonwealth Fusion Hr	1	100.0%	$140,000	MA	Cambridge
Diraq	1	100.0%	$300,000	CA	Palo Alto
Inphysics	1	100.0%	$280,000	CA	Monterey
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory	1	100.0%	$69,624	CA	Berkeley
Lawrence Livermore National Security	1	0.0%	$154,800	CA	San Diego
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology	1	0.0%	$78,700	MA	Cambridge
Ompc	1	100.0%	$170,000	OH	Columbus
Quera Computing	1	100.0%	$130,400	MA	Boston
Radiation Physics Services (Rps)	1	100.0%	$280,000	MN	Mahtomedi
Research Foundation Of Cuny	1	100.0%	$54,000	NY	New York
Thorlabs	1	100.0%	$123,000	CA	Santa Barbara
Tristar Health Systems	1	100.0%	$210,000	TN	Brentwood
UT-Battelle Llc (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)	1	100.0%	$92,280	TN	Oak Ridge
University Of Illinois	1	100.0%	$58,240	IL	Urbana
Varian Medical Systems	1	100.0%	$158,000	CA	Palo Alto

Top states

Where Physicists E-3 jobs are concentrated.

State	Filings	Median wage
CA	39 (44.8%)	$123,906
NM	9 (10.3%)	$97,290
NY	7 (8%)	$367,349
NJ	6 (6.9%)	$141,292
MA	5 (5.7%)	$92,955
WI	4 (4.6%)	$210,000
AZ	3 (3.4%)	$68,289
OH	3 (3.4%)	$200,000
CO	2 (2.3%)	$185,163
IN	2 (2.3%)	$60,658
MN	2 (2.3%)	$198,209
TN	2 (2.3%)	$151,140
FL	1 (1.1%)	$120,000
IL	1 (1.1%)	$58,240
NH	1 (1.1%)	$152,064

Top cities

Cities where Physicists E-3 jobs are filed.

City	State	Filings	Median wage
Los Alamos	NM	9	$97,290
New York	NY	7	$367,349
San Diego	CA	6	$120,703
Pasadena	CA	5	$143,936
Big Pine	CA	4	$77,794
Minocqua	WI	4	$210,000
Palo Alto	CA	4	$152,289
San Jose	CA	4	$98,484
Cambridge	MA	3	$92,955
Jersey City	NJ	3	$142,850
Princeton	NJ	3	$97,000
San Francisco	CA	3	$110,839
Tempe	AZ	3	$68,289
Huntington Beach	CA	2	$150,000
Mountain View	CA	2	$277,000

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
Medical Physicist	10
Postdoctoral Research Associate	5
Group Leader, Center for Computational Astrophysics	4
Chief Observer	4
Senior Theoretical Physicist	3
Group Head, Quantum Simulation Group	3
Design Engineer 3	3
Biosecurity Research Analyst	3
Therapy Medical Physicist	2
Senior Research Scientist	2
Senior Research Engineer	2
Scientist IV	2
SENIOR MEDICAL IMAGING SPECIALIST	2
Research Scientist 1615.49836	2
Optical Automation Engineer	2
Medical Resident	2
J. Robert Oppenheimer Postdoctoral Fellow	2
Associate Research Scholar	2
Applications Scientist	2
APPLICATIONS SCIENTIST	2
Senior Validation Specialist	1
Senior Research Engineer	1
Senior Medical Imaging Specialist	1
Scientist, Boundary and Divertor Physics	1
Scientific Advisor - Physics, Chief	1
Research Staff Member	1
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE	1
Quantum Scientist – Quantum Error Correction	1
Quantum Architect	1
Postdoctoral Research Scholar	1

Filings by fiscal year

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

FY	Filings	Cert rate	Median wage
FY2020	20	85.0%	$123,600
FY2021	9	100.0%	$116,418
FY2022	14	100.0%	$120,000
FY2023	13	84.6%	$112,632
FY2024	11	63.6%	$163,000
FY2025	10	80.0%	$139,734
FY2026	10	80.0%	$192,000

Frequently asked questions

How many Physicists have been sponsored on the E-3 visa?

There have been 87 Labor Condition Application filings for Physicists on the E-3 visa across all available fiscal years, with 85.1% of applications certified by the US Department of Labor.

What is the median wage for Physicists on the E-3 visa?

The median annualized wage for Physicists on the E-3 visa is $138,198, based on certified LCA filings. Wage outliers above $2 million are excluded from this calculation.

Which employers sponsor the most Physicists on the E-3 visa?

The top E-3 visa sponsors of Physicists are: Triad National Security (9 filings), In Physics (6 filings), Eureka Aerospace (5 filings). The full list of sponsoring employers is shown above.

Where are E-3 visa physicists based in the US?

Most E-3 visa filings for Physicists are based in: CA (39 filings), NM (9 filings), NY (7 filings).

Can Australians work as physicists 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. Physicists is regularly sponsored under the E-3 visa, as the data on this page shows.

E-3 visa data for Physicists