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Companies hiring Materials Scientists in Tennessee: 170 certified H-1B and PERM cases, FY2023 to FY2026
9 employers had 170 certified H-1B and PERM cases for Materials Scientists (occupation code 19-2032) with a worksite in Tennessee, decided through June 4, 2026; the median offered wage is $87,703 a year.
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Employers hiring Materials Scientists in Tennessee
| Employer | Worksite cities | Cases | Job titles | Median offered | Median prevailing | Latest decision | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) | Oak Ridge | 144 | Postdoctoral Research Associate - Materials Theory; Physical Metallurgy of Lightweight Alloys - R&D Associate; R&D Associate - High Temperature Corrosion | $87,703 | $70,803 | May 13, 2026 | dol.gov |
| The University Of Tennessee | Knoxville | 13 | Post-Doctoral Research Associate; Research Assistant Professor; Research Scientist I | $75,000 | $51,750 | June 4, 2026 | dol.gov |
| Eastman Chemical Company | Kingsport | 7 | Senior Polymer Scientist; Adv Application Research Scientist; Application Development Scientist | $122,366 | $112,237 | May 15, 2025 | dol.gov |
| The University of Memphis | Memphis | 1 | Research Specialist | $57,575 | $51,750 | November 14, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Lodge Manufacturing Company | South Pittsburg | 1 | Metallurgist | $100,001 | $80,350 | August 21, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | 1 | Research Assistant Professor | $75,000 | $70,803 | June 24, 2025 | dol.gov |
| Theiss Research | Oak Ridge | 1 | Research Scientist | $108,400 | $89,898 | June 13, 2025 | dol.gov |
| University of Maryland College Park | Oak Ridge | 1 | Post-Doctoral Associate | $51,500 | $41,808 | October 4, 2024 | dol.gov |
| UT-Battelle, LLC (ORNL) | Oak Ridge | 1 | R&D Asst.-Modeling of Composite Materials in Nuclear Systems | $95,004 | $76,731 | June 20, 2023 | dol.gov |
Updated June 4, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Public domain (U.S. government work). A certified labor condition application (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3) or PERM labor certification is an employer filing the Department of Labor approved. It is not a count of people hired or visas issued. Wages are as the employer filed them, converted to a yearly figure at 2,080 hours; a wage whose unit is missing is left blank. The files show the first worksite of a case. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.