Semiconductors jobs: who is hiring and what it pays
Chip makers, equipment suppliers and designers: the fab, process, design and supply chain roles behind American chip manufacturing. 3,683 open jobs at 195 employers, with a median stated pay of $175k. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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3,683
open semiconductor jobs
195
employers hiring
$175k
median stated pay (296 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
All semiconductor lists
Employers with the most open semiconductor jobs
Advanced Micro Devices, Qualcomm Inc/De and Applied Materials lead the semiconductor employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 61% of the 3,683 open semiconductor jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Advanced Micro DevicesCA | 499 open |
| 2 | Qualcomm Inc/DeCA | 431 open |
| 3 | Applied MaterialsCA · Median pay $159k | 260 open |
| 4 | TeradyneMA · Median pay $135k | 217 open |
| 5 | GlobalFoundriesTX | 178 open |
| 6 | CoherentCA | 177 open |
| 7 | EntegrisMA · Median pay $105k | 146 open |
| 8 | SynopsysCA | 138 open |
| 9 | Texas InstrumentsTX | 109 open |
| 10 | LAM ResearchCA | 97 open |
Highest-paying semiconductor roles
Among semiconductor jobs that state yearly pay, Computer Hardware Engineers, Software Developers and Marketing Managers pay the most at the median, against $175k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer Hardware Engineers405 open · With pay 33 | $231k |
| 2 | Software Developers235 open · With pay 25 | $197k |
| 3 | Marketing Managers129 open · With pay 21 | $192k |
| 4 | Mechanical Engineers201 open · With pay 13 | $171k |
| 5 | Computer Systems Engineers/Architects174 open · With pay 12 | $170k |
| 6 | Electrical Engineers76 open · With pay 16 | $143k |
Skills employers ask for
python, c++ and excel are the skills most often named in semiconductor job postings, read from each posting's own text.
Where the semiconductor jobs are
CA, TX and MA have the most open semiconductor jobs.
| # | State | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaMedian pay $193k | 1,719 open |
| 2 | TexasMedian pay $217k | 685 open |
| 3 | MassachusettsMedian pay $137k | 288 open |
| 4 | New YorkMedian pay $158k | 143 open |
| 5 | Oregon | 134 open |
| 6 | Arizona | 107 open |
| 7 | Illinois | 61 open |
| 8 | Colorado | 59 open |
New semiconductor jobs this week
25 semiconductor jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- ASIC & FPGA Design Engineer
Sikorsky Aircraft · Orlando, FL
Nov 2
- Senior Technical Product Manager - GPU Direct Storage
Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA
$208k–$328k · Nov 2
- Senior Technical Program Manager - Circuit Solutions Group
Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA
$168k–$259k · Nov 2
- AIx Field Service Engineer (MANASSAS)
Applied Materials · Manassas, VA
$79k–$108k · Nov 2
- Production Planner (NM1204)
Cirrus Logic · Austin, TX
Nov 1
- Senior Director, Procurement Operations and Systems
Nvidia · Santa Clara, CA
$272k–$414k · Nov 1
- Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer - VLSI Tools
Nvidia · Durham, NC
$152k–$242k · Nov 1
- Senior Information Security Analyst / Engineer
Cirrus Logic · Austin, TX
Nov 1
Laid off in semiconductor? Start here
- A plan for the weeks after a layoff
- Unemployment benefits and how to file, by state
- Severance calculator
- Layoff tracker: who is cutting and where
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- US manufacturing34,328
- Defense and aerospace30,328
- Financial services28,982
- Healthcare26,927
- Education14,346
- Nonprofits13,697
- Biotech and pharma12,574
- AI8,364
- Construction7,544
- Transportation and logistics5,669
- Space5,418
- Automotive and EV4,186
- Retail3,289
- Robotics and automation3,148
- Consumer packaged goods2,663
- Data centers2,554
- Utilities and power2,405
- Clean energy and nuclear2,303
- Telecom1,689
- Real estate1,655
- Tourism and hospitality1,437
- Oil and gas1,102
- Steel, aluminum and metals1,022
- Restaurants953
- TV and streaming941
- Mining and natural resources884
- Airlines and aviation811
- Music663
- Shipbuilding and maritime474
- Casino and gaming441
- Sports235
- Movies and film63
How these lists are made
- Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
- A job is counted in semiconductor when its employer is on our list of semiconductor employers, or its title names semiconductor work. A job can sit in more than one segment.
- Pay figures use only jobs that state a yearly salary range in dollars; the figure is the middle of the range, and the median is across jobs. A pay list is shown only when enough jobs state pay.
- The same employer under different spellings is counted once. A city where one employer posts half the openings is not ranked.
- Lists are rebuilt weekly from our job board and kept by month. Professional and management roles; hourly roles are not on our board.
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