What it is, where the jobs are, what it hires for and pays, and the open jobs today.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Applied Materials, Inc. is an American corporation that supplies equipment, services and software for the manufacture of semiconductor chips for electronics, flat panel displays for computers, smartphones, televisions, and solar products. The company also supplies equipment to produce coatings for flexible electronics, packaging and other applications. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, and is the second largest supplier of semiconductor equipment in the world based on revenue behind Dutch company ASML.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Santa Clara |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Website | appliedmaterials.com |
Applied Materials is hiring in 5 states and 5 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
The mix of roles shows what Applied Materials needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
| Role family ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Engineer (other) | 42 | not published |
| Operations / Supply chain / Logistics | 28 | not published |
| Project / Program manager | 26 | not published |
| Technician / Trades / Driver | 18 | not published |
| Mechanical / Manufacturing engineer | 13 | not published |
| Other roles | 9 | not published |
| Teacher / Instructor / Trainer | 6 | not published |
| DevOps / Cloud / SRE | 4 | not published |
| IT support / Help desk | 3 | not published |
| Data scientist / Machine learning | 3 | not published |
| Financial analyst / Banking / Investments | 2 | not published |
| Electrical / Hardware engineer | 2 | not published |
| Title ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Engineering Technician II | 10 |
| Manufacturing Technician II | 7 |
| Manager II | 6 |
| Manufacturing Technician III | 6 |
| NPC Engineering Technician II | 6 |
| Manager | 4 |
| Materials Project Manager | 4 |
| NPC Engineering Technician III | 3 |
| Technical Project Manager | 2 |
| CW- Engineering Technician II | 2 |
| Engineering Technician III | 2 |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 2 |
| Field Service Productivity Coordinator | 2 |
| Etch SRP New Product Introduction Instructor | 2 |
| Manager IV | 2 |
None of the 167 open listings publishes a pay range, so we do not state one.
Applied Materials states a seniority level in 167 of 167 listings: Mid Level 96, Senior Level 65, Internship 5, Entry Level 1.
4 of 167 listings (2%) mention a remote or flexible location.
We counted how often Applied Materials's own 167 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 70 of 167 ads (42%) state a number of years. The median is 4 years; 49% ask for 5 or more and 9% for 10 or more.
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | 62 | 37% |
| 'or equivalent experience' accepted | 26 | 16% |
| Associate degree | 23 | 14% |
| High school diploma or GED | 10 | 6% |
| Master's degree | 7 | 4% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. citizenship mentioned | 167 | 100% |
| Work authorization required | 3 | 2% |
| Says it does NOT sponsor visas | 2 | 1% |
| Security clearance mentioned | 1 | 1% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Travel mentioned | 167 | 100% |
| Relocation mentioned | 167 | 100% |
| On-site or in-person work | 21 | 13% |
| Heavy lifting | 10 | 6% |
| Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call | 7 | 4% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| excel | 25 | 15% |
| sap | 20 | 12% |
| tableau | 7 | 4% |
| power bi | 7 | 4% |
| pmp | 6 | 4% |
| sql | 5 | 3% |
| cad | 4 | 2% |
| aws | 3 | 2% |
| python | 3 | 2% |
| cpa | 2 | 1% |
| jira | 1 | 1% |
| solidworks | 1 | 1% |
| c++ | 1 | 1% |
| matlab | 1 | 1% |
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.
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167 open jobs today, 49 posted in the last 7 days (updated several times a day).
Mostly in Austin, TX (153), Phoenix, AZ (5), Boise, ID (4).