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Optics, Waves & Acoustics

A skill group in Science & Research › Physics & Theoretical Sciences: 97 skills, 81 of them carrying a SynapseScope Skill Rating, named in 3,728 open US roles at the latest reading.

SkillOrganisation ratingOpen rolesMedian salary
InterferometryMaintain385$92,500
Environmental AcousticsMaintain298$82,500
CODE VMaintain284$172,500
InterferenceMaintain264$162,500
Quantum OpticsInvest261$147,500
Light & OpticsMaintain203$132,500
Light ScatteringMaintain150$82,500
Light DetectionMaintain142$122,500
Femtosecond LaserMaintain128$167,500
Acoustic IntelligenceMaintain127$127,500
Nonlinear OpticsInvest122$177,500
Laser PhysicsMaintain114$177,500
Underwater AcousticsMaintain107$152,500
Physical OpticsMaintain104$152,500
Structured Light and Orbital Angular Momentum EngineeringInvest104$67,500
Photonic Quantum Circuit EngineeringInvest102$147,500
Optical SciencesMonitor95$137,500
Photon CorrelationMaintain78$82,500
NanophotonicsInvest68$87,500
Physical AcousticsMaintain66
Metasurface EngineeringInvest53$142,500
Optical CavitiesMaintain49$157,500
Wave PhysicsNot rated47
LightMatter InteractionNot rated45
Sound PerceptionNot rated37$67,500
Optical Frequency Comb EngineeringInvest31$82,500
Wave TheoryNot rated28
Acoustic ResearchNot rated25
Nano OpticsInvest23$87,500
Applied AcousticsMaintain21
Infrasonic AcousticsMaintain17
Lithium Niobate Photonic IntegrationInvest17$177,500
PhotophysicsMaintain16
Theoretical AcousticsNot rated14
Ultrafast OpticsInvest14
High-Frequency Sound AnalysisMaintain12
Applied OpticsInvest10
SHGMaintain9
Wave EquationsNot rated9
Wave MechanicsNot rated9
Marine OpticsNot rated8
Quantum Dot Single-Photon Source EngineeringInvest6
Quantum Efficiency MeasurementsMaintain4
Attosecond Pulse GenerationMonitor3
Cavity Optomechanics EngineeringMonitor3
Light AbsorptionMaintain3
Interference PatternsMaintain2
Light AnalysisMaintain2
Magneto-opticsInvest2
Photonic Metamaterial DevelopmentInvest2
Acoustic ReflectometryMonitor1
BELLHOPMaintain1
Edge Spread FunctionMonitor1
Noise MappingMaintain1
Wave ScatteringNot rated1
Acousto Optical PhenomenaMonitor
Ballistic CavitationMaintain
Directional Sound UnderwaterMaintain
Experimental AcousticsMaintain
Fresnel Ring InterferometryMaintain
Holography InfraredInvest
Impulse AcousticsMaintain
Infrasonic VibrationsMaintain
InfrasonicsMaintain
Infrasound Propagation UnderwaterMaintain
Infrasound Wave PropagationMaintain
Insect InfrasoundMonitor
Integrated Photonics Inverse DesignInvest
Laser Light DetectionMaintain
Law of RefractionNot rated
Light Emission StudiesMaintain
Light Interaction StudiesMaintain
Low Frequency Impulse WaveMonitor
Luminescence AmplificationMonitor
Luminescence TheoryMonitor
Musical AcousticsMaintain
Nano Optical PhenomenaInvest
Negative Refractive Index DesignMonitor
Ocean InfrasonicsMonitor
Optical Physics Technologies SUN_CHARTMonitor
Opto PhysicsMonitor
Photodetection TheoryMaintain
Photoelectric PhenomenaMaintain
Relativistic OpticsMonitor
Resonance PhenomenaNot rated
Sonar ScatteringMaintain
Sound Scattering UnderwaterMaintain
Sound and Light InteractionNot rated
Topological PhotonicsInvest
Transformation Optics EngineeringInvest
Ultrasonic CommunicationMonitor
Ultrasonic PhysicsMaintain
Underwater HarmonicsMaintain
Underwater OpticsMaintain
Wave InteractionNot rated
Wave PhenomenonNot rated
Wave RefractionNot rated

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