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Health And Safety Specialist roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship through PERM labor certification, which requires your employer to document that no qualified U.S. worker is available. Roles tied to OSHA compliance, industrial hygiene, or environmental safety often support advanced-degree EB-2 petitions, while EB-3 covers degreed professionals in standard specialist positions.
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When you join Verizon, you want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You will oversee the design, deployment, and integration of health and safety programs for thousands of field technicians and facilities personnel. Your mission is simple to state but complex to execute: ensure every person returns home safely every day, while enabling operational speed and efficiency.
You will lead a distributed team of regional safety managers, the Corporate Industrial Hygienist, and the Verizon Ergonomist, and collaborate directly with the AVP of EHS and operations partners.
Responsibilities will include:
- Defining the multi-year EHS roadmap for H&S. Using risk assessment results to prioritize tasks. Communicating and collaborating with internal partners and union representatives on safety programs, practices, and training requirements.
- Leading a team of H&S professionals. Developing their skills to ensure they have technical and functional capabilities.
- Designing and implementing rigorous safety protocols tailored to risks to reduce serious incidents and fatalities, including electrical safety, confined space, trenching/excavation, work at height, and complex traffic control.
- Transitioning the organization from reactive metrics and compliance to predictive safety. Build and leverage leading-indicator dashboards to identify risk trends before incidents occur.
- Overseeing the investigation of all critical incidents, ensuring that root cause analysis triggers systemic operational changes through the use of the hierarchy of controls. Serving as the primary point of contact with federal and state regulatory bodies (e.g., OSHA).
- Cultivating a progressive, human-organizational performance (HOP) safety culture in which field teams feel psychologically safe reporting near-misses and using learning teams to understand the operational reality of high-risk work and collaborate on safety innovations.
- Assisting the field with contractor safety management, as needed.
- Partnering with Risk Management on injuries related to workers' comp claims.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
An effective leader who motivates and inspires a team that develops and implements programs for Health and Safety. Should have implementation and oversight experience for H&S-related disciplines, with proven field experience and H&S regulatory knowledge.
Demonstrate strong collaboration and communication skills; strong writing, research, and analytical skills. Results-driven, detail-oriented, and can work in a fast-paced and challenging environment. Anticipate needs and issues and proactively identify appropriate solutions—strong ability to work independently and multitask, with the ability to maintain confidential information.
You’ll need to have:
- Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
- EHS work experience in engineering, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental discipline, or equivalent technical field.
- Experience with EHS compliance and regulations.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in an EHS-related discipline.
- Experience managing people.
- Demonstrated collaboration skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Telecommunications industry experience.
- Professional certification (Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist).
- Experience with Google Suite (docs, sheets, slides, etc.).
- Experience working with unions.
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.
LOCATION
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.
SCHEDULED WEEKLY HOURS
40
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.
BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION
Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.
The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours. The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $103,000.00 - $198,000.00.
INTRODUCTION
When you join Verizon, you want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
You will oversee the design, deployment, and integration of health and safety programs for thousands of field technicians and facilities personnel. Your mission is simple to state but complex to execute: ensure every person returns home safely every day, while enabling operational speed and efficiency.
You will lead a distributed team of regional safety managers, the Corporate Industrial Hygienist, and the Verizon Ergonomist, and collaborate directly with the AVP of EHS and operations partners.
Responsibilities will include:
- Defining the multi-year EHS roadmap for H&S. Using risk assessment results to prioritize tasks. Communicating and collaborating with internal partners and union representatives on safety programs, practices, and training requirements.
- Leading a team of H&S professionals. Developing their skills to ensure they have technical and functional capabilities.
- Designing and implementing rigorous safety protocols tailored to risks to reduce serious incidents and fatalities, including electrical safety, confined space, trenching/excavation, work at height, and complex traffic control.
- Transitioning the organization from reactive metrics and compliance to predictive safety. Build and leverage leading-indicator dashboards to identify risk trends before incidents occur.
- Overseeing the investigation of all critical incidents, ensuring that root cause analysis triggers systemic operational changes through the use of the hierarchy of controls. Serving as the primary point of contact with federal and state regulatory bodies (e.g., OSHA).
- Cultivating a progressive, human-organizational performance (HOP) safety culture in which field teams feel psychologically safe reporting near-misses and using learning teams to understand the operational reality of high-risk work and collaborate on safety innovations.
- Assisting the field with contractor safety management, as needed.
- Partnering with Risk Management on injuries related to workers' comp claims.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
An effective leader who motivates and inspires a team that develops and implements programs for Health and Safety. Should have implementation and oversight experience for H&S-related disciplines, with proven field experience and H&S regulatory knowledge.
Demonstrate strong collaboration and communication skills; strong writing, research, and analytical skills. Results-driven, detail-oriented, and can work in a fast-paced and challenging environment. Anticipate needs and issues and proactively identify appropriate solutions—strong ability to work independently and multitask, with the ability to maintain confidential information.
You’ll need to have:
- Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
- EHS work experience in engineering, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental discipline, or equivalent technical field.
- Experience with EHS compliance and regulations.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
- Bachelor's or advanced degree in an EHS-related discipline.
- Experience managing people.
- Demonstrated collaboration skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Telecommunications industry experience.
- Professional certification (Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist).
- Experience with Google Suite (docs, sheets, slides, etc.).
- Experience working with unions.
If Verizon and this role sound like a fit for you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every “even better” qualification listed above.
LOCATION
In this hybrid role, you'll have a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager. Employees are responsible for maintaining compliance with hybrid work policies.
SCHEDULED WEEKLY HOURS
40
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.
BENEFITS AND COMPENSATION
Our benefits are designed to help you move forward in your career, and in areas of your life outside of Verizon. From health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance. We also offer a matched 401(k) savings plan, up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year, paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance, plus other incentives, we’ve got you covered with our award-winning total rewards package. Depending on the role, employees have the opportunity to receive compensation in the form of premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc. Newly hired employees receive up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service. For part-timers, your coverage will vary as you may be eligible for some of these benefits depending on your individual circumstances.
The salary will vary depending on your location and confirmed job-related skills and experience. This is an incentive based position with the potential to earn more. For part-time roles, your compensation will be adjusted to reflect your hours. The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $103,000.00 - $198,000.00.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a Health And Safety Specialist
Document your credentials for PERM classification
Gather your degree transcripts, professional certifications (CSP, CIH, CHMM), and any OSHA training records before your employer files PERM. DOL reviewers look at whether your credentials match the minimum requirements the employer advertises, so gaps here can trigger audits.
Target employers with active OFLC filing history
Search the OFLC Wage Search and public PERM disclosure data to find companies that have sponsored health and safety roles before. Employers already familiar with PERM for this occupation type move faster and make fewer procedural errors during the recruitment attestation phase.
Use Migrate Mate to find sponsoring employers
Filter your job search on Migrate Mate by green card sponsorship and occupation to surface Health And Safety Specialist roles where employers have a documented history of filing employment-based petitions, saving you from applying to companies that lack the process knowledge or intent to sponsor.
Verify your SOC code before the prevailing wage request
Health and safety work maps to multiple Standard Occupational Classification codes depending on your industry focus. Confirm your employer selects the correct SOC code when submitting the prevailing wage determination to DOL, because a mismatch between your actual duties and the posted wage level can force a restart.
Negotiate job duties language in your offer letter
PERM filings require your employer to advertise the role with specific minimum requirements. Work with HR to ensure your offer letter duties align precisely with what gets posted, since USCIS compares the two documents during I-140 adjudication and inconsistencies are a common denial trigger.
Understand EB-2 versus EB-3 timing before you accept an offer
If you hold a master's degree in occupational health, environmental science, or a related field, ask whether your employer will file under EB-2 rather than EB-3. EB-2 priority dates are often current for many nationalities, which can shorten your wait to adjustment of status by years.
Green Card Health And Safety Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Health And Safety Specialist role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both categories are possible depending on your degree and how the employer defines the role. EB-3 covers positions requiring a bachelor's degree in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, or environmental science. EB-2 applies when the role genuinely requires a master's degree or equivalent advanced credentials, and your employer can justify that requirement in the PERM filing.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for this role?
H-1B visa is a temporary work status capped at 65,000 slots annually, with a lottery for most applicants. PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual filing cap and leads to permanent residency rather than a renewable temporary status. The tradeoff is timeline: PERM labor certification alone can take six months to over a year before your employer files the I-140, but the outcome is a green card rather than repeated renewal cycles.
What professional certifications strengthen a PERM petition for a Health And Safety Specialist?
Certifications like the Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) directly support your EB-2 or EB-3 petition when the employer lists them as preferred or required qualifications. Including them in your resume and credential documentation also helps satisfy DOL audit requirements if your PERM application is selected for review.
How can I find Health And Safety Specialist jobs where employers are willing to sponsor a green card?
Migrate Mate lets you filter roles specifically by employment-based green card sponsorship history, so you can identify employers who have filed PERM petitions for health and safety occupations rather than relying on vague job posting language. Targeting companies with a track record of sponsoring this occupation type significantly reduces the risk of starting a lengthy process with an employer who later backs out.
Can my employer start the green card process while I'm on an H-1B or other work authorization?
Yes. Your employer can file the PERM labor certification while you're working under any valid status, including H-1B, O-1 visa, or EAD. The PERM process runs in parallel with your current authorization. Once USCIS approves the I-140 petition, you can file for adjustment of status when your priority date becomes current, without needing to leave your current role or interrupt your employment.