H-1B Visa Data Science Engineer Jobs
Data Science Engineer roles sit squarely within H-1B visa specialty occupation requirements, combining statistical modeling, machine learning, and software engineering under a single job title. Most sponsors file in the April lottery window, though cap-exempt employers at universities and nonprofits hire year-round. Your degree field and job duties must align for the LCA to hold.
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Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$191,500.00 - $316,000.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Travelers Data Scientists are taking the organization to the next level of intelligence by using advanced statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms. As an AVP & Data Scientist, you will lead a team responsible for challenging conventional thinking and communicating insights to executive business and analytics leadership. You will also collaborate with technology partners to drive analytics out to our products in the marketplace, giving Travelers a competitive advantage.
What Will You Do?
- Present analysis, insights, results, and recommendations to executives for decisions.
- Anticipate potential objections and influence executives to adopt a different point of view.
- Take ownership of a portfolio of projects and team of managers and leaders, making recommendations that influence business outcomes.
- Drive teams and leaders to ensure the successful execution of data science strategies.
- Start identifying organizational tension and work to build consensus across the organization.
- Assist in the development of business plans for the portfolio.
- Influence outcomes in the line of business and/or data science community through discussions, presentations, or peer reviews.
- Drive team recruiting, training, and talent assessment efforts.
- Provide guidance and coaching for team members; guide your team to advance their subject matter expertise and to identify future leaders to meet Travelers’ business objectives.
- Support the sharing of knowledge and best practices across the Enterprise.
- Partner across enterprise stakeholders to design benchmarks from real Travelers work, such as underwriting, claims, and coding, and measure frontier models (Claude, OpenAI), TravelersLLM, and fine-tuned models against them.
- Collaborate with platform and line-of-business teams to define when and how workloads move between models as vendors release new versions and retire old ones, including regression testing and cost, latency, and quality trade-offs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Master's in STEM related field or equivalent.
- 10 or more years of related work experience, including 6 or more years of team leadership experience.
- Industry expertise in modeling/ research/ analytics or actuarial required.
- Industry level knowledge of value creation and business model concepts.
- Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers using negotiating and/or influencing skills.
- Subject matter expertise in the majority of external software programs.
- Ability to apply emerging statistical procedures to large highly complex work.
- Recognized industry expertise in 2-3 of the following: Regression, Classification, Machine Vision, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning and Statistical modeling.
What is a Must Have?
- Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Decision Sciences, Actuarial Science or related analytical STEM field plus seven years of experience or any suitable and equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Heavy concentration in mathematics, including statistics and programming, business intelligence/analytics, as well as data science tools and research using large data sets.
- Additional verification of specific coursework will be required.
What Is in It for You?
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
Who Are We?
Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That’s the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 170 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.
Compensation Overview
The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.
Salary Range
$191,500.00 - $316,000.00
Target Openings
1
What Is the Opportunity?
Travelers Data Scientists are taking the organization to the next level of intelligence by using advanced statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms. As an AVP & Data Scientist, you will lead a team responsible for challenging conventional thinking and communicating insights to executive business and analytics leadership. You will also collaborate with technology partners to drive analytics out to our products in the marketplace, giving Travelers a competitive advantage.
What Will You Do?
- Present analysis, insights, results, and recommendations to executives for decisions.
- Anticipate potential objections and influence executives to adopt a different point of view.
- Take ownership of a portfolio of projects and team of managers and leaders, making recommendations that influence business outcomes.
- Drive teams and leaders to ensure the successful execution of data science strategies.
- Start identifying organizational tension and work to build consensus across the organization.
- Assist in the development of business plans for the portfolio.
- Influence outcomes in the line of business and/or data science community through discussions, presentations, or peer reviews.
- Drive team recruiting, training, and talent assessment efforts.
- Provide guidance and coaching for team members; guide your team to advance their subject matter expertise and to identify future leaders to meet Travelers’ business objectives.
- Support the sharing of knowledge and best practices across the Enterprise.
- Partner across enterprise stakeholders to design benchmarks from real Travelers work, such as underwriting, claims, and coding, and measure frontier models (Claude, OpenAI), TravelersLLM, and fine-tuned models against them.
- Collaborate with platform and line-of-business teams to define when and how workloads move between models as vendors release new versions and retire old ones, including regression testing and cost, latency, and quality trade-offs.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have?
- Master's in STEM related field or equivalent.
- 10 or more years of related work experience, including 6 or more years of team leadership experience.
- Industry expertise in modeling/ research/ analytics or actuarial required.
- Industry level knowledge of value creation and business model concepts.
- Regularly interacts with executives and/or major customers using negotiating and/or influencing skills.
- Subject matter expertise in the majority of external software programs.
- Ability to apply emerging statistical procedures to large highly complex work.
- Recognized industry expertise in 2-3 of the following: Regression, Classification, Machine Vision, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning and Statistical modeling.
What is a Must Have?
- Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Decision Sciences, Actuarial Science or related analytical STEM field plus seven years of experience or any suitable and equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Heavy concentration in mathematics, including statistics and programming, business intelligence/analytics, as well as data science tools and research using large data sets.
- Additional verification of specific coursework will be required.
What Is in It for You?
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health program provides access to free professional counseling services, health coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
Employment Practices
Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.
In accordance with local law, candidates seeking employment in Colorado are not required to disclose dates of attendance at or graduation from educational institutions.
If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.
Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.
To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Data Science Engineer
Align your degree to the role
USCIS scrutinizes whether your degree field directly relates to data science engineering duties. A degree in statistics, computer science, or applied mathematics strengthens your specialty occupation case. Unrelated degrees require detailed documentation showing how coursework maps to the role.
Check the LCA before accepting an offer
Your employer files a Labor Condition Application with DOL before submitting the I-129 petition. Verify the certified LCA lists the correct job title, worksite, and wage level so your H-1B petition matches the actual role you'll perform.
Target cap-exempt employers for year-round hiring
Universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government-affiliated organizations are exempt from the H-1B cap and annual lottery. Data science engineering roles at these employers can be sponsored any time of year, not only after the April registration window.
Use Migrate Mate to find active H-1B sponsors
Filter your job search by employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history for data science roles. Migrate Mate surfaces DOL disclosure data by occupation so you can target companies that have sponsored similar positions, not just those with general sponsorship policies.
Benchmark your wage against the OFLC prevailing level
DOL sets four wage levels for each SOC code and metro area. Data science engineering roles typically file at Level II or III. Use the OFLC Wage Search to confirm your offered salary meets or exceeds the prevailing wage for your specific location before the LCA is submitted.
H-1B Visa Data Science Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Science Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the position requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as computer science, statistics, or data engineering. USCIS looks at whether a theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge is required. Job descriptions that mix generic software duties with data science responsibilities can trigger a Request for Evidence, so your employer's job description should clearly tie the role's core functions to a specific degree field.
What SOC code is typically used for Data Science Engineer H-1B petitions?
Employers most commonly file under SOC 15-2051 (Data Scientists) or 15-1243 (Database Architects), depending on how the role is defined. Some filings use 15-1252 (Software Developers) when the engineering component is dominant. The SOC code determines the prevailing wage level, so it directly affects the salary your employer must certify on the LCA. You can look up the occupation description and typical requirements on O*NET.
How do I find employers that actively sponsor H-1B visas for Data Science Engineer roles?
Search Migrate Mate to filter for employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history specifically for data science and engineering job titles. DOL publishes quarterly LCA disclosure data, and Migrate Mate maps that data to searchable employer profiles so you can see which companies have sponsored comparable roles rather than relying on self-reported sponsorship policies.
Can I change employers on H-1B if I get a better data science offer mid-status?
Yes. H-1B portability under AC21 lets you start working for a new employer as soon as they file a new I-129 petition on your behalf, as long as your current H-1B has been approved for at least 180 days and the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. Your new employer must file before your current H-1B expires to maintain continuous status.
Does working remotely for an H-1B-sponsored data science role create any compliance issues?
Yes. If you work from a location not listed on the certified LCA, your employer may need to file an amended I-129 petition and post the LCA notice at the new worksite. Remote work across multiple states or cities is a known compliance risk because each worksite's prevailing wage must be certified separately. Confirm with your employer's immigration counsel before changing your primary work location.