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Data Specialist roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as computer science, statistics, or information systems. Employers file a Labor Condition Application with the DOL before submitting your H-1B petition to USCIS, certifying the role meets prevailing wage requirements.
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Get Access To All JobsTogether we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.
We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.
Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.
Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now
Get to Know the Opportunity:
The Health Account Solutions (HAS) Operations Business Specialist is responsible for data service support for the HAS suite of products, including data files for eligibility, plan contributions, premium information, and COBRA administration. Responsibilities include file set up and testing as well as processing ongoing files and managing errors and discrepancies. The operations business specialist collaborates with internal and external stakeholders regularly to meet implementation expectations, service delivery goals and resolve issues.
The Contributions You'll Make:
- Manage file development, testing and mapping to internal applications.
- Analysis of incoming data accuracy.
- Manages daily file imports; communicates and follows through on resolution of errors and discrepancies.
- Participate in calls with internal and external parties as the file subject matter expert.
- Maintain applicable inventory management tracking and sign offs.
- Independently manage assigned workload.
- Engage in working groups and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Participate in process documentation and knowledge sharing.
- May assist and training or mentoring of new team members.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Knowledge & Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum 1 year within a health insurance role including; CDHP, COBRA or Major Medical Insurance
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and file intake/sharing tools.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven time management skills.
- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to prioritize and oversee multiple priorities and meet service level requirements.
- Demonstrated success in critical thinking; making effective recommendations to resolve issues as they arise.
Preferred Knowledge & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- WEX and or COBRA Point
Compensation Pay Disclosure:
Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.
The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.
Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
$50,600 - $84,340 USD
Be Well. Stay Well.
Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.
What We Offer
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
- 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
- Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
- Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year
Critical Skills
At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:
- Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
- Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
- Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
- Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
- Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.
Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future.
We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today.
Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision.
Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now
Get to Know the Opportunity:
The Health Account Solutions (HAS) Operations Business Specialist is responsible for data service support for the HAS suite of products, including data files for eligibility, plan contributions, premium information, and COBRA administration. Responsibilities include file set up and testing as well as processing ongoing files and managing errors and discrepancies. The operations business specialist collaborates with internal and external stakeholders regularly to meet implementation expectations, service delivery goals and resolve issues.
The Contributions You'll Make:
- Manage file development, testing and mapping to internal applications.
- Analysis of incoming data accuracy.
- Manages daily file imports; communicates and follows through on resolution of errors and discrepancies.
- Participate in calls with internal and external parties as the file subject matter expert.
- Maintain applicable inventory management tracking and sign offs.
- Independently manage assigned workload.
- Engage in working groups and continuous improvement opportunities.
- Participate in process documentation and knowledge sharing.
- May assist and training or mentoring of new team members.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Knowledge & Experience:
- High School Diploma or GED
- Minimum 1 year within a health insurance role including; CDHP, COBRA or Major Medical Insurance
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, and file intake/sharing tools.
- Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven time management skills.
- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to prioritize and oversee multiple priorities and meet service level requirements.
- Demonstrated success in critical thinking; making effective recommendations to resolve issues as they arise.
Preferred Knowledge & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- WEX and or COBRA Point
Compensation Pay Disclosure:
Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities.
The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting.
Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked.
$50,600 - $84,340 USD
Be Well. Stay Well.
Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well.
What We Offer
- Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans
- 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
- Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%)
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day.
- Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year
Critical Skills
At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture:
- Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations.
- Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution.
- Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals.
- Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions.
- Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law.
Reasonable Accommodations
Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Data Specialist
Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS requires your degree to be in a field directly related to the Data Specialist duties listed in the job posting. A degree in information systems or statistics supports the petition more cleanly than a general business degree.
Check the LCA wage level before accepting
Your employer files an LCA that locks in a prevailing wage level. Use the OFLC Wage Search to confirm your offered wage meets at least Level I for your metro area before the petition is filed.
Target employers with active H-1B filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Data Specialist roles by employers who have filed H-1B Labor Condition Applications, so you're applying to companies already set up to sponsor rather than educating them on the process.
Confirm the SOC code on your LCA
Data Specialist roles are often mapped to SOC 15-1242 or 15-2051 depending on duties. Ask your employer to confirm the SOC code before LCA filing, since it determines the prevailing wage benchmark DOL applies.
Document your specialty occupation evidence early
Pull the O*NET profile for your specific SOC code and note the listed education requirements. If your job description doesn't mirror those duties, work with your employer to revise it before USCIS adjudicates the petition.
Understand the cap-gap window if you're on OPT
If you're on OPT and your H-1B is selected in the lottery, cap-gap extends your work authorization through September 30. Your employer's I-129 receipt notice is what keeps you authorized to work during that bridge period.
H-1B Visa Data Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Specialist 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, data science, statistics, or information systems. USCIS scrutinizes Data Specialist petitions where the job description is broad, so the employer's LCA and support letter need to tie specific duties to a particular degree field, not just any bachelor's degree.
How do I find employers who actively sponsor H-1B visas for Data Specialist roles?
Migrate Mate filters Data Specialist listings by employers who have filed H-1B Labor Condition Applications with the DOL, so you're not guessing at sponsorship willingness. This is more reliable than applying broadly and asking during screening calls, since LCA filing history is public record.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Data Specialist role changes significantly after approval?
Material changes to your job duties, location, or employer can trigger an amended H-1B petition requirement. If your employer restructures your role from data entry and cleaning to data architecture or engineering, a new LCA and amended I-129 may be required before the change takes effect. USCIS treats location changes to a new metro area the same way.
Can my employer sponsor me for a Data Specialist contract or project-based role?
H-1B sponsorship is available for contract and project-based positions, but USCIS requires the employer-employee relationship to be genuine, meaning the sponsoring employer must control your work. If you're placed at a third-party client site, the staffing employer remains the petitioner but must demonstrate supervisory authority, which USCIS scrutinizes closely for IT and data roles.
Which degree fields best support an H-1B petition for a Data Specialist position?
Computer science, information systems, statistics, applied mathematics, and data science are the strongest matches. Economics or business analytics degrees can qualify if the job description requires quantitative analysis at a level consistent with that training. USCIS looks for a direct and logical relationship between the degree field and the specific duties in the LCA, so alignment matters more than the degree title alone.