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Learning Specialist roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in education, instructional design, or a related field. Employers in K-12 districts, higher education, and corporate L&D regularly file LCAs for this role. Cap-subject petitions enter the annual lottery, but cap-exempt institutions like universities and nonprofits can file year-round.
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Since 1977, Arizona-based commercial general contractor Willmeng Construction has been committed to staying true to building excellence and preserving the company's high value to the clients we serve. Willmeng gives back to our community and has been recognized for a multitude of awards for project excellence and company culture including Contractor of the Year by AZRE Magazine, #1 General Contractor by Ranking Arizona, Best Workplace by Inc. Magazine, General Contractor of the Year by NAIOP, and Best Places to Work by Phoenix Business Journal.
Our strategic vision focuses on three fundamental aspects: supporting prelease transactions, maintaining our ability to competitively bid projects small and large, and fostering the "altruistic service" corporate culture established by recruiting highly talented individuals of great character.
The Role
Willmeng is seeking a detail-oriented and people-driven Learning Specialist to serve as the operational backbone of our Learning & Development team. This role ensures every training experience at Willmeng is executed with care and consistency - from room setup and technology to facilitator coordination and participant engagement. A significant focus of the role is leading the coordination and facilitation of our Internal Willmeng Academy, a year-long program that sits at the heart of how Willmeng develops its people. This is a role for someone who finds purpose in the details, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and genuinely loves creating conditions where others can learn and grow.
What you will accomplish
Internal Culture Academy
- Own end-to-end coordination of The Willmeng Academy, managing all logistics, setup communications, and planning across the full program year.
- Prepare and support presenters and participants before, during, and after each session to ensure a seamless and consistent experience.
- Facilitate portions of each session, including opening networking and closing segments, while managing attendance, engagement, and follow-through.
- Continuously improve the program by gathering feedback, maintaining records, and promoting The Willmeng Academy across the organization.
Learning Delivery & On-site Support
- Own on-site logistics for training events across the organization.
- Serve as the day-of point person for troubleshooting and execution, ensuring a seamless experience regardless of format or audience size.
- Coordinate printing, distribution, and inventory of physical training materials and supplies across all programs.
- Maintain readiness standards for all training spaces and equipment.
- Support virtual training delivery by managing platform logistics including participant access, breakout rooms, and engagement tools.
Learning Design & Evaluation
- Create and maintain training materials — including slide decks, guides, job aids, and procedure manuals — ensuring version control and consistency across cohorts and programs.
- Maintain organized records of training activities, attendance, assessment results, and requirements across the organization.
- Evaluate program effectiveness by designing post-session surveys, conducting on-the-job observations, and synthesizing feedback into actionable improvements.
- Deliver and facilitate training sessions to employee audiences.
- Support management of digital content in the LMS and shared repositories, keeping resources organized and accessible.
What we would like you to have
Abilities
- Bring genuine warmth and professionalism to every interaction, creating environments where participants feel welcomed and valued from the moment they walk in.
- Manage competing priorities and multiple moving pieces without losing attention to detail or letting things fall through the cracks.
- Communicate clearly and proactively with facilitators, participants, and stakeholders — keeping everyone informed and prepared.
- Take full ownership of your programs and responsibilities, anticipating problems before they arise and solving them without waiting to be asked.
- Adapt in real time when sessions don't go as planned, staying calm, resourceful, and focused on the participant experience.
- Combine a service mindset with strong execution — caring deeply about the experience while ensuring every logistical detail is handled with precision.
- Approach the role with a growth mindset and genuine curiosity about the learning and development field, actively seeking opportunities to expand skills in areas like facilitation, instructional design, and program evaluation.
Experience
- Ability to work on-site in the Phoenix office.
- Bachelor's degree in education, Communications, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Psychology, Business, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in training coordination, program administration, event operations, or a similar role.
- Strong organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to manage multi-session programs and coordinate multiple stakeholders simultaneously.
- Comfort with AV technology, virtual meeting platforms, and presentation tools.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and SharePoint.
- Experience coordinating cohort-based programs, leadership academies, or multi-session learning series preferred.
- Familiarity with LMS platforms and a willingness to learn new learning technologies.
You're inspired by our values
- Altruistic - Our foundation is built upon the authentic, selfless concern we share for the success and wellbeing of others.
- Fair 360 - We illuminate with kindness by seeking to understand before being understood and by caring more than may seem reasonable so we can achieve genuine success for all.
- Strategic - The blueprint that guides the creation of a genuine place of purpose expresses the clarity of our vision, the rigor of our thought and the character of our word.
- Sincere - We present no facades, only genuine elevations of truth, trust, and wholehearted loyalty to the employees we mentor, the clients we serve and the communities we call home.
- Nimble - Our structural integrity is ensured through the balance of resourcefulness, responsiveness, and adaptability and strengthened by being well-rounded in the market to serve at the highest levels.
Compensation
Alongside cash, our total compensation package includes comprehensive benefits and 100% employee ownership. From wellness to work life, our benefits support our employees' total wellbeing.
Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- 401k with employer match
- Employee medical, dental, and vision insurance 100% covered, with options to add dependents at 50% coverage by Willmeng
- Flexible Time Off Policy
- 9 paid company holidays
- 3 consecutive weeks of parental bonding leave, with an additional 3-5 weeks of disability leave for delivery recovery
- Spacious break rooms with healthy meals & snacks provided at no additional cost
- Team-building activities, including volunteer opportunities
Willmeng places nothing more important to the organizational health of the company than its overall focus on culture. By bringing different personalities together and embracing their individual contributions, the culture is rich, strong and uniquely different. With a true family feel and the opportunity to participate in building a genuine place of purpose for clients and employees, Willmeng has the distinct advantage of something exceptional and special in the culture.
About Willmeng
Since 1977, Arizona-based commercial general contractor Willmeng Construction has been committed to staying true to building excellence and preserving the company's high value to the clients we serve. Willmeng gives back to our community and has been recognized for a multitude of awards for project excellence and company culture including Contractor of the Year by AZRE Magazine, #1 General Contractor by Ranking Arizona, Best Workplace by Inc. Magazine, General Contractor of the Year by NAIOP, and Best Places to Work by Phoenix Business Journal.
Our strategic vision focuses on three fundamental aspects: supporting prelease transactions, maintaining our ability to competitively bid projects small and large, and fostering the "altruistic service" corporate culture established by recruiting highly talented individuals of great character.
The Role
Willmeng is seeking a detail-oriented and people-driven Learning Specialist to serve as the operational backbone of our Learning & Development team. This role ensures every training experience at Willmeng is executed with care and consistency - from room setup and technology to facilitator coordination and participant engagement. A significant focus of the role is leading the coordination and facilitation of our Internal Willmeng Academy, a year-long program that sits at the heart of how Willmeng develops its people. This is a role for someone who finds purpose in the details, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and genuinely loves creating conditions where others can learn and grow.
What you will accomplish
Internal Culture Academy
- Own end-to-end coordination of The Willmeng Academy, managing all logistics, setup communications, and planning across the full program year.
- Prepare and support presenters and participants before, during, and after each session to ensure a seamless and consistent experience.
- Facilitate portions of each session, including opening networking and closing segments, while managing attendance, engagement, and follow-through.
- Continuously improve the program by gathering feedback, maintaining records, and promoting The Willmeng Academy across the organization.
Learning Delivery & On-site Support
- Own on-site logistics for training events across the organization.
- Serve as the day-of point person for troubleshooting and execution, ensuring a seamless experience regardless of format or audience size.
- Coordinate printing, distribution, and inventory of physical training materials and supplies across all programs.
- Maintain readiness standards for all training spaces and equipment.
- Support virtual training delivery by managing platform logistics including participant access, breakout rooms, and engagement tools.
Learning Design & Evaluation
- Create and maintain training materials — including slide decks, guides, job aids, and procedure manuals — ensuring version control and consistency across cohorts and programs.
- Maintain organized records of training activities, attendance, assessment results, and requirements across the organization.
- Evaluate program effectiveness by designing post-session surveys, conducting on-the-job observations, and synthesizing feedback into actionable improvements.
- Deliver and facilitate training sessions to employee audiences.
- Support management of digital content in the LMS and shared repositories, keeping resources organized and accessible.
What we would like you to have
Abilities
- Bring genuine warmth and professionalism to every interaction, creating environments where participants feel welcomed and valued from the moment they walk in.
- Manage competing priorities and multiple moving pieces without losing attention to detail or letting things fall through the cracks.
- Communicate clearly and proactively with facilitators, participants, and stakeholders — keeping everyone informed and prepared.
- Take full ownership of your programs and responsibilities, anticipating problems before they arise and solving them without waiting to be asked.
- Adapt in real time when sessions don't go as planned, staying calm, resourceful, and focused on the participant experience.
- Combine a service mindset with strong execution — caring deeply about the experience while ensuring every logistical detail is handled with precision.
- Approach the role with a growth mindset and genuine curiosity about the learning and development field, actively seeking opportunities to expand skills in areas like facilitation, instructional design, and program evaluation.
Experience
- Ability to work on-site in the Phoenix office.
- Bachelor's degree in education, Communications, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Psychology, Business, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in training coordination, program administration, event operations, or a similar role.
- Strong organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to manage multi-session programs and coordinate multiple stakeholders simultaneously.
- Comfort with AV technology, virtual meeting platforms, and presentation tools.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) and SharePoint.
- Experience coordinating cohort-based programs, leadership academies, or multi-session learning series preferred.
- Familiarity with LMS platforms and a willingness to learn new learning technologies.
You're inspired by our values
- Altruistic - Our foundation is built upon the authentic, selfless concern we share for the success and wellbeing of others.
- Fair 360 - We illuminate with kindness by seeking to understand before being understood and by caring more than may seem reasonable so we can achieve genuine success for all.
- Strategic - The blueprint that guides the creation of a genuine place of purpose expresses the clarity of our vision, the rigor of our thought and the character of our word.
- Sincere - We present no facades, only genuine elevations of truth, trust, and wholehearted loyalty to the employees we mentor, the clients we serve and the communities we call home.
- Nimble - Our structural integrity is ensured through the balance of resourcefulness, responsiveness, and adaptability and strengthened by being well-rounded in the market to serve at the highest levels.
Compensation
Alongside cash, our total compensation package includes comprehensive benefits and 100% employee ownership. From wellness to work life, our benefits support our employees' total wellbeing.
Benefits
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- 401k with employer match
- Employee medical, dental, and vision insurance 100% covered, with options to add dependents at 50% coverage by Willmeng
- Flexible Time Off Policy
- 9 paid company holidays
- 3 consecutive weeks of parental bonding leave, with an additional 3-5 weeks of disability leave for delivery recovery
- Spacious break rooms with healthy meals & snacks provided at no additional cost
- Team-building activities, including volunteer opportunities
Willmeng places nothing more important to the organizational health of the company than its overall focus on culture. By bringing different personalities together and embracing their individual contributions, the culture is rich, strong and uniquely different. With a true family feel and the opportunity to participate in building a genuine place of purpose for clients and employees, Willmeng has the distinct advantage of something exceptional and special in the culture.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Learning Specialist
Verify your degree field matches the role
USCIS evaluates whether your bachelor's degree directly relates to the Learning Specialist duties listed in the job posting. A degree in instructional design, curriculum development, psychology, or education typically satisfies the specialty occupation requirement. A business or unrelated degree may trigger a Request for Evidence.
Target cap-exempt employers first
Universities, nonprofits, and government research organizations can file H-1B petitions outside the annual lottery. Learning Specialist roles exist in all three categories. Filtering your search to these institutions gives you a filing path that isn't tied to the April registration window.
Search LCA filings to confirm sponsorship history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Learning Specialist jobs by employers who have active LCA filings for this occupation code. Seeing verified DOL Labor Condition Application history tells you the employer has already cleared the wage and documentation step, not just expressed willingness to sponsor.
Check prevailing wage before negotiating salary
The DOL assigns Learning Specialist roles to SOC code 25-9031. Run your target employer's location through the OFLC Wage Search to see the Level I through Level IV wage floors before your first salary conversation. Offers below the prevailing wage cannot be certified on an LCA.
Clarify STEM OPT eligibility with your DSO early
If you're on OPT and your Learning Specialist role is housed in an instructional technology or educational data unit, your DSO may be able to designate it under a STEM-eligible SOC code. That extension gives you two additional years before your employer needs to file your H-1B petition.
Confirm the job description matches O*NET requirements
USCIS cross-references H-1B specialty occupation claims against the O*NET occupation profile for the listed SOC code. Ask your employer to align the job posting's required qualifications with the O*NET entry-level education standard before the LCA is filed, reducing the risk of a denial based on occupational mismatch.
H-1B Visa Learning Specialist: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Learning Specialist role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the employer's job description requires at least a bachelor's degree in a directly related field such as education, instructional design, curriculum development, or learning sciences. USCIS looks at whether the degree requirement is standard for the position, not just preferred. Generic postings that accept any bachelor's degree can create problems at adjudication, so the job description's language matters.
Which types of employers hire Learning Specialists and sponsor H-1B visas?
K-12 school districts, colleges and universities, corporate learning and development departments, edtech companies, and healthcare systems all hire Learning Specialists and have filed LCAs for the role. Universities and nonprofits are cap-exempt, meaning they can file year-round without entering the lottery. You can search employers with verified H-1B filing history for this role on Migrate Mate.
How does the H-1B lottery affect Learning Specialist job seekers?
Cap-subject employers, typically for-profit companies, must register you in the annual H-1B lottery held each March. With a selection rate under 30% in recent fiscal years, a single registration doesn't guarantee a filing slot. Prioritizing cap-exempt employers like universities or nonprofit training organizations eliminates lottery risk entirely and lets your employer file at any point in the year.
What SOC code applies to Learning Specialist roles under an H-1B petition?
Most Learning Specialist roles are classified under SOC code 25-9031, Instructional Coordinators, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics defines as requiring a master's degree for many positions. Your employer uses this code when filing the LCA with DOL. The SOC code also determines your prevailing wage level, so verifying the correct code before the LCA is submitted protects both sides from a wage compliance issue later.
Can an OPT student working as a Learning Specialist transition to H-1B status?
Yes. If you're on standard OPT, your employer needs to file your H-1B petition during the March registration window. If your role falls under a STEM-eligible SOC code and your employer is E-Verify enrolled, your DSO may approve a STEM OPT extension, giving you up to two additional years of work authorization. That extension significantly reduces timing pressure on the H-1B filing.