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Transportation Engineers design and analyze road networks, transit systems, and traffic flow infrastructure, roles that consistently qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations under USCIS. Most positions require a bachelor's degree in civil or transportation engineering. Federal, state, and private infrastructure employers all sponsor H-1B visa petitions for this occupation.
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Location: McDonough, GA | Department: HDO Operations | Job Type: Full-time | Pay: $21.50-$23.00
About the Role: Your Impact
As a Transportation Specialist, you are a critical link in Wayfair's logistics network, responsible for optimizing the supply chain and ensuring the timely and cost-effective delivery of goods. You are the key contact for coordinating and managing the movement of freight, maintaining precise inventory fidelity in warehouse systems, and proactively resolving transportation issues. Your primary goal is to ensure "perfect" orders run smoothly from the moment they're received at the terminal until they are dispatched for final-mile delivery.
Why Join Our Team? (Your Perks & Growth)
- Competitive Pay: The listed pay rate/range is just the start with potential for OT, shift differential, and bonuses.
- Earn up to a $1,200 Peak Season Bonus on top of your hourly pay — apply today!
- Comprehensive Benefits: Potential for medical, dental, vision, 401 (k) match, and paid time off based on role type.
- Safety First Culture: We are relentlessly focused on a safe work environment for all employees.
- Growth Opportunities: We value data-driven decisions and promote from within, offering clear paths for career advancement in operations, team leadership, and management.
What You’ll Do (Core Responsibilities)
Your duties focus on logistics execution, inventory reconciliation, and route management:
- Route & Dispatch Management: Review and scrub daily route publishing for accuracy, including identifying issues like address discrepancies, cube issues, and geocode problems. Assign drivers and tablets to routes. Oversee loadout processes, including troubleshooting driver questions and managing rescheduled stops.
- Exception & Inventory Reconciliation: Identify and reconcile inbound and outbound exceptions (e.g., damage, short shipments, mis-shipments, overweight cartons). Monitor inventory accuracy and perform regular scrubs of cycle count results. Inventory and process freight returning after a missed or refused delivery.
- Reverse Logistics & Paperwork: Manage reverse logistics by setting up schedules for outgoing freight (returns, liquidation, donation, disposal) and maintaining carrier relationships. Print any necessary paperwork for delivery teams (e.g., BOLs), correcting errors as needed.
- Communication & Reporting: Write and distribute an "end of shift" report to all terminal staff and necessary partner teams. Communicate with routing teams regarding route data, capacity, and stop adjustments. Support Customer Service and other partner teams to maintain high customer satisfaction.
- Operational Support: Assist with direct warehouse tasks (e.g., loading/unloading, deluxing, picking) when staffing levels require additional support. Maintain a clean and organized work area.
What You’ll Need (Minimum Requirements)
- Experience: 2+ years of relevant experience in a similar role is required. Experience in Logistics or Transportation is highly preferred. A BA/BS is preferred.
- Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with a strong customer-centric approach. Ability to multitask and navigate through various systems and tools. Must be well-organized and detail-oriented.
- Technical Acumen: Comfort with Microsoft Office and learning new technologies. Proficiency with systems like Descartes and other inventory/order processing software is a plus.
- Physical Capability:
- The ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and work a full shift (8+ hours a day) in a dynamic, non-climate-controlled warehouse environment.
- The ability to frequently lift and move merchandise up to 75+ lbs. unassisted.
- Education/Experience (Preferred): High School diploma or GED is preferable. Previous warehouse experience is preferable.
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Need Technical Assistance?
For more information about applying for a career at Wayfair, visit our FAQ page here.
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.
Transportation Specialist
Location: McDonough, GA | Department: HDO Operations | Job Type: Full-time | Pay: $21.50-$23.00
About the Role: Your Impact
As a Transportation Specialist, you are a critical link in Wayfair's logistics network, responsible for optimizing the supply chain and ensuring the timely and cost-effective delivery of goods. You are the key contact for coordinating and managing the movement of freight, maintaining precise inventory fidelity in warehouse systems, and proactively resolving transportation issues. Your primary goal is to ensure "perfect" orders run smoothly from the moment they're received at the terminal until they are dispatched for final-mile delivery.
Why Join Our Team? (Your Perks & Growth)
- Competitive Pay: The listed pay rate/range is just the start with potential for OT, shift differential, and bonuses.
- Earn up to a $1,200 Peak Season Bonus on top of your hourly pay — apply today!
- Comprehensive Benefits: Potential for medical, dental, vision, 401 (k) match, and paid time off based on role type.
- Safety First Culture: We are relentlessly focused on a safe work environment for all employees.
- Growth Opportunities: We value data-driven decisions and promote from within, offering clear paths for career advancement in operations, team leadership, and management.
What You’ll Do (Core Responsibilities)
Your duties focus on logistics execution, inventory reconciliation, and route management:
- Route & Dispatch Management: Review and scrub daily route publishing for accuracy, including identifying issues like address discrepancies, cube issues, and geocode problems. Assign drivers and tablets to routes. Oversee loadout processes, including troubleshooting driver questions and managing rescheduled stops.
- Exception & Inventory Reconciliation: Identify and reconcile inbound and outbound exceptions (e.g., damage, short shipments, mis-shipments, overweight cartons). Monitor inventory accuracy and perform regular scrubs of cycle count results. Inventory and process freight returning after a missed or refused delivery.
- Reverse Logistics & Paperwork: Manage reverse logistics by setting up schedules for outgoing freight (returns, liquidation, donation, disposal) and maintaining carrier relationships. Print any necessary paperwork for delivery teams (e.g., BOLs), correcting errors as needed.
- Communication & Reporting: Write and distribute an "end of shift" report to all terminal staff and necessary partner teams. Communicate with routing teams regarding route data, capacity, and stop adjustments. Support Customer Service and other partner teams to maintain high customer satisfaction.
- Operational Support: Assist with direct warehouse tasks (e.g., loading/unloading, deluxing, picking) when staffing levels require additional support. Maintain a clean and organized work area.
What You’ll Need (Minimum Requirements)
- Experience: 2+ years of relevant experience in a similar role is required. Experience in Logistics or Transportation is highly preferred. A BA/BS is preferred.
- Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills with a strong customer-centric approach. Ability to multitask and navigate through various systems and tools. Must be well-organized and detail-oriented.
- Technical Acumen: Comfort with Microsoft Office and learning new technologies. Proficiency with systems like Descartes and other inventory/order processing software is a plus.
- Physical Capability:
- The ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, and work a full shift (8+ hours a day) in a dynamic, non-climate-controlled warehouse environment.
- The ability to frequently lift and move merchandise up to 75+ lbs. unassisted.
- Education/Experience (Preferred): High School diploma or GED is preferable. Previous warehouse experience is preferable.
Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
Wayfair is fully committed to providing equal opportunities for all individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Wayfair will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on business operations. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.
Need Technical Assistance?
For more information about applying for a career at Wayfair, visit our FAQ page here.
About Wayfair Inc.
Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for the home. Whether you work in our global headquarters in Boston, or in our warehouses or offices throughout the world, we’re reinventing the way people shop for their homes. Through our commitment to industry-leading technology and creative problem-solving, we are confident that Wayfair will be home to the most rewarding work of your career. If you’re looking for rapid growth, constant learning, and dynamic challenges, then you’ll find that amazing career opportunities are knocking.
No matter who you are, Wayfair is a place you can call home. We’re a community of innovators, risk-takers, and trailblazers who celebrate our differences, and know that our unique perspectives make us stronger, smarter, and well-positioned for success. We value and rely on the collective voices of our employees, customers, community, and suppliers to help guide us as we build a better Wayfair – and world – for all. Every voice, every perspective matters. That’s why we’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Your personal data is processed in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your rights under applicable privacy and data protection laws, please contact us at dataprotectionofficer@wayfair.com.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Transportation Engineer
Verify your degree supports specialty occupation
USCIS requires your degree field to directly relate to transportation engineering work. A civil engineering degree typically satisfies this, but a general STEM degree may trigger an RFE if the connection to traffic or infrastructure design isn't explicit.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Search the OFLC Wage Search to confirm a firm has filed Labor Condition Applications for transportation or civil engineering roles. Past LCA activity signals an employer already understands the H-1B process and isn't learning it on your timeline.
Check SOC code alignment before accepting an offer
Transportation Engineers typically file under SOC 17-2051. If your offer letter describes traffic modeling or ITS work that maps to a different SOC code, flag it before petition filing so your employer's attorney can document the specialty occupation correctly.
Use Migrate Mate to filter roles by sponsorship history
Search Transportation Engineer positions on Migrate Mate, which surfaces employers verified through DOL Labor Condition Application data so you're only applying to firms with a documented track record of H-1B sponsorship for engineering roles.
Confirm prevailing wage tier before negotiating salary
Run your job title and work location through the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions. Your employer's LCA must certify at least the prevailing wage for your tier, so knowing the DOL figure in advance keeps your negotiation grounded in what USCIS will accept.
File premium processing if your project start date is fixed
Infrastructure projects run on fixed procurement schedules. If your employer needs you on-site by a specific date, request USCIS premium processing at filing so adjudication completes within 15 business days rather than waiting several months on regular processing.
H-1B Visa Transportation Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Transportation Engineer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. Transportation Engineering requires at least a bachelor's degree in civil or transportation engineering, which satisfies the USCIS specialty occupation standard. Most positions involving traffic analysis, roadway design, or transit planning map to SOC code 17-2051. Roles where any unrelated degree is accepted may face greater scrutiny, so your job description should specify a directly related field of study.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for Transportation Engineers?
Engineering consulting firms, state departments of transportation, metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, and large construction contractors are the most active sponsors. Federal employers generally hire through different pathways. To find companies with verified H-1B filing history for engineering roles, search Transportation Engineer positions on Migrate Mate, which filters employers by DOL Labor Condition Application data.
Can a Transportation Engineer change employers while on H-1B status?
Yes, through H-1B portability under AC21. Your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition before your current status expires, and you can start working as soon as USCIS receives it. The new petition must also certify a prevailing wage through a fresh LCA filed with DOL, so confirm your prospective employer is ready to move quickly.
How does prevailing wage affect H-1B sponsorship for Transportation Engineers?
DOL assigns one of four wage levels based on your experience and responsibilities. Your employer's LCA must certify they'll pay at least that level for your work location. Transportation Engineering wages vary significantly by region, so the same title in a rural area and a major metro will have different DOL thresholds. Use the OFLC Wage Search to check the level before finalizing your offer.
Does working on public infrastructure projects affect H-1B status?
It can, if you're placed at a third-party government site rather than your employer's own facility. USCIS scrutinizes end-client placement arrangements for engineers on public agency contracts. Your employer should document control over your work assignments and confirm the site qualifies under their LCA. Roles based primarily at the sponsoring firm's office face fewer complications than long-term deployments at a client agency.