STEM OPT Business Intelligence Jobs
Business Intelligence roles in data analytics, reporting, and data warehousing qualify for STEM OPT authorization when your degree is in a qualifying STEM field. Your 24-month extension gives you up to 36 months total to work for any E-Verify-enrolled employer, with a signed I-983 training plan in place before your start date.
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INTRODUCTION
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
Join Verizon as we continue to grow our industry-leading network to improve the ways people, businesses, and things connect. Verizon is positioned to lead the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” (4IR) with the emergence of technologies like our best-in-class 5G network and the Internet of Things (IoT) to impact a wide variety of industries such as healthcare, education, manufacturing, public safety, government, and many others. We are in the midst of historic breakthroughs in connectivity and mobility to blend the physical and the digital through ground breaking technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles, nanotechnologies, 3D printing, wearables, and advanced robotics. As part of this team, you will play a critical role in our network transformation through building a unified network across all lines of business and maintaining the technology that keeps millions of our customers connected.
You will partner with other internal teams to provide business intelligence through identifying the right data, conducting research and analyses, and providing insights to make recommendations and guide decision making. Plus, you’ll come up with the best ways to share the data in dashboards, presentations, and written reports to suit the need and the audience.
- Collaborating with your product group to understand business needs and staying up to date on all the product initiatives and plans.
- Analyzing data and clearly communicating findings to partners.
- Providing the metrics required to support key business goals.
- Creating and supporting new business intelligence services to address emerging needs.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
You have a gift for taking unstructured data, organizing it, finding the valuable takeaways, and making it understood by others. You enjoy immersing yourself in a subject and becoming the go-to specialist. You thrive in a fast-paced environment where new challenges come up every day but you are organized so no balls are dropped. You view problems as puzzles you’d like to solve. You are comfortable working on your own but you also enjoy collaborating. You are a good listener and able to translate a business question into just the right analysis to find the answer.
You’ll need to have:
- Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
- Experience conducting research or analyses.
- Managed projects for multiple stakeholders.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Even better if you have one or more of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Math, Physics, Computer Science, or Engineering; ideally, an MBA or Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline.
- SQL, SQL Editor for Oracle, and Microsoft Excel experience.
- Familiarity with data visualization software like COGNOS or Tableau.
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 salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $78,000.00 - $150,000.00.
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Verify your CIP code before applying
Check your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code against STEM OPT's designated program list. Business Analytics, Management Information Systems, and Computer Science CIP codes typically qualify, but degrees labeled 'Business Administration' often don't without a STEM concentration.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before accepting offers
Ask recruiters for the employer's E-Verify Company ID or verify enrollment directly through E-Verify's search portal. BI teams at large enterprises are almost always enrolled, but boutique analytics consulting firms and startups frequently aren't.
Map your I-983 training plan to BI competencies
Your training plan must connect your daily BI tasks, such as ETL pipeline development or dashboard engineering in Tableau or Power BI, to specific learning objectives tied to your STEM degree. Generic job descriptions get rejected by DSOs.
Use O*NET to strengthen specialty occupation arguments
Pull the O*NET occupation profile for Business Intelligence Analysts to document the degree requirements and technical skills standard to the role. This evidence supports your employer's LCA filing and helps preempt any USCIS scrutiny about whether BI qualifies as a specialty occupation.
Search Migrate Mate to target BI roles at verified sponsors
Migrate Mate surfaces Business Intelligence positions at employers with active STEM OPT and H-1B visa filing histories, so you're not guessing which companies will actually process your authorization paperwork once you've accepted an offer.
Time your H-1B registration to protect your cap-gap
If your OPT end date falls between April 1 and October 1, cap-gap rules let you keep working while your H-1B petition is pending. Your employer must file before your EAD expires, so confirm their timeline with HR well before your authorization ends.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my degree qualify me for the STEM OPT extension in a Business Intelligence role?
Your degree's CIP code determines eligibility, not your job title. Degrees in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics, Statistics, or Data Science typically appear on the STEM designated degree program list. A general Business Administration degree usually doesn't qualify unless it carries a STEM concentration with a separate CIP code. Confirm your CIP code with your DSO before applying.
What goes into an I-983 training plan for a Business Intelligence position?
Your I-983 must identify specific learning objectives tied to your STEM degree, not just your job responsibilities. For BI roles, that means documenting how tasks like dimensional modeling, SQL optimization, or building KPI dashboards in tools such as Power BI or Looker advance skills in data science, systems analysis, or applied statistics. Both you and your supervisor must sign it before your extension start date.
Does every employer hiring for Business Intelligence roles need to be enrolled in E-Verify?
Yes. E-Verify enrollment is a federal requirement for all STEM OPT employers, with no exceptions for company size or industry. Before accepting any offer, verify your employer's enrollment status through E-Verify's official employer search. If they're not enrolled, they must complete enrollment before you can begin work on your STEM OPT extension.
How do I find Business Intelligence employers who actively sponsor STEM OPT students?
Migrate Mate filters Business Intelligence jobs by employers with documented STEM OPT and H-1B filing histories, so you can prioritize outreach to companies already familiar with the authorization process. This is more reliable than asking cold whether a company sponsors, since many hiring managers conflate STEM OPT with H-1B sponsorship.
What happens to my STEM OPT authorization if my H-1B petition is filed but not yet approved by the time my EAD expires?
If your employer files a timely H-1B cap-subject petition before your OPT EAD expires, cap-gap provisions extend your work authorization automatically through September 30 of that fiscal year, or until USCIS issues a decision on your petition, whichever comes first. You can continue working in your BI role during this period without a new EAD, as long as your employer maintains your employment record with USCIS.