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Rhode Island technician jobs with visa sponsorship are concentrated in Providence, Woonsocket, and East Providence, where employers like Davita, Amica Mutual, and Brown University hire across medical, lab, and IT technician roles. Defense contractors and biotech firms in the Quonset Business Park also sponsor international talent regularly.
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Posting Number: CS02304
FTE: 1.00
Salary Range: $59,684 - $68,574
Pay Grade Level: 324A
Union: C94/L528 - Council 94/Local 528 (Serv/Maint)
Status: Full-time, Calendar Year, Permanent
Department: Landscape & Grounds Maintenance
Campus Location: Kingston
Duties and Responsibilities:
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED: Within the University of Rhode Island (URI), to perform and oversee advanced technical and skilled work, including computation of quantities, quality, cost, estimating labor and materials relating to landscape projects at URI and all the properties owned by URI; to be responsible for and train subordinates on: maintenance of equipment, the application of general use pesticides, professional tree work, planting, watering, sweeping, snow removal, and the utilization of plants used to beautify the university properties; and to do related work as required.
To supervise subordinates engaged in cleaning and maintaining parking lots, roadsides, landscape plantings, including transplanting shrubs or trees, pruning trees, tree stump removal, tree stump grinding, weeding, spraying, fertilizing, hydroseeding, rolling and sodding, leaf collection, trimming and mowing grass.
To be responsible for the maintenance of shrubbery and other plant materials used to beautify landscape beds, bioretention ponds, swales, slope coverages, parking lots and roadsides.
To maintain current knowledge and specific care needs of various plants including trees, shrubs and perennials.
To be involved in plant material selection, including plant identification and calculations of quantities for various planting and landscape projects.
To supervise maintenance subordinates in special roadside projects such as selective tree and planting projects and appropriate herbicide application procedures dealing with both planted and native flora and fauna.
To recommend landscape planting for site improvements and erosion control including grading, filling, sloping, selection of proper plant materials to combat the erosion, seeding and sodding.
To perform safety sensitive functions and provide a safe work environment for co-workers and the campus community by following established work and safety rules.
As assigned, to operate heavy trucks equipped with plow blades and spreaders to remove snow and ice and spread de-icing materials on sidewalks, parking lots and roadway surfaces.
As assigned, to operate mowers or tractors with attached rotary, gang, sickle or other type cutters to control vegetation in ditches, medians and other areas of university owned right-of-way.
To operate turf management equipment such as aerator, top-dressing attachment, rototiller, sod cutter, and over seeding equipment.
To operate watering equipment such as tow behind water buffalo, water tanks, truck mounted water tanks, hose and reel and other related equipment to maintain healthy plant material on the university campus.
Required Qualifications:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CAPACITIES: Advanced knowledge of industry standard landscape maintenance methods, practices and techniques and the ability to apply such methods, practices and techniques, including the safe use of appropriate equipment; advanced knowledge of arboriculture, turf maintenance and safe use of herbicides; knowledge of the methods commonly used in the eradication of insect pests and diseases of ornamental plants; the ability to lay out, coordinate and supervise the work of skilled and unskilled personnel; the ability to direct proper seeding, hydroseeding, sodding and fertilizing methods and practices; the ability to keep records and prepare written reports; the ability to follow oral and written instructions; and related capacities and abilities.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Education: Possession of associate degree or higher in Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Plant Science, Forestry, or another related course study; and Experience: A minimum of seven (7) years of employment in public agency or in private industry involving arboriculture or landscape maintenance at a technical level, including possession of valid Pesticide and Arborist licenses for that duration.
Preferred Qualifications:
Special Instructions to Applicants:
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: At the time of appointment and continually thereafter as a condition of continued employment:
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Must possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Class B
-
Must possess a valid Arborist License as regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)
-
Must possess a valid Rhode Island Commercial Pesticide Applicator's license as regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)
-
Must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician's certificate
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Must possess a Hoisting License as regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training (DLT)
Posting Date: 09/04/2026
Closing Date: 09/14/2026
To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/17032
Landscape Maintenance Technician III
Posting Number: CS02304
FTE: 1.00
Salary Range: $59,684 - $68,574
Pay Grade Level: 324A
Union: C94/L528 - Council 94/Local 528 (Serv/Maint)
Status: Full-time, Calendar Year, Permanent
Department: Landscape & Grounds Maintenance
Campus Location: Kingston
Duties and Responsibilities:
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED: Within the University of Rhode Island (URI), to perform and oversee advanced technical and skilled work, including computation of quantities, quality, cost, estimating labor and materials relating to landscape projects at URI and all the properties owned by URI; to be responsible for and train subordinates on: maintenance of equipment, the application of general use pesticides, professional tree work, planting, watering, sweeping, snow removal, and the utilization of plants used to beautify the university properties; and to do related work as required.
To supervise subordinates engaged in cleaning and maintaining parking lots, roadsides, landscape plantings, including transplanting shrubs or trees, pruning trees, tree stump removal, tree stump grinding, weeding, spraying, fertilizing, hydroseeding, rolling and sodding, leaf collection, trimming and mowing grass.
To be responsible for the maintenance of shrubbery and other plant materials used to beautify landscape beds, bioretention ponds, swales, slope coverages, parking lots and roadsides.
To maintain current knowledge and specific care needs of various plants including trees, shrubs and perennials.
To be involved in plant material selection, including plant identification and calculations of quantities for various planting and landscape projects.
To supervise maintenance subordinates in special roadside projects such as selective tree and planting projects and appropriate herbicide application procedures dealing with both planted and native flora and fauna.
To recommend landscape planting for site improvements and erosion control including grading, filling, sloping, selection of proper plant materials to combat the erosion, seeding and sodding.
To perform safety sensitive functions and provide a safe work environment for co-workers and the campus community by following established work and safety rules.
As assigned, to operate heavy trucks equipped with plow blades and spreaders to remove snow and ice and spread de-icing materials on sidewalks, parking lots and roadway surfaces.
As assigned, to operate mowers or tractors with attached rotary, gang, sickle or other type cutters to control vegetation in ditches, medians and other areas of university owned right-of-way.
To operate turf management equipment such as aerator, top-dressing attachment, rototiller, sod cutter, and over seeding equipment.
To operate watering equipment such as tow behind water buffalo, water tanks, truck mounted water tanks, hose and reel and other related equipment to maintain healthy plant material on the university campus.
Required Qualifications:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND CAPACITIES: Advanced knowledge of industry standard landscape maintenance methods, practices and techniques and the ability to apply such methods, practices and techniques, including the safe use of appropriate equipment; advanced knowledge of arboriculture, turf maintenance and safe use of herbicides; knowledge of the methods commonly used in the eradication of insect pests and diseases of ornamental plants; the ability to lay out, coordinate and supervise the work of skilled and unskilled personnel; the ability to direct proper seeding, hydroseeding, sodding and fertilizing methods and practices; the ability to keep records and prepare written reports; the ability to follow oral and written instructions; and related capacities and abilities.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Education: Possession of associate degree or higher in Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Plant Science, Forestry, or another related course study; and Experience: A minimum of seven (7) years of employment in public agency or in private industry involving arboriculture or landscape maintenance at a technical level, including possession of valid Pesticide and Arborist licenses for that duration.
Preferred Qualifications:
Special Instructions to Applicants:
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: At the time of appointment and continually thereafter as a condition of continued employment:
-
Must possess a valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL), Class B
-
Must possess a valid Arborist License as regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)
-
Must possess a valid Rhode Island Commercial Pesticide Applicator's license as regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)
-
Must be physically qualified to perform assigned duties as evidenced by a physician's certificate
-
Must possess a Hoisting License as regulated by the Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training (DLT)
Posting Date: 09/04/2026
Closing Date: 09/14/2026
To apply, visit https://jobs.uri.edu/postings/17032
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Which companies in Rhode Island sponsor visas for technician roles?
Employers with consistent technician sponsorship activity in Rhode Island include Lifespan Health System, Care New England, Brown University, and defense-sector contractors operating out of the Quonset Business Park in North Kingstown. Pharmaceutical and biotech firms clustered around Providence also file Labor Condition Applications for lab and quality technician positions. Sponsorship patterns vary by role type and employer size, so researching individual employers directly is worthwhile.
What visa types are most commonly used for technician jobs in Rhode Island?
The H-1B visa is the most common pathway for technician roles that require a specialized bachelor's degree, such as biomedical, electronics, or IT technicians. For technician positions that do not require a four-year degree in a specific field, qualifying under H-1B can be harder. Canadian and Mexican nationals in certain technical occupations may qualify for the TN visa. Some research or academic technician roles at Brown University or URI may also fall under J-1 visa exchange programs.
Which cities in Rhode Island have the most technician sponsorship jobs?
Providence is the primary hub for technician sponsorship jobs in Rhode Island, driven by its hospital networks, universities, and technology employers. Woonsocket and East Providence have notable activity tied to healthcare and manufacturing. North Kingstown, home to the Quonset Business Park, attracts defense and engineering technician roles. Warwick also sees openings tied to the T.F. Green Airport corridor and regional medical facilities.
How to find technician visa sponsorship jobs in Rhode Island?
Migrate Mate filters job listings specifically by visa sponsorship availability, making it straightforward to browse technician roles in Rhode Island without sorting through positions that do not sponsor. You can filter by job type and location to focus on Rhode Island employers who have an active history of filing for work visas. This saves significant time compared to manually researching individual company sponsorship practices across healthcare, defense, and biotech sectors.
Are there state-specific factors that affect technician visa sponsorship in Rhode Island?
Rhode Island's relatively small size means the sponsoring employer pool is narrower than in larger states, so technicians benefit from targeting specific industry clusters: healthcare systems in Providence, defense contractors in North Kingstown, and biotech firms linked to Brown University and the University of Rhode Island research pipeline. The state's prevailing wage requirements for LCA filings apply as in all states, and employers in unionized healthcare settings may have additional hiring constraints relevant to international candidates.
What is the prevailing wage for sponsored technician jobs in Rhode Island?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.