Technical Sales Representative Jobs in USA with Visa Sponsorship
Technical Sales Representatives with a relevant bachelor's degree qualify for H-1B visa and E-3 visa sponsorship when the role requires specialized technical knowledge. Employers in software, manufacturing, and medical devices sponsor regularly, though proving specialty occupation status is the key hurdle. For detailed occupation requirements, see the O*NET profile.
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INTRODUCTION
EnerSys is a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. We have over thirty manufacturing and assembly plants worldwide servicing over 10,000 customers in more than 100 countries. Worldwide headquarters are located in Reading, PA, USA with regional headquarters in Europe and Asia. We complement our extensive line of Motive Power and Energy Systems with a full range of integrated services and systems. With sales and service locations throughout the world, and over 100 years of battery experience, EnerSys is the power/full solution for stored DC power products.
Motive Power applications include industrial lift trucks and pallet jacks, rail equipment, mining equipment, and airline ground support equipment. Some of the motive power brands include Hawker, Ironclad, General Battery, and Fiamm. Wherever there is a need for motive power, EnerSys offers the perfect energy solution.
What We’re Offering
- Remote-must reside in NJ & PA due to customer base and travel
- Quarterly Incentive Pay
- Paid time off plus paid holidays
- Medical/dental/vision insurance plan
- Life insurance, short/long term disability, tuition reimbursement, flex spending, and employee stock purchase plan
- 401K plan
- Culture: We value and strive for excellence in all that we do through innovative technology by creating long lasting relationships with our stakeholders, co-workers, and customers. We continually strive to foster teamwork, engagement and enhance our employee’s skills and competence by providing appropriate training.
Job Purpose
EnerSys is seeking a qualified Technical Sales Representative to help us sell the products and services that our customers have grown to rely on. The Technical Sales Representative will have a passion for success, strong understanding of the sales process, excel at generating leads, building relationships, and closing deals. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, and go-getter with strong negotiating skills, and the ability to showcase our offerings in a compelling way.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Consistently exceed your sales quota by retaining, growing, and prospecting clients within your account territory.
- Use product knowledge in conjunction with knowledge of customers’ project objectives to develop unique value propositions supported by financial impact analysis and feasibility studies.
- Use Salesforce for customer relationship management activities.
- Attend trade shows, conferences, meetings, and seminars to promote products or to learn about industry developments.
- Create, maintain, and enhance relationships with key personnel for product development and sales.
- Willingness to travel nationally on a frequent basis.
- A drive for self-education and learning new products, services, and business processes.
- Other activities include proposals, pricing, presentations, forecasting, program management, and other duties as required.
- The primary duty is to exercise discretion and independent judgment when dealing with critical matters.
- Identify the right customer stakeholders and build connections quickly to drive consensus for deals; works cooperatively with wide range of internal stakeholders for deal success.
- Independently and collaboratively strategize for solving deal-level challenges.
- Follow all company policies and procedures as listed, but not limited to: warranty, safety, environmental, OSHA, DOT Hazmat, and ISO9000.
- All other duties may be assigned.
Qualifications
To perform the Technical Sales Representative job successfully, an individual must have prior experience in sales. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Minimum Qualifications
- At least 2-5 years of sales experience.
- High School Diploma or equivalent.
Driving Requirements
- Must have a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record with minimal traffic violations.
- Must be 18 years of age to drive a company vehicle.
- Able and willing to travel to customer sites - 70% travel.
- Able and willing to do overnight travel.
- Primarily local travel with occasional national travel and overnight travel throughout the year.
Preferred Qualifications
- A college degree is preferred.
- Specific industry sales experience is a plus, especially a proven track record of success selling advanced battery chemistries.
General Job Requirements
- Must be able and willing to do overnight travel.
- This position will work in an office setting, expect minimal physical demands.
EnerSys provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess and select applicants for open positions, including for the purposes of reviewing and ranking application materials and scoring answers to application questions. Accordingly, decisions about your application and eligibility for employment with EnerSys may be made based exclusively on the automated processing of the personal information that you submit in your application materials.
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Target industries with a strong sponsorship track record
Software, medical devices, semiconductors, and industrial equipment companies sponsor Technical Sales Representatives most consistently. These industries require deep product knowledge that justifies specialty occupation classification, making visa approval significantly more straightforward than in generalist sales environments.
Frame your role around technical expertise, not sales quotas
USCIS scrutinizes sales roles heavily. Your job description needs to emphasize the specialized knowledge required, engineering principles, software architecture, clinical applications, rather than revenue targets. The technical complexity of what you sell is what supports specialty occupation status.
Align your degree field directly to the product you sell
A computer science degree selling enterprise software or a biomedical engineering degree selling medical devices creates a clean degree-to-role connection. Mismatches between your academic background and the technical product area are a common reason sponsorship petitions for this role get challenged.
Ask employers about their existing LCA filings early
Companies that have previously filed Labor Condition Applications for Technical Sales Representatives have already established the prevailing wage and specialty occupation argument. Asking about prior filings signals that you understand the process and helps you assess whether the employer is genuinely prepared to sponsor.
Use Migrate Mate to find employers who have sponsored this role before
Migrate Mate surfaces visa-sponsoring employers actively hiring Technical Sales Representatives. Focusing your search on companies with a documented sponsorship history eliminates the back-and-forth with employers who are willing in theory but unprepared in practice.
Prepare a clear narrative connecting your degree to daily responsibilities
Before interviews, map exactly how your technical education applies to the role. Be ready to explain which product knowledge requires your degree-level training. Hiring managers sponsoring your visa will need this same argument to satisfy USCIS, so rehearsing it early benefits everyone.
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Find Technical Sales Representative JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Do Technical Sales Representative roles actually qualify as specialty occupations for H-1B purposes?
They can, but it's not automatic. USCIS requires that the role normally requires a bachelor's degree in a specific technical field, not just any degree. Roles selling complex software, medical devices, or industrial equipment tend to qualify more cleanly than generalist sales positions. The employer's job description needs to explicitly require technical degree-level knowledge, and your background must match that requirement.
Which visa types are most commonly sponsored for Technical Sales Representatives?
H-1B is the most common path for international candidates. Australian citizens have the additional option of the E-3 visa, which has no lottery and significantly shorter wait times. TN status is available to Canadian and Mexican nationals if the role fits qualifying USMCA categories. Each visa requires the employer to document that the position genuinely requires specialized technical expertise.
Does my degree field matter if I have strong sales performance and relevant technical experience?
Yes, degree field matters significantly for specialty occupation visas. A proven sales record doesn't substitute for the academic credential requirement. That said, if your degree isn't in an exact match field, USCIS allows three years of specialized work experience to substitute for one year of formal education. A biomedical engineering degree combined with medical device sales experience, for example, creates a strong petition.
How do I find Technical Sales Representative jobs where employers are genuinely prepared to sponsor visas?
The fastest way is to search Migrate Mate, which filters specifically for employers offering visa sponsorship. Many companies are open to sponsoring in theory but haven't gone through the LCA and H-1B filing process before, which adds months of delay. Migrate Mate focuses on employers with actual sponsorship infrastructure, which matters when you're working against OPT or grace period deadlines.
Are H-1B approval rates lower for sales roles than for engineering or software roles?
Request for Evidence rates for sales-adjacent roles run higher than for core STEM positions, because USCIS more frequently questions whether the role genuinely requires a specific degree. Employers with strong job descriptions that document the technical knowledge required, not just sales skills, see better outcomes. Working with an experienced immigration attorney and choosing an employer who has successfully sponsored this role before meaningfully reduces denial risk.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Technical Sales Representative jobs?
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.
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