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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With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator achieved sales of around €9 billion in fiscal year 2022/2023. We ensure high levels of customer service globally from our extensive network of about 1,000 locations. Over the past several decades, TK Elevator has established itself as one of the world’s leading elevator companies and became independent after separation from the thyssenkrupp group in August 2020. The company’s most important business line is the service business proudly provided by around 25,000 service technicians. The product portfolio ranges from standardized elevators for low-rise residential buildings to highly customized solutions for skyscrapers. In addition, it covers escalators, moving walks, passenger boarding bridges and stair and platform lifts. Integrated cloud-based solutions, such as the MAX platform, are delivering enhanced services. With these digital offerings, there are no longer any limits to urban mobility. TKE – move beyond.
WHAT WE EXPECT
The first 3 letters in Workplace are Y-O-U!
Are you a relationship driven sales professional who thrives on turning opportunities into wins? Do you want to be part of a global company that’s redefining vertical transportation? If so, TK Elevator has an opportunity for you.
TK Elevator is looking for a Sales Representative, Hydraulic Modernization to join our team in New Orleans, LA. In this role, you’ll be helping building owners and property managers upgrade aging hydraulic elevator systems to become safer, smarter, and more energy-efficient with our pre-engineered solutions. You’ll own the sales process—from relationship-building to contract close—and work with a collaborative operations team to bring upgrades to life. Whether you're coming from construction, facility services, building tech, elevator or another B2B field, this is a chance to grow in an essential industry with long-term career potential.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
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Client Partnerships: Develop strong, consultative relationships with new and existing clients. Help them understand the value of modernizing their hydraulic elevator systems.
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Sales Process Ownership: From prospecting and presenting bids to contract execution, manage deals from start to finish while meeting revenue and profit goals.
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Growth: Identify leads, schedule calls, and convert opportunities to wins using TKE proven sales strategies and marketing tools.
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Team Player: Work side-by-side with operations team visiting project sites to ensure successful delivery and a great customer experience.
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Knowledge: Keep up with product updates, pricing, market trends, supplier information, and elevator code requirements to create the best solutions for clients.
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Project Management: Take ownership from the sales process through installation including coordinating submittals, creating requested change orders, and ensuring client satisfaction and deadlines are met.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
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Minimum 1 year of business-to-business sales experience is required.
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Strong attention to detail with proactive follow-up skills.
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Demonstrated success in a fast-paced environment.
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Outstanding ability to build and nurture relationships with customers, team members, and cross-functional colleagues.
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Excellent time management, organizational, and presentation skills.
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Salesforce experience. (preferred)
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Ability to read and interpret architectural and/or blueprint/drawings. (preferred)
CONTACT
To apply to a position, please click on the Apply Now button.
For any additional questions or job specific requests, please use the contact below and include the Job Requisition Number as a reference.
Elevatorjobs.AMS@tkelevator.com
WHAT WE OFFER
Provided they meet all eligibility requirement under the applicable plan documents, employees will be offered:
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Medical, dental, and vision coverage
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Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
-
Health savings account (HSA)
-
Supplemental medical plans
-
Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
-
Company-paid basic life insurance and AD&D
-
Optional life and AD&D coverage
-
Optional spouse and dependent life insurance
-
Identity theft monitoring
-
Pet insurance
-
Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
-
Tuition reimbursement
-
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match: Employees can contribute a portion of their pay on a pre-tax or Roth basis. The company provides a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 5% contributed.
Additional benefits include:
-
15 days of vacation per year
-
11 paid holidays each calendar year (10 fixed, 1 floating)
-
Paid sick leave, per company policy
-
Up to six weeks of paid parental leave (available after successful completion of 90 days of full-time employment)
Eligibility requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents. This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TK Elevator is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veteran status or any other protected status required by applicable law.
Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation in connection with the application process are encouraged to email us directly at ElevatorJobs.ams@tkelevator.com or call 1-844-427-5461.
Job Reference: US_901745_ET_TKELECP13269
GROUP PRESENTATION
With customers in over 100 countries served by more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator achieved sales of around €9 billion in fiscal year 2022/2023. We ensure high levels of customer service globally from our extensive network of about 1,000 locations. Over the past several decades, TK Elevator has established itself as one of the world’s leading elevator companies and became independent after separation from the thyssenkrupp group in August 2020. The company’s most important business line is the service business proudly provided by around 25,000 service technicians. The product portfolio ranges from standardized elevators for low-rise residential buildings to highly customized solutions for skyscrapers. In addition, it covers escalators, moving walks, passenger boarding bridges and stair and platform lifts. Integrated cloud-based solutions, such as the MAX platform, are delivering enhanced services. With these digital offerings, there are no longer any limits to urban mobility. TKE – move beyond.
WHAT WE EXPECT
The first 3 letters in Workplace are Y-O-U!
Are you a relationship driven sales professional who thrives on turning opportunities into wins? Do you want to be part of a global company that’s redefining vertical transportation? If so, TK Elevator has an opportunity for you.
TK Elevator is looking for a Sales Representative, Hydraulic Modernization to join our team in New Orleans, LA. In this role, you’ll be helping building owners and property managers upgrade aging hydraulic elevator systems to become safer, smarter, and more energy-efficient with our pre-engineered solutions. You’ll own the sales process—from relationship-building to contract close—and work with a collaborative operations team to bring upgrades to life. Whether you're coming from construction, facility services, building tech, elevator or another B2B field, this is a chance to grow in an essential industry with long-term career potential.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
-
Client Partnerships: Develop strong, consultative relationships with new and existing clients. Help them understand the value of modernizing their hydraulic elevator systems.
-
Sales Process Ownership: From prospecting and presenting bids to contract execution, manage deals from start to finish while meeting revenue and profit goals.
-
Growth: Identify leads, schedule calls, and convert opportunities to wins using TKE proven sales strategies and marketing tools.
-
Team Player: Work side-by-side with operations team visiting project sites to ensure successful delivery and a great customer experience.
-
Knowledge: Keep up with product updates, pricing, market trends, supplier information, and elevator code requirements to create the best solutions for clients.
-
Project Management: Take ownership from the sales process through installation including coordinating submittals, creating requested change orders, and ensuring client satisfaction and deadlines are met.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
-
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
-
Minimum 1 year of business-to-business sales experience is required.
-
Strong attention to detail with proactive follow-up skills.
-
Demonstrated success in a fast-paced environment.
-
Outstanding ability to build and nurture relationships with customers, team members, and cross-functional colleagues.
-
Excellent time management, organizational, and presentation skills.
-
Salesforce experience. (preferred)
-
Ability to read and interpret architectural and/or blueprint/drawings. (preferred)
CONTACT
To apply to a position, please click on the Apply Now button.
For any additional questions or job specific requests, please use the contact below and include the Job Requisition Number as a reference.
Elevatorjobs.AMS@tkelevator.com
WHAT WE OFFER
Provided they meet all eligibility requirement under the applicable plan documents, employees will be offered:
-
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
-
Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
-
Health savings account (HSA)
-
Supplemental medical plans
-
Company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
-
Company-paid basic life insurance and AD&D
-
Optional life and AD&D coverage
-
Optional spouse and dependent life insurance
-
Identity theft monitoring
-
Pet insurance
-
Company-paid Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
-
Tuition reimbursement
-
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with company match: Employees can contribute a portion of their pay on a pre-tax or Roth basis. The company provides a dollar-for-dollar match on the first 5% contributed.
Additional benefits include:
-
15 days of vacation per year
-
11 paid holidays each calendar year (10 fixed, 1 floating)
-
Paid sick leave, per company policy
-
Up to six weeks of paid parental leave (available after successful completion of 90 days of full-time employment)
Eligibility requirements for these benefits will be controlled by applicable plan documents. This is intended to provide a general description of benefits and other compensation and is not a substitute for applicable plan documents or company policies.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
TK Elevator is an equal opportunity employer and committed to diversity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, and veteran status or any other protected status required by applicable law.
Applicants with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation in connection with the application process are encouraged to email us directly at ElevatorJobs.ams@tkelevator.com or call 1-844-427-5461.
Job Reference: US_901745_ET_TKELECP13269
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Technical Sales Representative Jobs
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.
Frequently 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 visa 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 visa 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.