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Sr. Labor Engineer
Target Corporation · 🇺🇸 1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis,MN 55403-2542
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 107 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Target Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles46 certified filings for “Lead Engineer” (Software Developers) in MN: $135k–$145k, median $145k. Most were filed at wage level IV (83%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. The pay stated here ($73,000.00 - $132,000.00) is below what this employer usually pays sponsored hires for this role. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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The US Department of Labor certified 107 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
The pay range is $73,000.00 - $132,000.00 Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits . About us: Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here . The Labor Engineering team helps Target align workload, payroll, staffing, and scheduling to deliver the right guest and team member experience while supporting sales, strategic priorities, and expense goals. Through engineered standards, workload forecasting, and labor modeling, the team helps stores deploy labor effectively and manage capacity across the business. The team develops and continuously improves the methodologies used to forecast future workload, inform payroll planning, and support workforce planning. Labor Engineering also provides key inputs into staffing models that help determine appropriate staffing levels, support more stable team member hours, and improve store productivity. By combining operational insights, data analysis, engineering principles, and cross-functional partnership, Labor Engineering helps Target simplify execution, improve efficiency, and support the evolving needs of stores. As a Senior Labor Engineer in Store Operations, you will contribute to the development and improvement of labor capabilities that support store productivity, workload planning, and operational excellence. You will apply analytical, engineering, and problem-solving skills to maintain labor methodologies, improve operational processes, and support strategic initiatives. You will partner with Store Operations, Finance, Human Resources, Product, Technology, and other teams to translate operational challenges into practical, scalable solutions. Success in this role requires strong communication, collaboration, and the ability to turn complex analysis into clear insights and recommendations. Core Responsibilities • Develop, maintain, and continuously improve engineered labor standards and labor model inputs for assigned business areas. • Use operational data, engineered standards, and analytical methods to forecast workload, inform labor planning decisions, and support store capacity management. • Support the design, testing, validation, and implementation of process improvements that drive productivity, simplify execution, and improve team member and guest experiences. • Identify opportunities for operational improvement through analysis, modeling, field observation, and structured problem solving. • Plan and participate in pilots, validations, and field tests to measure the impact of process and labor model changes. • Communicate complex analyses, labor methodologies, and recommendations clearly and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences. • Translate data and operational insights into compelling, actionable stories that help partners understand implications, make decisions, and take action. • Adapt written, verbal, and presentation communication base