Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two. Worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
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Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 73 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.
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The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
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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.
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What Abbott Laboratories paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Manager, Software Test Engineering” (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) in CA: $165k–$165k, median $165k.
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Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
Details and sources
- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- The US Department of Labor certified 73 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)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-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 Abbott Laboratories paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 1 certified filing for “Manager, Software Test Engineering” (Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers) in CA: $165k–$165k, median $165k. Most were filed at wage level III (100%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
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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About the role
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:
• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Health Insurance (starting on Day 1 of employment), Savings Plan (401K) with company match, Life insurance for you and your spouse/children, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Education Assistance, Employee Assistance Program, Vacation, Sick, Personal Days.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Caguas location in the SH division 2nd shift (1:30pm-10:00pm). Responsible for performing functions associated with all manufacturing operations, including supporting of manufacturing lines (equipment and process), root causing nonconforming product, and monitoring line performance relative to goals. Determines and may assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify the manufacturing process. Works with engineers in conducting experiments. Monitor yield and implement yield improvement initiatives in the line
What You’ll Do
• This technician will be performing all work activities including preventive maintenance activities, troubleshooting and calibration related to mechanical and instrumentation tasks as per discipline and as required by plant operations.
Would typically work under the guidance of a more experienced technical person.
• Observes and complies with all safety rules and regulations. This includes Quality Systems (QS) and ISO Standards.
• Provides technical service under the direction of others.
• Identifies and implements simple corrective actions for manufacturing and/or yield related issues.
• Installs and validates equipment and processes in the production area, under manufacturing engineer guidance, to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time following the established validation procedure
• Evaluates operating data to conduct online adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment. May develop or revise documents and procedures. Maintain documentation, monitoring logs, training manuals, etc. for regulatory compliance.
• Certifies manufacturing associates in the production processes.
• Generates simple change orders for manufacturing documents under engineer guidance.
• Reviews maintenance work completion and evaluate impact to process and product (under the guidance of more experienced technical personnel).
• Evaluates and orders necessary equipment, tools and fixtures.
• Performs equipment setup as necessary. Daily monitoring and troubleshooting of assigned systems. Participate and/or assist engineers in the design of process equipment or systems for optimum performance, installation, startup, or execution of a project or task as well as the maintenance of a program
• Exchanges information with project team members, designers, management, a
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