Department of Veterans Affairs
Social Worker
Los Angeles, California
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~30% per draw at Level II). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$9,933 more — $89,024 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $89,024 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Healthcare Social Workers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Healthcare Social Workers (21-1022) · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program.
- Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application.
- Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Requirements
- Must be licensed or certified by a state to independently practice social work at the master's degree level.
- Documentation must be submitted with your application.
Skills
- This requires judgment and skill in utilizing supportive, problem solving, or crisis intervention techniques.
- Fundamental knowledge of medical and mental health diagnoses, disabilities, and treatment procedures.
- This includes acute, chronic, and traumatic illnesses/injuries; common medications and their effects/side effects; and medical terminology.
- GS-11 level:This is the full performance level.
- Social workers at this level are licensed or certified to independently practice social work.
- In addition, candidates must demonstrate all of the below
- For more information on this qualification standard, please visit https://www.va.gov/ohrm/QualificationStandards/.
- The actual grade at which an applicant may be selected for this vacancy is in the range of GS-9 to GS-11.
Compensation
- $79k-$124k
Visa & Work Authorization
- Basic Requirements: United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
This listing is sourced directly from Department of Veterans Affairs's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.