Department of Veterans Affairs
Voluntary Services Specialist
Los Angeles, California · Part-time
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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
$7,246 more — $94,307 — moves this role to Level II and 2 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 $94,307 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Database Administrators" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Database Administrators (15-1242) · 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
- In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.
- OR, Combination: Have a combination of education and experience to qualify at this level.
- Experience and education as described above must equate to one year of experience.
Requirements
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional
- For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9.
- The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service.
- An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials.
- If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement.
Compensation
- $87k-$113k
Benefits
- This position provides support to the National Center for Warrior Independence at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System in Los Angeles, California.
This listing is sourced directly from Department of Veterans Affairs's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.