Data Scientist Jobs for OPT Students

71 entry-level data science roles that do not rule out sponsorship are open on Real Analyst Jobs on 7 November 2026, at 32 companies. 56 (79%) are at employers with an H-1B record (USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, FY2023 to FY2026, data as of 2026-06-30; DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2025). The most are at Amazon (28), TikTok (7) and Lyft (3). By location: California (17), Washington (17) and New York (7), and 5 fully remote. 9 more entry-level postings say they will not sponsor; they are left off this list and shown, last, on the entry level page. 43 are at employers listed as enrolled in E-Verify, which a STEM OPT extension needs; confirm the hiring site with the employer. OPT itself needs no sponsorship.

No. OPT is work authorization of its own, so an employer does not have to sponsor you to hire you on it, as long as the role relates to your degree. Sponsorship matters later, for an H-1B.

Only if the employer is enrolled in E-Verify and signs a training plan with you (Form I-983). 43 of the 71 roles here are at employers we matched by name to E-Verify's public employer list as of 6 November 2026. Employers choose which hiring sites use E-Verify, so confirm the site you would join and check the company's E-Verify number on your Form I-983. No data means we could not match the employer, not that it is not enrolled. Whether your degree qualifies for STEM OPT is for your school's DSO to confirm.

Today: Amazon, TikTok, Lyft, Google, Socure and Avride. An H-1B record here means the employer has approved H-1B workers on file with USCIS (FY2023 to FY2026) or certified H-1B labor condition applications (LCAs) for data scientist titles in FY2025 with the Department of Labor. It is the employer's history across its roles, not a promise that this role will sponsor.

No. An H-1B record here means the employer has approved H-1B workers on file with USCIS (FY2023 to FY2026) or certified H-1B labor condition applications (LCAs) for data scientist titles in FY2025 with the Department of Labor. It is the employer's history across its roles, not a promise that this role will sponsor. Where a posting says it will not sponsor, believe the posting.

Roles are read daily from the employers' own career pages and the page updates every hour. H-1B approvals come from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub (data as of 2026-06-30) and LCAs from the DOL OFLC disclosure data (downloaded 6 November 2026), matched by company name. What a posting says about sponsorship is read from its own text. Nothing is estimated.