<p>My H-1 / LCA application listed PL/1 (the programming language that predates mammals) as a very important job requirement. The work did use PL/1 extensively, and I did have 4 years’ worth of PL/1 
experience in school. The other job requirement was graphics and i had done lots of that as well. </p>
<p>In practice, LakeClouds is right. The key is to hire someone as F-1 OPT, train them for a year, then apply for H-1 using abovementioned skills learned during F-1…</p>