Would you clear this up for me? That's what I got from the official website "To Qualify for the H1B Visa Program, you must work in a specialty occupation: IT, Computing..." Good. I have a Bachelors degree, but in an unrelated field. Would that be a problem for authorities as long as it's not the problem for the company?

I think the article pretty much replied on that and most questions of the sort..let me sum it up:

It's hard, but hardships are what's driving him.