FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Manufacturing · Primarily MI · PERM filings 2020–2025

#127 top sponsor

Overview

FORD MOTOR COMPANY is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 529 PERM green-card applications between FY2020 and FY2025. That places it #127 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 372 were certified (70.3% approval rate), taking about 269 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Systems Software, with most worksites in MI, and the median sponsored wage is $104,492.

529

PERM filings

70.3%

approval

2

denied

$104,492

median wage

269d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 415 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (84%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India350
  • China39
  • Canada8
  • South Korea3
  • Malaysia2
  • Bangladesh2
  • Lebanon2
  • Brazil1
  • Oman1
  • Thailand1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B402
  • TN3
  • L-12
  • O-12
  • F-12
  • E-21
  • Not in USA1

Education

  • Master's273
  • Bachelor's116
  • Doctorate20
  • None4
  • Other2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations FORD MOTOR COMPANY most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Software Developers, Systems Software 108 $108,294
Mechanical Engineers 86 $104,985
Software Developers, Applications 77 $108,373
Automotive Engineers 43 $90,621
Electrical Engineers 42 $104,568
Software Developers 41 $95,915
Validation Engineers 19 $81,459
Statisticians 16 $101,473
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 16 $104,492
Computer and Information Systems Managers 14 $126,405

Common job titles

Product Development Engineer 36 Software Development Engineer 24 Embedded Controls Software Engineer 21 MBD Vehicle Controls Implementation Engineer 20 Software Engineer 20 Systems Engineer 15 Anchor Engineer 14 Data Scientist 12 Research Engineer 11 Vehicle Electrification Controls and Systems Engineer 10 Embedded Software Engineer - Front End Web Technologies 9 Product Manager (Foundational Products) 8

Worksite states

MI 469 CA 27 FL 25 IL 5 KY 2 AZ 1

Wage range

$93,527

25th

$104,492

median

$114,421

75th

$122,408

90th

Law firms used

  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy LLP387
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen, & Loewy LLP114
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Lowey LLP12
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP9
  • Fragomen, Bernsen Loewy LLP2
  • Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy LLP2

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-22034-07196 Software ArchitectCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Dec 9, 2022
A-22034-07180 Embedded Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearbron, MI Dec 9, 2022
A-22023-01505 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Dec 9, 2022
A-22053-14698 Product ManagerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Dec 9, 2022
A-22038-08349 Advanced Audio EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Dec 8, 2022
A-22038-08445 Product ManagerCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Dec 8, 2022
A-22029-04686 Product Development Engineer - Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Model Based Energy AnalysisCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Dec 7, 2022
A-22059-17108 Core Connectivity EngineerCertified - Expired Allen Park, MI Dec 7, 2022
A-22059-17064 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Dec 7, 2022
A-22056-16372 Infotainment Software Developer-MiddlewareCertified - Expired Allen Park, MI Dec 7, 2022
A-22039-08855 ADAS Analytics EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Dec 7, 2022
A-22010-95657 Transmission Calibration EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Dec 5, 2022
A-22031-04994 Core Radio Tuner Module Design and Release EngineerCertified - Expired Allen Park, MI Dec 1, 2022
A-22033-06234 Connected Streaming Services Feature LeadWithdrawn Dearborn, MI Nov 30, 2022
A-21340-81770 Technology Strategy LeaderCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Nov 17, 2022
A-22032-05537 Vehicle Harmony EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Nov 15, 2022
A-22030-04783 Calibration EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Nov 8, 2022
A-21343-84283 HEV MIL Powertrain EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Nov 1, 2022
A-22045-11284 AUTOSAR Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Oct 28, 2022
A-22033-06497 Data ScientistCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Oct 13, 2022

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.