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-21230-33331 Machine Learning and Computer Vision Research ScientistCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Jun 21, 2022
A-21210-24386 Solution Design and Development Specialist--HTHD PDOCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Jun 16, 2022
A-21308-68188 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Allen Park, MI Jun 7, 2022
A-21315-71584 Battery Monitoring System (BMS) System EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Jun 3, 2022
A-21312-69902 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Allen Park, MI May 31, 2022
A-21302-65779 RAE Systems Functional Safety EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI May 26, 2022
A-21294-61370 Connected Vehicle Verification LeadCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI May 20, 2022
A-21294-61336 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Allen Park, MI May 20, 2022
A-21285-57576 AUTOSAR Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI May 19, 2022
A-21285-57574 Mobility Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI May 19, 2022
A-21281-56293 Software Process Improvement SpecialistCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI May 18, 2022
A-21207-22377 AUTOSAR Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI May 18, 2022
A-21291-59660 Technical Expert - Powertrain Systems AnalyticsCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI May 16, 2022
A-21277-53454 Human Factors EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI May 13, 2022
A-21285-57459 Embedded Software Developer Infotainment OS Device DriversCertified - Expired Wayne, MI Apr 29, 2022
A-21277-53620 Connected Vehicle Feature ArchitectCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Apr 29, 2022
A-21288-59203 Mobility Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Apr 29, 2022
A-21259-45315 Mobility Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Apr 29, 2022
A-20275-06531 Human Factors EngineerDenied Dearborn, MI Apr 28, 2022
A-21182-11102 Strategy Manager-AVCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Apr 28, 2022

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