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-21291-59881 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Allen Park, MI Apr 28, 2022
A-21245-39544 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Apr 26, 2022
A-21273-52161 RAE Systems Functional Safety EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Apr 25, 2022
A-21281-55982 Mobility Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Apr 22, 2022
A-21242-37805 HEV MIL Powertrain EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Apr 4, 2022
A-21203-21134 RAE Systems Functional Safety EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Apr 4, 2022
A-21221-29053 Software Development EngineerCertified - Expired Allen Park, MI Mar 31, 2022
A-21258-44476 Software Developer: Body Module SolutionsCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Mar 30, 2022
A-21237-36058 Virtual Vehicle Test Platform Lead EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Mar 22, 2022
A-21251-41383 RAE Systems Functional Safety EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Mar 21, 2022
A-21196-17840 Embedded Software EngineerCertified - Expired Allen Park, MI Mar 7, 2022
A-21209-23716 ADAS and Robotics MBE R&A Control EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Mar 1, 2022
A-21222-29572 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Mar 1, 2022
A-21230-33354 Connected Vehicle Feature ArchitectCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Feb 16, 2022
A-21221-29158 Research EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Feb 4, 2022
A-21214-25889 Global Capacity Planning Business AnalystCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Feb 4, 2022
A-21210-24450 Connected Vehicle Feature ArchitectCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Feb 1, 2022
A-21210-24093 Embedded Software Developer Infotainment OS Device DriversCertified - Expired Wayne, MI Feb 1, 2022
A-21210-24316 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Allen Park, MI Feb 1, 2022
A-21196-17942 Vehicle Propulsion System Calibration EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Jan 28, 2022

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