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-20017-08598 Embedded Software EngineerCertified - Expired Sunrise, FL Feb 17, 2021
A-20087-36197 Embedded Software Developer Infotainment - MiddlewareCertified - Expired Sunrise, FL Feb 17, 2021
A-20052-21792 Advanced Vehicle Systems Core EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Feb 17, 2021
A-20050-20940 Embedded Software Engineer-Audio TechnologiesCertified - Expired Sunrise, FL Feb 17, 2021
A-20009-04701 Senior iOS EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Feb 17, 2021
A-20016-07891 Data ScientistWithdrawn Palo Alto, CA Feb 16, 2021
A-20072-30035 MHT Hybrid Powertrain Cold Start and Warmup Calibration EngineerCertified - Expired Chicago, IL Feb 12, 2021
A-20031-14063 Advanced Technology, Body Innovation EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Feb 12, 2021
A-20017-08311 Fuel Systems Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Chicago, IL Feb 12, 2021
A-20097-39695 R&A Electronic New Automotive Feature Innovation & Development EngineerCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Feb 8, 2021
A-20049-20129 Embedded Software Engineer - Front End Web TechnologiesCertified - Expired Sunrise, FL Dec 28, 2020
A-20023-10450 Research Engineer - Advanced Vehicle Power Supply SystemsCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA Dec 28, 2020
A-20010-05366 MHT Hybrid Powertrain Cold Start and Warmup Calibration EngineerCertified - Expired Chicago, IL Dec 28, 2020
A-20024-11159 Embedded Software Developer-Quality Assurance (Unit Testing)Certified - Expired Sunrise, FL Dec 23, 2020
A-19350-96314 Product Development EngineerCertified - Expired Louisville, KY Dec 23, 2020
A-20009-04901 Powertrain Development Engineer, BEV PT Calibration and Analysis TeamCertified - Expired Louisville, KY Jun 4, 2020
A-19336-89389 Research and Advanced Engineering, Machine Learning ArchitectCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA May 29, 2020
A-20008-04356 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA May 29, 2020
A-20017-08566 Data ScientistCertified - Expired Palo Alto, CA May 29, 2020
A-20015-07199 Embedded Software Engineer-Audio TechnologiesCertified - Expired Sunrise, FL May 21, 2020

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