LEAR CORPORATION

Manufacturing · Primarily MI · PERM filings 2019–2024

#1,591 top sponsor

Overview

LEAR CORPORATION is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 50 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #1,591 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 27 were certified (54% approval rate), taking about 320 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Industrial Engineers, with most worksites in MI, and the median sponsored wage is $110,000.

50

PERM filings

54%

approval

0

denied

$110,000

median wage

320d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 36 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (58%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India21
  • Mexico7
  • Canada5
  • Brazil1
  • China1
  • Venezuela1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B20
  • TN7
  • L-16
  • F-12
  • J-11

Education

  • Bachelor's20
  • Master's16

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations LEAR CORPORATION most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Industrial Engineers 10 $105,962
Electrical Engineers 6 $109,061
Mechanical Engineers 5 $106,839
Industrial Production Managers 3 $118,542
Software Developers, Systems Software 3 $129,308
Software Developers, Applications 2 $116,725
Validation Engineers 2 $84,465
Automotive Engineers 2 $104,550
Materials Engineers 2 $101,000
Sales Engineers 1 $85,000

Common job titles

ENGINEER II 4 Senior Engineer 4 SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEER 3 Engineering Manager 2 Senior Software Engineer 2 Product Engineer 2 SALES ENGINEER 1 PD Lamination Engineer 1 Industrial Engineer II 1 Plant Technical Manager 1 Systems Engineer 1 SENIOR GLOBAL COMMODITY ENGINEER 1

Worksite states

MI 39 AL 4 SC 3 IN 2 MO 1 TX 1

Wage range

$90,000

25th

$110,000

median

$132,600

75th

$150,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Ellis Porter, PLC34
  • ELLIS PORTER PLC16

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-24228-269574 SALES ENGINEERCertified SOUTHFIELD, MI Jan 9, 2026
G-100-24205-216066 SENIOR QUALITY ENGINEERCertified DETROIT, MI Nov 18, 2025
G-100-24123-949345 Plant Technical ManagerCertified Selma, AL Aug 18, 2025
G-100-24137-004910 Systems EngineerCertified Southfield, MI Aug 18, 2025
G-100-24107-891746 Senior Quality EngineerCertified McCalla, AL Aug 7, 2025
G-100-24099-866074 Industrial Engineer IICertified Duncan, SC Aug 5, 2025
G-100-24113-911450 IT MANAGERCertified Wentzville, MO Jul 30, 2025
G-100-24012-637261 Advanced Manufacturing Engineering ManagerCertified Southfield, MI Jun 10, 2025
G-100-23333-529923 Wiring Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Southfield, MI Mar 24, 2025
G-100-23296-450795 SENIOR GLOBAL COMMODITY ENGINEERCertified - Expired SOUTHFIELD, MI Mar 5, 2025
G-100-23264-366697 Senior Terminals and Connectors EngineerCertified - Expired SOUTHFIELD, MI Jan 15, 2025
G-100-23262-357906 Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Southfield, MI Jan 14, 2025
G-100-23234-285305 ENGINEER IICertified - Expired SOUTHFIELD, MI Nov 13, 2024
G-100-23166-113229 PRINCIPAL ENGINEERCertified - Expired SOUTHFIELD, MI Aug 29, 2024
A-23136-42918 Engineer IICertified - Expired Southfield, MI Jun 4, 2024
A-23121-35438 Test EngineerCertified - Expired Southfield, MI Jun 3, 2024
A-23115-32698 Operations ManagerCertified - Expired Hammond, IN Apr 29, 2024
A-23102-26215 Engineering SupervisorCertified - Expired Southfield, MI Apr 29, 2024
A-23052-03959 Senior EngineerCertified - Expired Southfield, MI Apr 16, 2024
A-23087-19435 Quality EngineerCertified - Expired Flint, MI Apr 11, 2024

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