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Ferris State University vs FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

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Employer B

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

DEARBORN, MI

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Key Metrics

Metric Ferris State University FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Total Petitions 11 2,726
Certified Petitions 11 2,713
Approval Rate (higher is better) 100.0% 99.5%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $71,241 $121,293
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $55,400 – $112,000 $63,480 – $283,442
Total Workers 11 2,726
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

Ferris State University

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology 2 $112,000
Finance Information System Analyst 1 $58,968
Data Analyst - Pharmaceutical Sciences 1 $60,000
Data Analyst 1 $64,938
Associate Professor of Public Health 1 $66,100
Assistant Professor of Digital Media 1 $55,400

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Software Engineer 175 $122,581
Senior Software Engineer 63 $139,651
SOFTWARE ENGINEER 62 $108,942
Full Stack Data Engineer 50 $136,457
Product Development Engineer 47 $118,339
Data Scientist 44 $110,829

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year Ferris State, Petitions FORD MOTOR, Petitions
FY2023 3 (3 cert.) 765 (764 cert.)
FY2024 2 (2 cert.) 814 (814 cert.)
FY2025 5 (5 cert.) 988 (983 cert.)
FY2026 1 (1 cert.) 159 (152 cert.)