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University of Michigan vs Kelly Services, Inc

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

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

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Employer B

Kelly Services, Inc

Troy, MI

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Key Metrics

Metric University of Michigan Kelly Services, Inc
Total Petitions 2,614 296
Certified Petitions 2,564 287
Approval Rate (higher is better) 98.1% 97.0%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $82,263 $108,845
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $38,938 – $950,546 $55,702 – $197,600
Total Workers 2,614 296
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

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

Top H-1B Job Titles

University of Michigan

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Postdoctoral Research Fellow 834 $60,438
Assistant Professor 274 $117,344
Research Investigator 211 $69,710
Assistant Research Scientist 92 $89,099
Research Lab Specialist Intermediate 80 $59,089
Research Lab Specialist Associate 78 $48,916

Kelly Services, Inc

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Scientist 37 $104,752
Bioinformatics Scientist 15 $118,945
Senior Software Engineer 14 $175,527
Software Engineer II 13 $116,589
Scientific Program Analyst 8 $89,388
Embedded Software Engineer 8 $103,766

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year University of, Petitions Kelly Services,, Petitions
FY2023 1,107 (597 cert.) 110 (67 cert.)
FY2024 638 (529 cert.) 84 (58 cert.)
FY2025 672 (539 cert.) 87 (30 cert.)
FY2026 197 (112 cert.) 15 (3 cert.)