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Van Andel Research Institute 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

Van Andel Research Institute

Grand Rapids, MI

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Employer B

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

DEARBORN, MI

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Key Metrics

Metric Van Andel Research FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Total Petitions 86 2,726
Certified Petitions 86 2,713
Approval Rate (higher is better) 100.0% 99.5%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $84,194 $121,293
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $52,000 – $241,983 $63,480 – $283,442
Total Workers 86 2,726
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

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

Top H-1B Job Titles

Van Andel Research Institute

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Research Scientist 36 $75,129
Postdoctoral Fellow 20 $72,875
Research Associate 5 $62,073
Bioinformatics Analyst II 4 $80,528
Associate Professor 4 $179,011
Bioinformatics Analyst I 3 $66,599

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 Van Andel, Petitions FORD MOTOR, Petitions
FY2023 31 (31 cert.) 765 (764 cert.)
FY2024 15 (15 cert.) 814 (814 cert.)
FY2025 26 (21 cert.) 988 (983 cert.)
FY2026 14 (0 cert.) 159 (152 cert.)