General Motors Company

Manufacturing · Primarily MI · PERM filings 2018–2024

#74 top sponsor

Overview

General Motors Company is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 868 PERM green-card applications between FY2018 and FY2024. That places it #74 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 401 were certified (46.2% approval rate), taking about 272 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Electrical Engineers, with most worksites in MI, and the median sponsored wage is $107,000.

868

PERM filings

46.2%

approval

4

denied

$107,000

median wage

272d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 686 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (58%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India397
  • Canada59
  • Mexico57
  • China52
  • Brazil44
  • Australia22
  • South Korea19
  • Pakistan4
  • Germany4
  • Iran3

Prior visa status

  • H-1B403
  • L-1177
  • TN72
  • E-317
  • F-115
  • J-11
  • H-1A1

Education

  • Master's331
  • Bachelor's316
  • Doctorate18
  • None17
  • Associate's4

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations General Motors Company most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Electrical Engineers 212 $104,500
Mechanical Engineers 147 $105,638
Software Developers, Systems Software 97 $111,297
Automotive Engineers 80 $106,384
Software Developers 51 $114,831
Industrial Engineers 32 $108,047
Software Developers, Applications 32 $119,496
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 20 $101,250
Commercial and Industrial Designers 20 $108,568
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 12 $115,017

Common job titles

Senior Software Engineer 21 Software Engineer 16 Java Developer 13 Controls Design Engineer 13 Researcher 11 Senior Embedded Software Engineer 10 Software Developer 9 Software Engineer - Vehicle Motion Embedded Controls (VMEC) 8 Design Release Engineer 7 Vehicle Intelligence Platform (VIP) Architect 6 Virtual Design, Development and Validation (VDDV) Engineer 5 Infotainment Software Verification Engineer 5

Worksite states

MI 827 TX 18 CA 15 IN 5 OH 2 AZ 1

Wage range

$97,565

25th

$107,000

median

$119,762

75th

$133,025

90th

Law firms used

  • Roby Law Associates, PLLC866
  • Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.1

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-22147-62199 Advanced Technology SpecialistCertified - Expired Warren, MI Mar 3, 2023
A-22144-60290 Software Engineer - Quality Assurance (QA)Certified - Expired Milford, MI Mar 1, 2023
A-22129-52240 Development Engineer - Battery (Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (RESS))Certified - Expired Warren, MI Feb 24, 2023
A-22139-58000 Calibration Specialist - Global Automated Drive CenterCertified - Expired Milford, MI Feb 21, 2023
A-22137-56319 Senior Process Engineer - Transmission, Drive Unit, & eMotor AssemblyCertified - Expired Warren, MI Feb 17, 2023
A-22129-52397 Vehicle Dimensional Quality Manager (VDQM)Certified - Expired Warren, MI Feb 10, 2023
A-22132-54160 Automated Driving Advanced Development - Radar Systems EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Feb 10, 2023
A-22130-52923 Connected Vehicle Data EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Feb 10, 2023
A-22130-53028 Manager, Close and Consolidations - Electric Vehicle (EV) ReportingCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Feb 10, 2023
A-22137-56501 Java DeveloperCertified - Expired Warren, MI Feb 1, 2023
A-22136-55651 Senior Financial Analyst, Global Business Solutions (GBS) Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)Certified - Expired Detroit, MI Feb 1, 2023
A-22115-45440 Product Application Engineer - Additive Design & ManufacturingCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 18, 2023
A-22109-42951 Senior ResearcherCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 18, 2023
A-22117-46933 Finance Manager - Capital Planning and Corporate FinanceCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jan 18, 2023
A-22096-36653 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Milford, MI Jan 17, 2023
A-22095-35893 Design Release Engineer - Front and Rear ClosuresCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 13, 2023
A-22102-39487 12/48 Volt Electric Power Subsystem Lead Engineer (SSLE)Certified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 12, 2023
A-22101-38901 Power Converter Design EngineerCertified - Expired Pontiac, MI Jan 11, 2023
A-22084-30734 Map/Over the Air (OTA) Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 10, 2023
A-22089-32968 Senior Process Engineering Supervisor -Transmission and Drive Unit (DU) ExecutionCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 9, 2023

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