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-21271-51151 Design Release Engineer - Chassis Steering SystemsCertified - Expired Warren, MI May 18, 2022
A-21274-52906 Design Release EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI May 13, 2022
A-21274-52858 Software Developer - AndroidCertified - Expired Warren, MI May 13, 2022
A-21260-46122 Seat Systems Virtual Design, Development, and Validation (VDDV) Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) EngCertified - Expired Warren, MI May 12, 2022
A-21260-46216 Senior Architecture EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI May 12, 2022
A-21285-57483 Controls Engineer - GM Components Holding (GMCH) Grand RapidsCertified - Expired Wyoming, MI May 2, 2022
A-21271-50984 Senior Software Configuration Management EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Apr 14, 2022
A-21258-44687 IT Strategic Planning ManagerCertified - Expired Austin, TX Apr 13, 2022
A-21271-50872 Software DeveloperCertified - Expired Austin, TX Apr 13, 2022
A-21246-39897 Electric Drive Calibration EngineerCertified - Expired Pontiac, MI Apr 12, 2022
A-21243-38425 Virtual Performance Integration Manager (VPIM)Certified - Expired Warren, MI Mar 10, 2022
A-21238-36602 Senior Process Engineer - Global Propulsion Systems (GPS) Manufacturing EngineeringCertified - Expired Warren, MI Mar 10, 2022
A-21244-38783 Infotainment Software Verification EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Mar 10, 2022
A-21132-85772 Senior AnalystCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Feb 24, 2022
A-21183-11620 Mobile DeveloperCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Feb 22, 2022
A-21216-27166 Cell Technical Specialist – Lithium ion BatteriesCertified - Expired Warren, MI Feb 16, 2022
A-21214-25919 Connected Infotainment System Validation EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Feb 9, 2022
A-21215-26449 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Feb 7, 2022
A-21215-26246 Test and Validation EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Feb 2, 2022
A-21210-24278 Creative SculptorCertified - Expired Warren, MI Feb 1, 2022

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