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-21181-10514 Test/Validation EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 12, 2022
A-21180-09678 Technical Accounting Manager, SEC Reporting DepartmentCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jan 12, 2022
A-21188-13126 Software Developer - Connected Core ApplicationsCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jan 6, 2022
A-21189-14012 Senior IT Business AnalystCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Dec 28, 2021
A-21188-13485 Software Quality Assurance EngineerCertified - Expired Sunnyvale, CA Dec 28, 2021
A-21189-14264 Virtual Design Development Validation (VDDV) (CAE) Analysis - Virtual HIL Development EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Dec 23, 2021
A-21174-06007 Design Release EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Dec 21, 2021
A-21172-04570 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Dec 21, 2021
A-21162-00145 Quality EngineerCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Dec 16, 2021
A-21174-05941 Front Wheel Drive (FWD) Validation EngineerCertified - Expired Pontiac, MI Dec 6, 2021
A-21165-00530 Die Cast Process EngineerCertified - Expired Bedford, IN Dec 1, 2021
A-21165-00667 Senior Die Cast Process EngineerCertified - Expired Bedford, IN Dec 1, 2021
A-21162-99936 Lead Cost Engineer - Infotainment Engineering Design and Development (ED&D)Certified - Expired Warren, MI Dec 1, 2021
A-21161-99043 Regional Industrial HygienistCertified - Expired Warren, MI Nov 26, 2021
A-21138-88126 ResearcherCertified - Expired Warren, MI Nov 23, 2021
A-21137-87647 Cost Engineer - Body ComponentsCertified - Expired Warren, MI Nov 17, 2021
A-21125-82387 Wireless Test Engineer - Core Wireless ValidationCertified - Expired Warren, MI Nov 12, 2021
A-21125-82506 Requirements and Deployment EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Nov 12, 2021
A-21131-84881 Wireless EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Nov 12, 2021
A-21130-84185 Senior Controls Design Engineer - StackCertified - Expired Pontiac, MI Nov 1, 2021

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