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-21012-41199 Senior Decision Management Solutions Lead, Enterprise Decision Management (EDM)Certified - Expired Detroit, MI Jul 15, 2021
A-21011-40707 Systems Engineer - Wireless ConnectivityCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jul 15, 2021
A-20100-41247 Software DeveloperDenied Austin, TX Jul 13, 2021
A-21006-39267 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jul 6, 2021
A-21005-38767 Enterprise Data and Analytics Solutions (EDAS) Data Transformation AnalystCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jul 6, 2021
A-20336-26803 R&D Scientist-Wireless Communication and Edge ComputingCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jun 29, 2021
A-20335-26503 Creative Team Leader - BatteriesCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jun 28, 2021
A-20317-20099 Senior Enterprise DeveloperCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jun 21, 2021
A-20268-03466 Mobile DeveloperCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jun 17, 2021
A-20318-20732 Senior Process Engineer - Transmission Gear Machining ProgramsCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jun 15, 2021
A-19317-82629 Senior Process Engineer - Transmission Gear Machining ProgramsDenied Warren, MI Jun 14, 2021
A-20329-25155 Design Release Engineer - Autonomous Sensor Cleaning SystemsCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jun 11, 2021
A-20329-25216 Design Release EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jun 11, 2021
A-20350-33312 Senior Embedded Software EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jun 9, 2021
A-20345-31760 Finance Manager - Treasury Operations, Global FundingCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jun 9, 2021
A-20346-32369 Data AnalystCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jun 8, 2021
A-20345-31855 Senior Treasury AnalystCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jun 8, 2021
A-20330-25583 Senior Software Engineer - Over The Air (OTA) Programming Connected VehicleCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jun 7, 2021
A-20316-19566 Lead Design Release Engineer - Performance Data Recorder (PDR)Certified - Expired Warren, MI May 26, 2021
A-20316-19640 Software Developer - Connected Core ApplicationsCertified - Expired Detroit, MI May 26, 2021

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