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-20170-67118 Senior Finance Analyst - Close Consolidation Planning Report (CPR) - Product Cost and InventoryCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Jan 14, 2021
A-20169-66677 Vehicle Software Integration Engineer (VSIE) - Full Size TrucksCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 6, 2021
A-20169-66575 Virtual Design Development Validation (VDDV) Engineer - Engine, Transmission and Electric Drive UnitCertified - Expired Pontiac, MI Jan 6, 2021
A-20169-66489 Global Manager - Process Validation and Improvement, Global Purchasing & Manufacturing Services (GP&Certified - Expired Detroit, MI Jan 6, 2021
A-20168-66153 Senior Software Test EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 6, 2021
A-20168-66047 Electronic Control Unit (ECU) Development Tools EngineerCertified - Expired Milford, MI Jan 6, 2021
A-20167-65570 Subject Matter Expert (SME) - Warehouse OptimizationCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 6, 2021
A-20167-65446 Virtual Design Development Validation (VDDV) EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Jan 6, 2021
A-20163-64301 Controls Design EngineerCertified - Expired Milford, MI Dec 21, 2020
A-20163-64626 Hardware in the Loop (HIL) Applications EngineerCertified - Expired Milford, MI Dec 21, 2020
A-20163-64426 Transmission Controls EngineerCertified - Expired Milford, MI Dec 21, 2020
A-20163-64372 Engineering Specialist - Hardware in the Loop (HIL) Simulation and ModelingCertified - Expired Warren, MI Dec 21, 2020
A-20162-63988 Engineering Specialist - Hardware in the Loop (HIL) Simulation and Test AutomationCertified - Expired Warren, MI Dec 21, 2020
A-20162-63765 Manager - N.A. Treasury OperationsCertified - Expired Detroit, MI Dec 21, 2020
A-20161-63513 Software EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Dec 21, 2020
A-20161-63400 Active Safety Feature Validation EngineerCertified - Expired Milford, MI Dec 21, 2020
A-20155-61416 Senior Design Release Engineer - BEV Battery PackCertified - Expired Warren, MI Dec 9, 2020
A-20154-60976 Senior Software EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Dec 9, 2020
A-20155-61215 Global Marketing Manager, Strategy and Planning - CadillacCertified - Expired Warren, MI Dec 9, 2020
A-20155-61296 Virtual Design, Development and Validation (VDDV) EngineerCertified - Expired Warren, MI Dec 9, 2020

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