GKN Driveline North America, Inc.
Manufacturing · Primarily NC · PERM filings 2020–2024
Overview
GKN Driveline North America, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 23 PERM green-card applications between FY2020 and FY2024. That places it #3,721 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 9 were certified (39.1% approval rate), taking about 244 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Industrial Engineers, with most worksites in NC, and the median sponsored wage is $89,794.
23
PERM filings
39.1%
approval
2
denied
$89,794
median wage
244d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 20 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (50%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India10
- Mexico5
- Brazil2
- Germany2
- Spain1
Prior visa status
- H-1B10
- L-19
- TN1
Education
- Master's10
- Bachelor's7
- None3
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations GKN Driveline North America, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineers | 6 | $90,123 |
| Industrial Production Managers | 3 | $83,429 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 3 | $91,368 |
| Purchasing Managers | 3 | $108,756 |
| Managers, All Other | 2 | $78,884 |
| Financial and Investment Analysts | 1 | $77,563 |
| Supply Chain Managers | 1 | $142,106 |
| Sales Engineers | 1 | $118,685 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 1 | $34,258 |
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | 1 | $127,837 |
Common job titles
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-24270-366678 | Senior Financial Analyst | Certified | Mebane, NC | Feb 11, 2026 |
| G-100-24243-306502 | Value Stream Manager | Certified | Sanford, NC | Jan 21, 2026 |
| G-100-23222-254848 | Supply Chain Manager | Certified - Expired | Timberlake, NC | Oct 30, 2024 |
| A-23124-37788 | Senior Embedded Software Engineer | Certified - Expired | Auburn Hills, MI | Jun 3, 2024 |
| A-23005-82816 | Manufacturing Engineering and Program Launch Leader | Certified - Expired | Mebane, NC | Jan 17, 2024 |
| A-23005-82720 | Quality and Risk Manager | Withdrawn | Timberlake, NC | Jan 17, 2023 |
| A-22104-40638 | Manufacturing Engineer | Certified - Expired | Timberlake, NC | Jan 13, 2023 |
| A-22018-99045 | Commodity Purchasing Manager | Denied | Mebane, NC | Dec 29, 2022 |
| A-22075-26147 | Application Engineering Manager | Certified - Expired | Auburn Hills, MI | Dec 15, 2022 |
| A-22040-09299 | Lead Systems Engineer | Certified - Expired | Auburn Hills, MI | Oct 7, 2022 |
| A-21265-48143 | Supply Chain Planning Manager | Certified - Expired | Timberlake, NC | Mar 28, 2022 |
| A-21265-48178 | Supply Chain Manager | Certified - Expired | Sanford, NC | Mar 28, 2022 |
| A-21265-48249 | Program Launch Leader | Certified - Expired | Sanford, NC | Mar 22, 2022 |
| A-21259-45263 | Senior IT Business Analyst | Certified - Expired | Mebane, NC | Mar 16, 2022 |
| A-21130-84074 | Capacity and Capital Engineer | Certified - Expired | Timberlake, NC | Nov 1, 2021 |
| A-21099-72250 | Welding Engineer | Certified - Expired | Mebane, NC | Sep 2, 2021 |
| A-20197-76619 | Commodity Purchasing Manager | Denied | Mebane, NC | Jun 24, 2021 |
| A-20342-30049 | Senior Manager – Customer Accounts | Certified - Expired | Auburn Hills, MI | Jun 23, 2021 |
| A-20353-34829 | Quality Manager | Certified - Expired | Mebane, NC | Jun 16, 2021 |
| A-20339-28987 | Regional Commodity Manager - Forgings | Certified - Expired | Mebane, NC | Jun 11, 2021 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.