Populus Group LLC
Administrative & Support / Waste Mgmt · Primarily MI · PERM filings 2019–2025
Overview
Populus Group LLC is a Administrative & Support / Waste Mgmt employer that has filed 250 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #281 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 132 were certified (52.8% approval rate), taking about 257 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Software Developers, Applications, with most worksites in MI, and the median sponsored wage is $116,626.
250
PERM filings
52.8%
approval
0
denied
$116,626
median wage
257d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 207 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (81%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- India167
- China12
- Pakistan6
- Nepal3
- Mexico3
- Canada2
- Iran2
- Bangladesh1
- Ghana1
- Turkey1
Prior visa status
- H-1B181
- F-110
- H-43
- TN3
- Not in USA1
Education
- Master's111
- Bachelor's96
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations Populus Group LLC most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers, Applications | 79 | $127,732 |
| Software Developers | 29 | $134,914 |
| Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers | 17 | $100,460 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 15 | $123,957 |
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 12 | $128,623 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | 9 | $120,474 |
| Data Scientists | 8 | $139,727 |
| Data Warehousing Specialists | 6 | $125,875 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | 6 | $107,578 |
| Database Architects | 5 | $118,302 |
Common job titles
Worksite states
Wage range
$105,664
25th
$116,626
median
$141,190
75th
$158,080
90th
Law firms used
- Clark Hill PLC59
- McCandlish Holton, PC57
- TransNational Legal Services PC56
- Transnational Legal Services, P.C.45
- Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen Loewy, LLP26
- McCandlish Holton PC3
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-24085-827129 | Software Developer | Certified | Jul 9, 2025 | |
| G-100-24059-757008 | Automation Tester | Certified | Jun 25, 2025 | |
| G-100-24047-726017 | Sr. Product Analyst | Certified | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| G-100-24046-722226 | Data Scientist | Certified | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| G-100-24040-708207 | Software Engineer | Certified | Jun 24, 2025 | |
| G-100-25139-991830 | UX Designer | Withdrawn | May 19, 2025 | |
| G-100-23342-555523 | Software Engineer | Certified | May 1, 2025 | |
| G-100-23307-477645 | Sr. Product Manager | Certified | Mar 30, 2025 | |
| G-100-23286-430179 | Manufacturing Engineer | Certified | Troy, MI | Feb 21, 2025 |
| G-100-23275-405339 | Sr. Cyber Security Engineer | Certified | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| G-100-23275-405477 | Software Developer | Certified | Feb 19, 2025 | |
| G-100-23249-323424 | GIS Specialist | Certified | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| G-100-23265-373596 | Software Developer | Certified | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| G-100-23268-378013 | Product Manager | Certified | Troy, MI | Jan 17, 2025 |
| G-100-23240-300871 | Test Engineer | Certified - Expired | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| G-100-23242-307774 | Test Engineer | Certified - Expired | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| G-100-23241-303973 | Project Manager | Certified - Expired | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| G-100-23240-301844 | Business Systems Analyst | Certified - Expired | Troy, MI | Nov 26, 2024 |
| G-100-23195-190751 | Data Scientist | Certified - Expired | Oct 30, 2024 | |
| G-100-23212-226595 | Sr. Specialist Programming | Certified - Expired | Troy, MI | Oct 3, 2024 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.