University of Michigan

Educational Services · Primarily MI · PERM filings 2019–2025

#284 top sponsor

Overview

University of Michigan is a Educational Services employer that has filed 247 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2025. That places it #284 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 156 were certified (63.2% approval rate), taking about 284 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in MI, and the median sponsored wage is $90,828.

247

PERM filings

63.2%

approval

0

denied

$90,828

median wage

284d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 168 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (22%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India37
  • China34
  • Canada18
  • Japan5
  • Mexico5
  • South Korea5
  • United Kingdom4
  • Italy3
  • Iran3
  • Australia3

Prior visa status

  • H-1B148
  • F-18
  • TN3
  • J-11

Education

  • Doctorate107
  • Master's40
  • Bachelor's10
  • Other10
  • None1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations University of Michigan most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $113,798
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 16 $215,238
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $102,125
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 12 $61,056
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $185,070
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $61,738
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $152,992
Bioinformatics Scientists 8 $75,527
Biochemists and Biophysicists 7 $57,667
Software Developers, Non R&D 6 $90,520

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 100 Clinical Assistant Professor 14 Research Investigator 8 Lecturer 4 Research Lab Specialist 4 Assistant Research Scientist 3 Full-Stack Software Engineer 3 Digital Product Designer 3 LEO Lecturer II 3 LEO Lecturer IV 3 Sr. Researcher (Faculty) 2 Business Intelligence Analyst 2

Worksite states

Wage range

$72,946

25th

$90,828

median

$116,673

75th

$180,000

90th

Law firms used

  • Irani Wise, PLC41
  • Law Offices of Afaf Vicky Farah28
  • Irani & Wise, PLC15
  • Irani and Wise, PLC10
  • Irani and Wise PLC4

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-300-24330-497991 Assistant ProfessorCertified Ann Arbor, MI Mar 31, 2026
G-100-24330-497201 Assistant Manager of StatisticsCertified Ann Arbor, MI Mar 30, 2026
G-300-24316-466764 Clinical Assistant ProfessorCertified Ann Arbor, MI Mar 26, 2026
G-100-24319-474431 Network Planning Analyst IntermediateCertified Ann Arbor, MI Mar 25, 2026
G-300-24320-477399 LecturerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Mar 25, 2026
G-100-24288-404079 BSL3/ABSL3 Facility SpecialistCertified Ann Arbor, MI Mar 23, 2026
G-100-24292-416645 Software Developer SeniorCertified Ann Arbor, MI Mar 10, 2026
G-300-24303-440449 LEO LecturerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Mar 10, 2026
G-300-24305-444592 Adjunct Lecturer and Director of Online Learning and AcademiCertified Ann Arbor, MI Mar 10, 2026
G-100-24283-396611 Sr. Researcher (Faculty)Certified Ann Arbor, MI Mar 9, 2026
G-100-25338-456890 Business Intelligence AnalystWithdrawn Flint, MI Feb 26, 2026
G-300-24244-307929 LEO Lecturer IICertified Ann Arbor, MI Jan 30, 2026
G-300-24243-305962 LecturerCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jan 15, 2026
G-300-24243-307238 Assistant ProfessorCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jan 15, 2026
G-300-24229-273359 LEO Lecturer IVCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jan 15, 2026
G-300-24215-241032 Counseling PsychologistCertified Ann Arbor, MI Jan 6, 2026
G-300-24206-220113 LEO Lecturer ICertified Ann Arbor, MI Dec 9, 2025
G-100-24185-172531 Research Area SpecialistCertified Ann Arbor, MI Dec 1, 2025
G-300-24169-120973 LEO Lecturer IVCertified Ann Arbor, MI Nov 3, 2025
G-300-24180-160675 LEO Lecturer ICertified Ann Arbor, MI Nov 3, 2025

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