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

MI 247

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
A-19196-30939 Chinese Communications Manager & Public Relations Representative SeniorCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Nov 18, 2019
A-19225-43506 Lecturer IVCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Nov 8, 2019
A-19235-48439 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Dearborn, MI Nov 7, 2019
A-19231-45906 Software Development & DevOps ManagerCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Nov 6, 2019
A-19231-45944 Business Objects AdministratorCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Nov 6, 2019
A-19232-46880 Clinical Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Nov 4, 2019
A-19192-29756 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired Ann Arbor, MI Oct 3, 2019

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