Automotive Engineers — Green Card (PERM) Sponsorship 2026
Employers filed 1,156 PERM (ETA-9089) labor certifications for Automotive Engineers roles in DOL disclosure data (FY2019–2026), with 1,084 certified (93.8% certification rate). Median offered wage: $112K/year. PERM is the green-card process, a separate DOL filing from H-1B LCA data.
PERM Case Outcomes — Automotive Engineers
| Outcome | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certified | 1,084 | 93.8% |
| Denied | 22 | 1.9% |
| Withdrawn | 50 | 4.3% |
Counts across FY2019–2026. Remaining filings are cases in other or pending statuses.
Top PERM Sponsors for Automotive Engineers
| Employer | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| General Motors Company | 36 |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | 34 |
| Ford Motor Company | 24 |
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | 21 |
| Cruise LLC | 19 |
| Kyyba Inc | 17 |
| Autoliv Asp, Inc. | 13 |
| Mercedesbenz Research Development | 13 |
| Honda Development Manufacturing of America, LLC | 10 |
| Fca US LLC | 9 |
Ranked by total PERM filing volume for Automotive Engineers roles, FY2019–2026.
Top States for Automotive Engineers PERM Filings
| State | PERM Filings |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 587 |
| California | 318 |
| Ohio | 67 |
| Indiana | 31 |
| Arizona | 25 |
| New Jersey | 17 |
| Alabama | 13 |
| Texas | 12 |
| Washington | 11 |
| South Carolina | 8 |
Linked states have a full H-1B wage-level breakdown.
PERM vs. H-1B — What's the Difference?
PERM (ETA-9089) is the labor certification an employer must obtain from the Department of Labor before filing an employment-based green card petition (I-140) — the first formal step toward permanent residence.
An H-1B Labor Condition Application is a different filing for temporary work authorization. A company can file heavily in one and rarely in the other for the same occupation, so the figures above are not a restatement of Automotive Engineers H-1B volume.See Automotive Engineers H-1B data →
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PERM filing data aggregated from DOL PERM disclosure files (FY2019–2026) for Automotive Engineers roles. Median wage computed across certified filings with usable annual-wage data between $10K and $5M.