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General Motors Headcount Insights and Observed Profile Trends

General Motors has 118,466 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This is a profile coverage measure, not a company-reported workforce total.

Updated September 10, 2026
Observed profiles
118,466
As of July 2026 · +0.8% since August 2025
New hires
3,387
Last 12 months
Founded
1999
Departments
36
20% in Other
Countries represented
165
7.8% of profiles in Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA
Summary
  • Observed professional profiles increased by 0.8% from 117,526 in August 2025 to 118,466 in July 2026.
  • Other is the largest classified department, with 17,807 of 87,262 profiles (20.4%).
  • Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA is the most common reported profile location, representing 7.8% of the 87,262 profiles in the geography snapshot.
  • 3,387 observed hire events appear in the latest 12-month event window.

General Motors observed profiles over time

The overview and this chart use the same monthly profile series. These observed counts may differ from the company’s total workforce.

Observed professional profile trend

118,505117,591116,677Aug 25Jan 26Jul 26Jul 26118,466

Observed professional profiles increased by 0.8% across the available monthly window, from 117,526 to 118,466 profiles.

Observed profiles by department

Current professional profiles rank classified departments by observed count.

Population: 87,262 profiles with a department classification from 87,262 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series.

What the data says

Other is the largest observed department at General Motors, with 17,807 professional profiles.

Team composition

Other
20%
17,807
Engineering
16%
14,042
Information Technology
14%
12,618
Manufacturing
13%
11,306
Sales
5%
4,380
Management
5%
4,011
Quality Assurance
3%
3,054
Production
3%
2,363
Business Development
2%
2,022
Administrative
2%
1,687
Human Resources
2%
1,647
Design
2%
1,619
Finance
2%
1,602
Project Management
2%
1,505
Marketing
2%
1,328
Purchasing
1%
903
Accounting
<1%
760
Education
<1%
678
Research
<1%
569
Product Management
<1%
516
Legal
<1%
396
Customer Service
<1%
391
Health Care Provider
<1%
367
Supply Chain
<1%
326
Training
<1%
321
Art / Creative
<1%
284
Consulting
<1%
216
Analyst
<1%
186
Writing / Editing
<1%
172
Public Relations
<1%
127
General Business
<1%
20
QualityAssurance
<1%
20
Strategy / Planning
<1%
14
Advertising
<1%
3
Distribution
<1%
1
Science
<1%
1

Profiles by location

Locations reported on individual profiles show where observed profiles are based. These are profile locations, not a count of company offices.

What the data says

Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA is the most common observed profile location for General Motors in this dataset.

Geographic distribution

Metro Detroit, Michigan, USA
7.8%
Warren, Michigan, USA
2.6%
Detroit, Michigan, USA
2.0%
Austin, Texas, USA
1.8%
Troy, Michigan, USA
1.5%

City or region available for 79,163 of 87,262 profiles (90.7%). Percentages use all observed profiles, including those without a known location. Profile data through 2026-08-25.

Profiles by seniority

The profile distribution shows the balance between leadership, management, and individual contributors.

Population: 87,262 profiles with a vendor seniority classification from 87,262 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series. Ambiguous Owner, Partner, Executive, and unavailable labels are grouped as Unclassified.

Vendor-classified seniority mix

Entry level38.8%
33,877
Manager16.5%
14,401
Unclassified14.3%
12,503
Mid-Senior level13.5%
11,753
Senior10.6%
9,228
Associate2.2%
1,935
Director1.8%
1,581
Internship1.8%
1,536
Vice President (VP)<1%
237
Chief X Officer (CxO)<1%
211

Most common job titles

The most frequent titles in the available profile population show the roles with the greatest visible density.

Counts come from the current observed profile snapshot and are separate from the monthly headcount series.

Role concentration

Software Engineer
17.6%
Retired
12.3%
Manager
10.8%
Software Developer
10.4%
Engineer
10.3%
Operador de produção
8.6%
Senior Software Engineer
8.5%
Assembly Line Worker
7.2%
General Manager
7.1%
Design Release Engineer
7.1%

Frequently asked questions

How many professional profiles are observed for General Motors?

General Motors has 118,466 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This coverage measure may differ from the company's total workforce.

How has General Motors's observed professional profile count changed?

General Motors's observed professional profile count increased by 0.8% from August 2025 to July 2026, using the same monthly series shown above.

What is the largest department at General Motors?

Other is the largest observed department at General Motors, with 17,807 professional profiles.

How is General Motors workforce data collected?

Observed profile trends use the latest available monthly professional profile snapshot. Company-reported workforce totals appear separately and only when supported by a primary company source or regulatory filing. Geography uses location information from individual profiles, aggregated separately from verified company headquarters. Data may lag internal company changes.

Methodology

The observed profile metric and trend chart use the same latest available monthly snapshot, with its observation month shown separately from the page update date. Company-reported workforce totals appear only when supported by a primary source and remain separate from profile counts. Geographic distributions use a separate current profile population and person location fields, never company headquarters. Country counts describe countries represented in those profiles, not offices. Location percentages include profiles without a known city or region in their denominator. Department, seniority, and title coverage may differ from the company workforce.

Last verified: September 10, 2026