We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Michigan Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
188,002 89.03% $75,573 H-1B
18,960 8.98% $281,671 PERM
2,790 1.32% $32,155 H-2A
1,423 0.67% $81,355 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Michigan has seen a total of 211,175 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Michigan is the H-1B visa with 188,002 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.03% of Michigan's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 18,960 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 8.98% of Michigan's total visas.

Top Occupations in Michigan (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chief Executives 94 $176,239 83.93%
Lawyers 93 $81,545 83.04%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 90 $48,876 81.08%
Graphic Designers 90 $44,999 82.57%
Social Science Research Assistants 89 $37,707 81.65%
Managers, All Other 86 $78,437 78.90%
Database Architects 83 $78,097 76.15%
Compliance Officers 83 $61,908 79.05%
Robotics Engineers 82 $82,214 78.10%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 82 $56,373 78.85%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 10 $58,918 32.26%
Materials Scientists 10 $75,294 32.26%
Aerospace Engineers 10 $95,262 33.33%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $53,955 33.33%
Chief Executives 9 $151,243 32.14%
Anesthesiologists 9 $132,133 32.14%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 9 $91,625 32.14%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 9 $54,387 32.14%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $53,325 33.33%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $40,875 33.33%
Michigan Employees Over Time
Michigan has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 6,713 employees were hired. Michigan peaked in 2018 with 18,271 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,396 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Michigan From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Saudi Arabia 4 $95,076 44.44%
Trinidad And Tobago 4 $65,520 50.00%
Cameroon 4 $71,807 50.00%
Palestine 3 $69,243 37.50%
Lithuania 3 $55,834 37.50%
Austria 3 $99,490 37.50%
Finland 3 $89,800 37.50%
Uzbekistan 3 $72,966 42.86%
Tunisia 3 $83,102 42.86%
Switzerland 3 $69,314 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synopsys Inc 13 $115,956 92.86%
Dc Tek Inc 13 $88,861 92.86%
Aptdata Solutions Inc 13 $91,202 92.86%
Sanctus Llc 12 $83,419 85.71%
Asahi Kasei Plastics North America Inc 12 $68,744 85.71%
The Society For Christian Instruction Of Zeeland Michigan 12 $43,226 85.71%
Willliam Beaumont Hospital 12 $108,545 85.71%
Pike Solutions Inc 12 $70,335 85.71%
Prodigy Technologies Inc 12 $78,988 85.71%
Sierra Consulting Inc 12 $76,634 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prelude Software Solutions Inc 1 $63,877 50.00%
Borgwarner Emissions Systems Of Michigan Llc 1 $78,707 50.00%
Thermo Fisher Scientific 1 $61,568 50.00%
Yamasaki Inc 1 $55,973 50.00%
Opm Doctors Pc 1 $48,797 50.00%
Roundtree Dairy Llc 1 $49,629 50.00%
Wolverine Metal Stamping 1 $84,802 50.00%
Signs365com Llc 1 $118,248 50.00%
Sunrise Coney Island Restaurant Llc 1 $29,432 50.00%
Biocrede Inc 1 $84,074 50.00%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 59,287 $70,812 90.49%
Engineering Services 18,444 $73,198 87.30%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 8,499 $54,176 71.42%
Computer Systems Design Services 8,025 $76,955 88.83%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,025 $74,089 87.63%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 6,014 $91,133 93.57%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 4,266 $91,717 88.40%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 4,214 $84,840 91.15%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 4,071 $72,476 94.26%
Other Computer Related Services 3,732 $69,653 87.92%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 686 $33,118 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 516 $32,199 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 178 $31,971 100.00%
Potato Farming 169 $33,016 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 162 $34,170 100.00%
Apple Orchards 150 $31,850 100.00%
Crop Production 144 $32,805 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 123 $32,030 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 93 $32,692 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 66 $31,637 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,484 $99,114 100.00%
Engineering Services 3,199 $189,799 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,178 $810,185 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,922 $59,993 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 1,048 $89,855 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 875 $334,277 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 866 $88,026 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 666 $623,031 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 558 $85,822 100.00%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 385 $90,357 100.00%

Michigan Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Michigan to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Michigan over all years is $75,573. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage