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 %
Compliance Officers 10 $62,558 32.26%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 10 $58,918 32.26%
Materials Scientists 10 $75,294 33.33%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 10 $49,821 33.33%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 9 $40,875 32.14%
Dentists, All Other Specialists 9 $86,981 32.14%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 9 $52,957 32.14%
Chief Executives 9 $151,243 32.14%
Anesthesiologists 9 $132,133 33.33%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 9 $91,625 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 %
India 7,650 $528,942 46.63%
China 682 $76,009 52.87%
Mexico 627 $80,038 53.05%
Canada 558 $786,674 51.62%
Brazil 267 $77,055 50.57%
South Korea 247 $67,914 52.67%
Germany 134 $95,738 50.76%
Philippines 114 $42,912 46.34%
Pakistan 110 $77,336 45.27%
Bangladesh 78 $56,057 34.82%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Populus Group Llc 634 $78,067 75.30%
People Tech Group Inc 618 $72,918 77.44%
Detroit Engineered Products Inc 614 $68,156 81.98%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 610 $76,118 88.15%
Aptiv Corporation 608 $91,538 88.76%
Kpit Technologies Inc 592 $76,121 89.43%
Deloitte Touche Llp 584 $61,718 88.22%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan 572 $90,736 89.80%
General Motors 567 $104,555 89.72%
Lt Technology Services Limited 559 $68,989 89.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Svf Inc 16 $30,878 100.00%
Peggys Gardening Inc 15 $27,381 100.00%
F Madrid Harvesting Inc 15 $30,366 100.00%
Hackert Family Farms 15 $29,869 100.00%
Northern Nursery Inc 15 $27,413 100.00%
Johnson Farms 15 $31,212 100.00%
Nj Fox Sons Inc 15 $32,016 100.00%
Daryl Coffey 15 $31,212 100.00%
Horkey Brother Farms 15 $33,254 100.00%
Van Loon Farms Llc 15 $33,733 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nexient Llc 71 $91,804 44.65%
Softpath Technologies 70 $84,112 45.75%
Auria St Clair Llc 69 $31,616 45.39%
Bright Sky Transport Llc 68 $39,255 49.28%
Esg Automotive 65 $80,699 47.45%
Strategic Staffing Solution Lc 65 $96,634 48.51%
Strategic Staffing Solutions Lc 64 $10,560,329 48.12%
Integrated Management Systems Inc 63 $86,824 47.37%
Methodica Technologies Llc 63 $90,277 47.73%
Applied Computer Techniques 60 $72,701 47.24%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

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