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 %
Hospitalists 71 $161,773 81.61%
Public Relations Specialists 69 $43,136 82.14%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 68 $55,423 81.93%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 68 $143,042 82.93%
Registered Nurses 67 $69,355 84.81%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 67 $47,098 85.90%
Aerospace Engineers 67 $64,375 87.01%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 65 $75,966 84.42%
Construction Managers 64 $79,099 84.21%
Computer User Support Specialists 64 $38,101 87.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Managers, All Other 7 $101,661 29.17%
Clergy 6 $36,681 25.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 6 $67,073 25.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 6 $37,596 25.00%
Landscape Architects 6 $48,392 25.00%
Graphic Designers 6 $50,284 26.09%
Speech-Language Pathologists 6 $67,960 26.09%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $50,291 26.09%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 6 $21,407 26.09%
Pharmacists 6 $98,571 26.09%
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 %
Greece 11 $72,513 42.31%
Ghana 11 $64,698 45.83%
Hungary 11 $84,094 47.83%
Argentina 10 $60,801 45.45%
Israel 10 $75,281 47.62%
Haiti 10 $40,489 50.00%
Indonesia 9 $64,963 47.37%
Netherlands 9 $79,564 47.37%
United States Of America 9 $80,543 50.00%
Ireland 8 $73,217 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Global Enterprise Tech Resources Inc 37 $78,315 90.24%
Ntt Data Americas Inc 37 $102,576 90.24%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 37 $79,591 90.24%
Symphony Teleca Services Inc 37 $78,062 90.24%
Intelizign Solutions Llc 37 $87,878 90.24%
Faurecia Automotive Seating Llc 37 $91,076 90.24%
Global Information Systems Inc 36 $69,670 87.80%
Sap America Inc 36 $75,270 87.80%
Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals Inc 36 $121,604 87.80%
Ross Recruiting Inc 36 $58,383 87.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Worldwide Distribution Systems Usa 2 $80,975 28.57%
Eagle Mine Llc 2 $91,780 28.57%
The Taubman Company 2 $73,809 28.57%
Iconnect Inc 2 $74,152 28.57%
Arden Companies Inc 2 $78,218 28.57%
Birch Run Drugs 2 $106,673 28.57%
Zwz Bearing Usa Inc 2 $75,036 28.57%
Zak Welding Custom Work Llc 2 $66,332 28.57%
Amerisure Mutual Insurance Company 2 $76,960 28.57%
Revolutionary Engineering Inc 2 $81,203 28.57%

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