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
173,284 88.99% $74,073 H-1B
17,952 9.22% $292,440 PERM
2,175 1.12% $30,119 H-2A
1,322 0.68% $78,602 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Michigan has seen a total of 194,733 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Michigan is the H-1B visa with 173,284 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 88.99% of Michigan's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 17,952 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.22% of Michigan's total visas.

Top Occupations in Michigan (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Managers 51 $76,905 80.95%
Registered Nurses 51 $68,144 82.26%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 50 $51,720 80.65%
Training and Development Specialists 50 $53,421 81.97%
Human Resources Managers 50 $81,700 83.33%
Epidemiologists 47 $58,224 79.66%
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other 46 $48,879 79.31%
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $48,985 77.59%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $47,716 77.59%
Occupational Therapists 45 $58,545 78.95%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Specialists 5 $57,658 22.73%
Epidemiologists 5 $53,169 22.73%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $28,228 22.73%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 5 $28,038 22.73%
Chefs and Head Cooks 5 $50,648 22.73%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 5 $27,818 23.81%
Clergy 5 $35,876 23.81%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $44,944 23.81%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4 $39,817 19.05%
Art Directors 4 $79,113 19.05%
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 12,851 in 2023.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sri Lanka 20 $73,423 55.56%
Romania 20 $71,757 57.14%
Vietnam 16 $53,732 47.06%
Thailand 13 $62,584 40.63%
Malaysia 13 $71,216 44.83%
Libya 12 $73,904 44.44%
Ukraine 11 $63,607 42.31%
Singapore 11 $72,954 42.31%
Colombia 11 $91,311 45.83%
Hungary 11 $84,094 45.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Initech Global Llc 237 $79,406 87.78%
Central Michigan University 230 $41,989 86.14%
Iknowvate Technologies Inc 229 $72,447 86.09%
Softpath Technologies Llc 226 $65,506 85.61%
P3 North America Inc 223 $69,721 84.79%
Saturn Tech Llc 222 $82,028 84.41%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 219 $72,472 84.23%
Brose North America Inc 219 $76,498 85.88%
Schaeffler Group Usa Inc 218 $76,075 85.83%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 216 $57,845 87.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Borgwarner Pds Usa Inc 21 $98,253 31.82%
Appsboat Inc 21 $88,393 31.82%
Pi Square Technologies Llc 21 $96,966 32.31%
Patton Labs Inc 20 $97,971 31.25%
Solize Usa Corporation 20 $90,239 31.25%
Easi Llc 20 $86,153 31.75%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 20 $82,524 31.75%
Sterling Software Inc 20 $74,960 31.75%
Tec Group Inc 20 $75,467 32.26%
Ciber Inc 19 $79,444 31.15%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 55,856 $69,715 90.57%
Engineering Services 17,308 $72,269 87.53%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,553 $52,989 70.44%
Computer Systems Design Services 7,242 $75,362 88.46%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,616 $73,186 87.55%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 5,167 $88,494 93.93%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,938 $71,711 92.51%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 3,874 $84,585 94.46%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 3,578 $89,246 87.95%
Other Computer Related Services 3,456 $68,132 85.84%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 501 $30,207 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 390 $29,991 100.00%
Crop Production 144 $32,805 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 137 $30,217 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 131 $33,169 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 122 $31,977 100.00%
Potato Farming 112 $29,604 100.00%
Apple Orchards 111 $29,585 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 66 $30,508 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 56 $27,708 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 10,997 $99,178 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,872 $59,712 60.78%
Other Computer Related Services 842 $87,839 28.04%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 645 $640,835 34.46%
Major Household Appliance Manufacturing 334 $80,806 35.53%
Temporary Help Services 326 $4,934,056 38.72%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 322 $97,298 38.33%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 270 $74,949 41.86%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 223 $83,962 40.25%
Employment Services 158 $78,399 44.89%

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 $74,073. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage