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 %
Health Educators 23 $45,448 82.14%
Radiologists 23 $151,037 82.14%
Transportation Engineers 23 $69,494 85.19%
Supply Chain Managers 22 $95,723 81.48%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $47,944 77.78%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 21 $46,691 80.77%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $53,852 80.77%
Art Directors 21 $70,459 80.77%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 21 $51,165 80.77%
Urban and Regional Planners 21 $55,133 80.77%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Romania 20 $71,757 43.48%
Sri Lanka 20 $73,423 43.48%
Vietnam 19 $56,358 45.24%
Colombia 17 $70,686 44.74%
Thailand 15 $71,358 41.67%
Albania 14 $44,986 41.18%
Malaysia 13 $71,216 41.94%
Libya 12 $73,904 40.00%
Ukraine 11 $63,607 37.93%
Singapore 11 $72,954 40.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 119 $92,092 91.54%
Novi It Inc 119 $65,857 92.25%
Prolim Consulting Inc 118 $77,459 92.19%
Vision It Services Usa Inc 118 $55,874 92.19%
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc 117 $85,633 91.41%
Emergtech Business Solutions Inc 117 $74,739 91.41%
Indus Usa Inc 117 $69,980 92.13%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 117 $66,402 92.13%
Kelly Services Inc 116 $77,435 92.06%
Virtusa Corporation 115 $71,027 91.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dunson Harvesting Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Litzenburger Landscape Ltd 3 $21,729 100.00%
Amos Farms Llc 2 3 $35,506 100.00%
Roossinck Orchards Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Verellen Orchards Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Buckhorn Orchards Llc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Fred Koenigshof 3 $35,506 100.00%
Rushlow Arabians Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Kapnick Farm Market Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Mi Asparagus 3 $45,074 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mahle Powertrain Llc 7 $81,866 25.00%
Arwano Inc 7 $76,675 25.93%
Edag 7 $90,801 25.93%
Pioneer Automotive Technologies Inc 7 $71,629 25.93%
Henglong Usa Corproation 7 $78,152 25.93%
Luong Enterprises Llc 7 $33,892 25.93%
Subhashini Software Solutions Inc 7 $84,671 25.93%
Datamind Inc 7 $96,042 25.93%
Masco Corporation 7 $95,905 25.93%
Infor Us Inc 7 $86,671 25.93%

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