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 %
Management Analysts 1,879 $71,596 91.84%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1,676 $62,634 91.38%
Database Administrators 1,624 $71,769 88.79%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,590 $83,488 87.94%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,474 $64,499 90.15%
Accountants and Auditors 1,455 $56,854 91.91%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,397 $125,878 88.92%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,271 $114,603 87.90%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects 1,212 $70,084 87.70%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,038 $120,113 79.30%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 199 $121,024 64.61%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 188 $1,046,669 69.63%
Computer Programmers 181 $71,639 70.70%
Internists, General 157 $77,368 70.72%
Accountants and Auditors 131 $70,673 61.50%
Statisticians 128 $63,609 64.65%
Sales Engineers 124 $91,602 78.98%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 91 $65,234 67.41%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 83 $60,316 62.88%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 81 $140,818 81.00%
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 %
Uzbekistan 2 $87,589 40.00%
Mongolia 2 $89,700 40.00%
Zimbabwe 2 $77,959 50.00%
Denmark 2 $65,920 50.00%
Guatemala 2 $87,048 50.00%
Zambia 2 $61,714 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $71,147 50.00%
Malawi 2 $42,168 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 2 $69,909 66.67%
Malta 1 $165,090 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 4,485 $63,070 79.96%
General Motors Company 4,021 $85,303 89.10%
University Of Michigan 3,790 $53,147 91.90%
Ford Motor Company 3,179 $84,890 97.61%
Htc Global Services Inc 2,067 $62,932 93.07%
Systems Technology Group Inc 2,055 $82,051 95.85%
Accenture Llp 1,963 $72,003 98.74%
Wipro Limited 1,757 $65,965 90.89%
Infosys Limited 1,753 $69,399 93.64%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,610 $84,105 91.58%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reliable Software Resources Inc 564 $91,279 34.47%
Systems Technology Group Inc Stg 398 $98,914 29.03%
Compuware Corporation 390 $76,506 42.62%
Fca Us Llc 326 $91,848 45.15%
Epitec Inc 304 $84,485 45.51%
Trw Automotive Inc 248 $83,466 42.25%
Engineering Technology Associates Inc 228 $78,187 40.43%
Kyyba Inc 182 $89,000 33.58%
Robert Bosch Llc 179 $95,654 44.97%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan 162 $85,100 41.12%

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 $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