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 %
Engineers, All Other 1,953 $63,092 90.25%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 1,815 $85,691 88.11%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 1,742 $63,180 91.40%
Database Administrators 1,625 $71,773 88.80%
Accountants and Auditors 1,595 $57,792 93.06%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,474 $64,499 90.15%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 1,472 $118,982 90.86%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 1,394 $125,752 87.07%
Automotive Engineers 1,321 $88,471 83.45%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,267 $123,956 88.17%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 205 $122,396 66.56%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 188 $1,046,669 67.87%
Computer Programmers 182 $71,715 71.09%
Internists, General 157 $77,368 67.38%
Accountants and Auditors 137 $70,707 62.56%
Sales Engineers 132 $91,713 61.40%
Statisticians 129 $63,635 73.71%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 93 $65,257 64.14%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 86 $61,390 60.56%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 81 $140,818 61.36%
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 %
Japan 69 $83,266 41.57%
Nepal 67 $66,864 46.53%
United Kingdom 58 $86,816 44.62%
Australia 51 $82,701 41.80%
France 50 $94,994 43.86%
Taiwan 48 $72,220 42.86%
Iran 44 $74,409 39.29%
Italy 43 $94,804 46.74%
Egypt 38 $82,155 41.76%
Venezuela 32 $52,770 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Denso Ten America Limited 12 $80,050 92.31%
Strategic Staffing Solutions Lc S3 12 $83,214 92.31%
Dsa Systems Inc 12 $75,423 92.31%
Archway Marketing Services Inc 12 $74,766 92.31%
Brasscraft Manufacturing Company 12 $98,386 92.31%
Teradyne Infotech Inc 12 $86,126 92.31%
Purem Novi Inc 12 $83,455 92.31%
Invia Llc 12 $78,177 92.31%
Huf North America Automotive Parts Manufacturing 12 $83,126 92.31%
Primesoft Technologies Inc 12 $83,273 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Essentra Plastics Llc 1 $66,269 50.00%
La Colina Llc 1 $54,808 50.00%
S And S Trucking Inc 1 $34,674 50.00%
Kelly Beauty Inc 1 $33,155 50.00%
Sattrixusa 1 $112,736 50.00%
Metro International Trade Services Llc 1 $113,859 50.00%
Mclaren Health Management Group 1 $128,898 50.00%
Svt Advisors Pc 1 $52,312 50.00%
Techswitch Llc 1 $85,405 50.00%
Its Partners Llc 1 $85,238 50.00%

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