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 %
India 7,024 $567,298 46.81%
China 642 $75,499 54.36%
Mexico 531 $80,715 49.03%
Canada 512 $849,177 56.39%
Brazil 249 $76,379 52.64%
South Korea 227 $67,657 51.59%
Germany 114 $93,972 47.70%
Pakistan 106 $76,434 50.00%
Philippines 88 $46,493 46.56%
Bangladesh 75 $54,665 41.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Henry Ford Health System 1,503 $73,866 88.26%
Fca Us Llc 1,486 $95,430 87.77%
Altair Productdesign Inc 1,433 $75,613 86.74%
Capgemini America Inc 1,406 $73,578 88.59%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,357 $72,686 89.57%
Engineering Technology Associates Inc 1,338 $66,639 91.21%
Hcl America Inc 1,317 $68,898 95.23%
Satyam Venture Engineering Services Pvt Ltd 1,102 $65,297 82.36%
Miracle Software Sysytems Inc 1,028 $71,888 77.29%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 1,016 $70,009 89.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Altimetrik Corp 160 $85,316 41.03%
Sunera Technologies Inc 156 $87,484 40.52%
Aptiv Corporation 150 $83,608 40.11%
Wayne State University 130 $67,400 39.16%
Detroit Engineered Products 111 $83,432 33.64%
Cw Professional Services Dba Lochbridge 105 $81,235 32.21%
Collasys Llc 98 $78,065 32.24%
Interpro Inc 92 $77,734 30.67%
Geometric Americas Inc 92 $84,305 37.10%
Galaxy Software Solutions Inc 90 $80,343 36.59%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grain Farming 16 $30,974 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 14 $26,830 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 12 $27,817 100.00%
Hay Farming 12 $28,790 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $31,743 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 10 $30,576 100.00%
Floriculture Production 10 $30,291 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 9 $24,045 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 9 $32,961 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $30,735 100.00%

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 $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