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 %
India 7,650 $528,942 46.63%
China 682 $76,009 52.87%
Mexico 627 $80,038 53.05%
Canada 558 $786,674 51.62%
Brazil 267 $77,055 50.57%
South Korea 247 $67,914 52.67%
Germany 134 $95,738 50.76%
Philippines 114 $42,912 46.34%
Pakistan 110 $77,336 45.27%
Bangladesh 78 $56,057 34.82%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Solize Usa Corporation 111 $92,071 90.98%
Freudenberg Nok General Partnership 110 $86,308 90.16%
Caresoft Global Inc 109 $71,989 90.08%
Technosquare Inc 109 $73,022 90.08%
Opel Systems Inc 108 $57,751 89.26%
Yanfeng Us Automotive Interior Systems I Llc 107 $78,986 89.92%
Alticor Inc 107 $86,178 89.92%
Tech Apex Solutions Inc 107 $70,508 90.68%
Saras America Inc 106 $56,246 89.83%
Avl Powertrain Engineering Inc 106 $84,397 89.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sun Gro Horticulture Processing Inc 3 $37,787 100.00%
Pedro Gc Inc 3 $33,238 100.00%
Elmiger Ornamentals Llc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Apple Valley Growers Association 3 $34,701 100.00%
Creek Valley Farms Llc 3 $33,017 100.00%
Russell Costanza Farms 3 $24,683 100.00%
Jos Kutchey Sons Llc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Dutchman Tree Farms Llc 1 3 $22,279 100.00%
Alpers Farms Llc 3 $37,676 100.00%
Gold Coast Farms Inc 3 $28,101 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tomtom North America Inc 7 $80,175 26.92%
Federalmogul Powertrain Llc 7 $100,886 26.92%
Delta Electronics Automotive Americas Inc 7 $94,141 28.00%
Atko Usa Corporation 7 $33,069 28.00%
Infotree Global Solutions Corp 7 $76,877 28.00%
Woodstock Enterprises Inc Dba Us Lawns 7 $34,757 28.00%
Horizon Global Americas Inc 7 $95,555 28.00%
General Motors Corporation 6 $87,231 24.00%
Felix Health Technologies Inc 6 $70,718 24.00%
Benteler Automotive 6 $84,867 24.00%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 47 $72,689 87.04%
Insurance Carriers 46 $82,799 85.19%
Environmental Consulting Services 46 $62,114 86.79%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing 46 $70,623 86.79%
Industrial Building Construction 45 $71,311 86.54%
Other Individual And Family Services 45 $58,430 86.54%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 45 $67,709 86.54%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 45 $69,052 86.54%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing 44 $73,655 86.27%
Travel Agencies 44 $52,311 88.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 11 $87,935 91.67%
General Automotive Repair 10 $86,299 83.33%
Sports Teams And Clubs 10 $33,312 83.33%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 10 $91,101 83.33%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing 10 $69,650 83.33%
Medical Laboratories 10 $47,212 83.33%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places 10 $40,150 90.91%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing 10 $84,315 90.91%
Insurance Carriers 10 $78,998 90.91%
Hospitals 10 $103,087 90.91%

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