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 %
Consumers Energy Company 103 $94,417 91.15%
System Soft Technologies Llc 102 $64,451 90.27%
Manish Therapy Services Inc 102 $59,980 90.27%
Beta Cae Systems Usa Inc 102 $72,150 91.07%
United Shore Financial Services Llc 102 $80,944 91.07%
Racar Engineering Llc 101 $79,197 90.18%
Auto Club Services Inc 101 $96,852 90.18%
Black Veatch Corporation 101 $74,400 90.99%
Inspirage Llc 100 $86,036 90.09%
Creative Synergies Group Llc 100 $60,453 90.09%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Highland Dairy Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Natural Fertilizer Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Emmett Schoenborn Inc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Harvesting Kings Llc 2 $24,898 100.00%
Rolling Rock Farms Llc 2 $29,952 100.00%
Margarito Hernandez 2 $35,225 100.00%
Andy Ts Farm Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Gomello Llc 2 $30,285 100.00%
David Stahl 2 $27,664 100.00%
Parrans Greenhouse Farm Market 2 $21,403 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cooper Standard Automotive Inc 6 $96,186 26.09%
Renesas Electronics America Inc 6 $95,167 26.09%
Akebono Brake Corporation 6 $78,486 26.09%
Continental Tire The Americas Llc 6 $89,572 26.09%
Dsa Systems Inc 6 $81,543 27.27%
Thyssenkrupp Materials Na 6 $97,878 27.27%
Illinois Tool Works 6 $96,391 27.27%
Xalt Energy 6 $81,543 27.27%
Predica Inc 6 $94,373 27.27%
Milk Source Llc 6 $33,360 27.27%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corn Farming 8 $35,435 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $30,735 100.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing 6 $33,838 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 6 $32,243 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 5 $36,695 100.00%
Racetracks 5 $33,060 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 5 $33,688 100.00%
Landscaping Services 5 $34,586 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 5 $26,099 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 4 $34,117 100.00%

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