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 %
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 9 $47,242 75.00%
Risk Management Specialists 9 $70,716 75.00%
Statistical Assistants 9 $48,476 75.00%
Prosthodontists 9 $114,982 75.00%
Photonics Engineers 9 $73,165 75.00%
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers 9 $40,923 81.82%
Compliance Managers 9 $108,648 81.82%
Genetic Counselors 9 $64,813 81.82%
Audiologists 9 $62,266 90.00%
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 9 $53,116 90.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Tunisia 3 $83,102 50.00%
Switzerland 3 $69,314 50.00%
New Zealand 3 $48,501 50.00%
Senegal 3 $65,977 50.00%
Nicaragua 3 $31,422 60.00%
Cambodia 2 $31,699 40.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $71,147 40.00%
Sudan 2 $73,798 40.00%
Malawi 2 $42,168 40.00%
Costa Rica 2 $70,992 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Siemens Plm Software Inc 148 $84,976 84.09%
Iav Automotive Engineering Inc 148 $78,707 84.09%
Gentherm Incorporated 147 $91,993 83.52%
Computech Corporation 146 $64,167 83.91%
Heartland Employment Services Llc 146 $63,950 84.39%
Nexteer Automotive 146 $71,584 86.39%
Datamatics Global Services Inc 146 $69,201 86.39%
Daimay North America Automotive Inc 145 $64,646 87.35%
Magna Powertrain Of America Inc 145 $88,982 88.41%
National Therapy Services Llc 143 $62,286 88.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paloma Harvesting 5 $35,809 100.00%
Grabemeyer Farms 5 $34,911 100.00%
Hb Harvesting Inc 5 $26,411 100.00%
John Hoffman Sons Landscaping Nursery Inc 5 $33,284 100.00%
New Eras American Apple Llc 4 $35,646 100.00%
J J Bee Service Incorporated 4 $34,284 100.00%
Blocks Stand And Greenhouse Llc 4 $34,284 100.00%
Mid West Tree Farms Llc 4 $31,985 100.00%
Komrska Tree Farms Llc 4 $34,284 100.00%
Riedstra Dairy Ltd 4 $34,284 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Archway Marketing Services 11 $88,128 28.21%
Eureka Technocrats Inc 11 $88,309 28.21%
Cenit North America Inc 11 $78,002 28.21%
Appisoft Inc 11 $100,222 28.21%
Dspace Inc 11 $79,527 28.21%
Systems In Motion Llc 11 $98,760 28.21%
Smithgroupjjr 11 $61,152 28.21%
General Motors Financial Company Inc 11 $90,089 28.95%
Isuzu Technical Center Of America Inc 11 $92,844 28.95%
Competitive Computer Information Technologies 11 $72,522 28.95%

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