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 %
Designers, All Other 7 $42,417 77.78%
Architectural Drafters 6 $45,975 66.67%
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers 6 $83,806 66.67%
Financial Examiners 6 $58,656 66.67%
Writers and Authors 6 $37,027 66.67%
Petroleum Engineers 6 $87,062 66.67%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 6 $63,027 66.67%
Microsystems Engineers 6 $63,475 75.00%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 6 $52,568 75.00%
Credit Counselors 6 $32,961 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Personal Financial Advisors 1 $86,736 9.09%
Procurement Clerks 1 $27,102 9.09%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 1 $84,510 9.09%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 1 $42,994 9.09%
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 1 $42,827 9.09%
Stock Clerks and Order Fillers 1 $18,824 9.09%
Photonics Engineers 1 $78,998 9.09%
Nuclear Engineers 1 $97,323 9.09%
Electronics Engineering Technicians 1 $31,387 9.09%
Astronomers 1 $67,933 9.09%
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 %
Iraq 4 $73,533 44.44%
Ecuador 4 $56,345 50.00%
Portugal 4 $93,128 50.00%
Finland 3 $89,800 37.50%
Uzbekistan 3 $72,966 37.50%
Tunisia 3 $83,102 37.50%
Switzerland 3 $69,314 37.50%
New Zealand 3 $48,501 42.86%
Senegal 3 $65,977 42.86%
Nicaragua 3 $31,422 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 4,761 $64,175 75.68%
University Of Michigan 4,355 $54,451 90.84%
General Motors Company 4,200 $86,094 97.58%
Ford Motor Company 4,013 $88,864 98.09%
Htc Global Services Inc 2,224 $64,620 93.41%
Systems Technology Group Inc 2,113 $82,747 95.96%
Accenture Llp 2,058 $73,108 98.66%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,860 $85,272 90.03%
Infosys Limited 1,821 $70,012 91.55%
Wipro Limited 1,808 $66,476 94.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Walther Farms Llc Mi 141 $34,812 100.00%
Manzana Llc 64 $29,954 100.00%
Legacy Labor Inc 57 $34,379 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 50 $33,516 100.00%
Agrico Labor Llc 46 $32,709 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc 39 $35,548 100.00%
Arlene Resource Management Llc 31 $34,339 100.00%
Lucas Nursery 31 $29,262 100.00%
Ab Costanza Farms Llc 30 $32,029 100.00%
Joe Rasch Orchards Inc 30 $31,603 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reliable Software Resources Inc 566 $91,314 32.42%
Systems Technology Group Inc Stg 412 $99,210 29.70%
Compuware Corporation 390 $76,506 40.50%
Fca Us Llc 359 $93,857 48.51%
Epitec Inc 324 $84,287 47.09%
Trw Automotive Inc 250 $83,583 42.59%
Engineering Technology Associates Inc 229 $78,200 40.46%
Robert Bosch Llc 198 $96,762 36.53%
Kyyba Inc 195 $90,536 47.22%
Aptiv Corporation 179 $84,940 43.45%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

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