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 %
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 1,019 $46,974 87.54%
Operations Research Analysts 966 $73,012 89.36%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 875 $69,386 88.92%
Automotive Engineers 838 $84,905 87.02%
Medical and Health Services Managers 834 $67,884 92.46%
Information Technology Project Managers 677 $78,706 75.81%
Statisticians 648 $69,342 83.72%
Internists, General 642 $107,052 85.71%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 606 $40,652 83.24%
Web Developers 599 $55,831 84.60%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Helpers--Production Workers 66 $31,616 68.04%
Marketing Managers 60 $118,350 65.22%
Home Health Aides 60 $21,750 68.18%
Civil Engineers 58 $69,535 66.67%
Materials Engineers 57 $74,281 66.28%
Management Analysts 56 $86,650 65.12%
Computer Hardware Engineers 53 $86,783 62.35%
Engineers, All Other 53 $79,435 62.35%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 50 $71,010 62.50%
Financial Managers 49 $113,448 62.82%
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 %
Mali 1 $79,498 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $29,432 50.00%
Costa Rica 1 $73,424 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $61,048 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $95,160 50.00%
Togo 1 $101,886 50.00%
Grenada 1 $78,666 50.00%
Cuba 1 $69,160 50.00%
Haiti 1 $87,589 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $36,317 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compuware Corporation 74 $69,290 88.10%
Aclat Inc 73 $77,843 86.90%
Oracle America Inc 73 $90,312 86.90%
Wafts Solutions Inc 73 $65,035 87.95%
Csm Software Usa Llc 73 $72,419 87.95%
Oakwood Healthcare Inc 72 $67,367 86.75%
Wa Foote Memorial Hospital Inc 72 $91,991 86.75%
Stryker Medical A Division Of Stryker Corporation 72 $74,078 86.75%
Primasolv Llc 72 $68,794 87.80%
Dana Automotive Systems Group Llc 72 $104,456 87.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Inventa Capital Group Plc 4 $68,874 23.53%
Open Dealer Exchange Llc 4 $79,077 23.53%
Calty Design Research Inc 4 $61,672 23.53%
Ihs Global Inc 4 $69,997 23.53%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 4 $83,789 25.00%
Arcelormittal Tailored Blanks Americas 4 $82,800 25.00%
Sigma International 4 $72,868 25.00%
Tianhai Electric North America Inc 4 $79,836 25.00%
3r Info Llc 4 $99,882 25.00%
A Raymond Tinnerman Automotive Inc 4 $86,752 25.00%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 55,856 $69,715 90.57%
Engineering Services 17,308 $72,269 87.53%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,553 $52,989 70.44%
Computer Systems Design Services 7,242 $75,362 88.46%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,616 $73,186 87.55%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 5,167 $88,494 93.93%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,938 $71,711 92.51%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 3,874 $84,585 94.46%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 3,578 $89,246 87.95%
Other Computer Related Services 3,456 $68,132 85.84%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 501 $30,207 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 390 $29,991 100.00%
Crop Production 144 $32,805 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 137 $30,217 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 131 $33,169 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 122 $31,977 100.00%
Potato Farming 112 $29,604 100.00%
Apple Orchards 111 $29,585 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 66 $30,508 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 56 $27,708 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 10,997 $99,178 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,872 $59,712 60.78%
Other Computer Related Services 842 $87,839 28.04%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 645 $640,835 34.46%
Major Household Appliance Manufacturing 334 $80,806 35.53%
Temporary Help Services 326 $4,934,056 38.72%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 322 $97,298 38.33%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 270 $74,949 41.86%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 223 $83,962 40.25%
Employment Services 158 $78,399 44.89%

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