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 %
India 7,024 $567,298 46.81%
China 642 $75,499 54.36%
Mexico 531 $80,715 49.03%
Canada 512 $849,177 56.39%
Brazil 249 $76,379 52.64%
South Korea 227 $67,657 51.59%
Germany 114 $93,972 47.70%
Pakistan 106 $76,434 50.00%
Philippines 88 $46,493 46.56%
Bangladesh 75 $54,665 41.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Michigan State University 1,002 $54,781 89.78%
Ernst Young Us Llp 937 $69,491 88.31%
Kpit Infosystems Inc 929 $61,386 91.17%
Epitec Inc 893 $83,547 89.57%
Robert Bosch Llc 876 $94,213 89.66%
Wayne State University 867 $46,407 90.60%
Trw Automotive Inc 844 $75,289 88.38%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 790 $75,427 87.49%
Tata Technologies Inc 757 $71,484 86.81%
Whirlpool Corporation 749 $79,057 89.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atos Syntel Inc 90 $85,010 36.73%
Valeo North America Inc 87 $106,055 38.16%
Nexteer Automotive 83 $76,554 42.35%
Digital Terrain Inc 83 $78,289 45.60%
Iconma Llc 76 $90,731 42.46%
Zume It Inc 75 $69,325 46.30%
Stryker Corporation 74 $83,751 46.25%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 70 $84,466 43.75%
Softpath Technologies 70 $84,112 44.87%
Dechen Consulting Group Inc 70 $94,743 46.05%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 55 $33,080 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 54 $30,161 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 53 $29,838 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 51 $29,230 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 42 $32,564 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 38 $31,921 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 35 $29,927 100.00%
Apiculture 20 $28,557 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 19 $29,906 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 17 $29,914 100.00%

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 $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