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 %
Populus Group Llc 618 $77,685 77.35%
Detroit Engineered Products Inc 600 $67,829 82.64%
Aptiv Corporation 590 $90,264 87.28%
People Tech Group Inc 545 $71,172 80.98%
Deloitte Touche Llp 529 $60,338 78.72%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 528 $74,483 81.61%
Quicken Loans Inc 528 $77,974 88.44%
Continental Automotive Systems Inc 524 $82,684 88.51%
Kyyba Inc 520 $72,073 89.19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan 518 $88,718 89.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nexient Llc 69 $91,345 45.70%
Auria St Clair Llc 66 $31,616 44.00%
Esg Automotive 65 $80,699 47.45%
Strategic Staffing Solutions Lc 64 $10,560,329 47.76%
Lear Corporation 63 $97,584 48.46%
Integrated Management Systems Inc 62 $86,363 48.82%
Avl Powertrain Engineering Inc 59 $87,619 47.20%
Veoneer Us Inc 59 $80,961 47.58%
Harman Connected Services Inc 57 $104,048 47.90%
Strategic Staffing Solution Lc 57 $97,852 48.31%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grain Farming 16 $30,974 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 14 $26,830 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 12 $27,817 100.00%
Hay Farming 12 $28,790 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $31,743 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 10 $30,576 100.00%
Floriculture Production 10 $30,291 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 9 $24,045 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 9 $32,961 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $30,735 100.00%

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