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 %
Henniges Automotive North America Inc 65 $95,915 89.04%
Lordstown Motors Corp 65 $89,434 89.04%
Sl America Corporation 65 $68,316 89.04%
Sencom Inc 65 $75,825 89.04%
The Mathworks Inc 64 $80,867 88.89%
Tata Elxsi Limited 64 $74,461 88.89%
Active Enterprise Solutions Llc 64 $66,330 88.89%
Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Inc 64 $76,904 88.89%
Routeone Llc 64 $107,333 88.89%
Quintech Inc 64 $79,253 90.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Synergia Automotive Llc 4 $78,494 26.67%
Guardhat Inc 4 $98,727 26.67%
Foresee Results Inc 4 $104,718 26.67%
Fc Enterprises Incdba Koji Japanese Restaurant 4 $23,317 26.67%
Delta Electronics Americas Ltd 4 $101,936 26.67%
Wise Gen Inc 4 $79,701 28.57%
Bordrin New Energy Vehicle Corporation Inc 4 $93,491 28.57%
Continental Powertrain Usa Llc 4 $99,398 28.57%
Pivotal Software Inc 4 $104,032 28.57%
Stec Usa Inc 4 $67,715 28.57%

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 $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