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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Belgium 5 $79,680 41.67%
Jamaica 5 $70,450 45.45%
Bulgaria 5 $55,587 45.45%
Saudi Arabia 4 $95,076 36.36%
Trinidad And Tobago 4 $65,520 36.36%
Cameroon 4 $71,807 40.00%
Morocco 4 $47,013 40.00%
Iraq 4 $73,533 40.00%
Ecuador 4 $56,345 44.44%
Portugal 4 $93,128 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Iknowvate Technologies Inc 236 $73,538 89.39%
Schaeffler Group Usa Inc 233 $78,017 88.59%
Molex Llc 232 $83,220 88.55%
Saturn Tech Llc 229 $82,734 88.76%
Kla Corporation 223 $90,703 86.77%
P3 North America Inc 223 $69,721 87.80%
Reva Consulting Inc 222 $71,368 87.40%
Oakland University 219 $44,871 87.60%
Mphasis Corporation 218 $64,393 87.55%
Detroit Diesel Corporation 217 $80,727 87.85%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Willbrandt Enterprises Inc 7 $32,887 100.00%
Ken Oomen Inc 7 $36,171 100.00%
Alt Fruit Farm Llc 7 $30,580 100.00%
Jim Hoffmans Sons Inc 7 $22,654 100.00%
Providence Farm Llc 7 $34,807 100.00%
J D Layman Farms Inc 7 $31,993 100.00%
Friske Orchards 7 $28,389 100.00%
Agrivine Inc 7 $31,678 100.00%
King Orchards Inc 7 $31,773 100.00%
Bluff Gardens 7 $24,859 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 20 $82,524 31.25%
Easi Llc 20 $86,153 31.25%
Daimay North America Automotive Inc 20 $73,030 31.75%
Fives Dyag Corp 20 $76,049 31.75%
Siemens Industry Software Inc 20 $95,462 31.75%
Stryker Medical A Division Of Stryker Corporation 19 $74,720 31.15%
Mercedes Benz Research Development 19 $88,900 31.67%
Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems Llc 19 $102,884 31.67%
Ciber Inc 19 $79,444 31.67%
Vernus Technologies Inc 19 $70,251 31.67%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 59,287 $70,812 90.49%
Engineering Services 18,444 $73,198 87.30%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 8,499 $54,176 71.42%
Computer Systems Design Services 8,025 $76,955 88.83%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 7,025 $74,089 87.63%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 6,014 $91,133 93.57%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 4,266 $91,717 88.40%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 4,214 $84,840 91.15%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 4,071 $72,476 94.26%
Other Computer Related Services 3,732 $69,653 87.92%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 686 $33,118 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 516 $32,199 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 178 $31,971 100.00%
Potato Farming 169 $33,016 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 162 $34,170 100.00%
Apple Orchards 150 $31,850 100.00%
Crop Production 144 $32,805 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 123 $32,030 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 93 $32,692 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 66 $31,637 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 11,484 $99,114 100.00%
Engineering Services 3,199 $189,799 100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 3,178 $810,185 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,922 $59,993 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 1,048 $89,855 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 875 $334,277 100.00%
Other Computer Related Services 866 $88,026 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 666 $623,031 100.00%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 558 $85,822 100.00%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 385 $90,357 100.00%

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 $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