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 %
Media and Communication Workers, All Other 3 $41,530 60.00%
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists 3 $44,886 60.00%
Urologists 3 $65,541 60.00%
Surveyors 3 $59,495 60.00%
Sustainability Specialists 3 $65,430 75.00%
Industrial Engineering Technicians 3 $61,665 75.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 3 $27,664 75.00%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 3 $77,425 75.00%
Pharmacy Technicians 3 $27,789 75.00%
Labor Relations Specialists 3 $39,659 75.00%
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 %
Jordan 31 $88,396 38.75%
Macedonia 29 $39,277 38.67%
South Africa 28 $85,315 37.84%
Syria 27 $102,531 40.91%
Lebanon 25 $86,389 40.32%
Turkey 25 $78,028 43.10%
Spain 24 $88,449 48.00%
Russia 23 $81,037 46.94%
Nigeria 22 $79,542 44.90%
Poland 22 $76,719 46.81%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 216 $57,845 87.80%
Adient Us Llc 214 $94,906 86.99%
Kforce Inc 213 $77,775 86.59%
Harman Connected Services Inc 211 $76,477 87.19%
Quicken Loans Llc 211 $81,417 87.19%
Denso International America Inc 209 $104,010 86.72%
Rapid Global Business Solutions Inc 209 $64,014 87.08%
Rocket Mortgage Llc 206 $96,240 86.55%
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc 205 $82,477 87.23%
Dart Container Of Michigan Llc 201 $74,926 88.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jj Soto And Company Llc 7 $36,082 100.00%
Ellis Family Farms Llc 7 $31,678 100.00%
Azulera Farms Llc 7 $30,785 100.00%
Bo Mar Enterprises Inc 7 $31,773 100.00%
Schilling Family Farms Llc 7 $31,111 100.00%
P Four Farms Llc 7 $29,682 100.00%
5 H Farms Inc 6 $32,951 100.00%
County Line Potato Farm 6 $35,506 100.00%
Kbr Inc 6 $32,542 100.00%
Parrans Berry Farm 6 $23,979 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 18 $101,725 30.00%
Kbts Technologies Inc 18 $84,409 30.51%
Marketing Associates Llc 18 $76,701 30.51%
Aplomb Technologies Inc 18 $94,131 30.51%
Esys Corporation 18 $61,750 31.03%
Amazoncom Services Inc 18 $70,169 31.03%
Amphion Global Inc 17 $74,392 29.31%
Mahle Filter Systems North America Inc 17 $103,470 29.82%
Comau Llc 17 $106,074 29.82%
Tekorg Inc 17 $86,762 29.82%

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