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 %
Romania 20 $71,757 43.48%
Sri Lanka 20 $73,423 43.48%
Vietnam 19 $56,358 45.24%
Colombia 17 $70,686 44.74%
Thailand 15 $71,358 41.67%
Albania 14 $44,986 41.18%
Malaysia 13 $71,216 41.94%
Libya 12 $73,904 40.00%
Ukraine 11 $63,607 37.93%
Singapore 11 $72,954 40.74%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
A123 Systems Llc 177 $89,580 86.34%
Nexient Llc 177 $87,536 86.34%
St John Hospital And Medical Center 175 $40,627 86.21%
Galaxy Software Solutions Inc 175 $62,964 86.63%
Amerisoft Corporation 175 $59,530 86.63%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 174 $63,761 88.32%
Aerotek Inc 173 $68,290 87.82%
Deloitte Tax Llp 173 $61,188 88.27%
Zume It Inc 173 $65,203 88.27%
Corporate Employment Resources Inc 172 $76,889 88.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Guerrero Ag Llc 6 $29,734 100.00%
Ml Farm Systems Inc 6 $26,236 100.00%
Disterheft Farms Llc 6 $28,191 100.00%
Prolific Enterprises Inc 6 $32,729 100.00%
Opc Arbre Farms Llc 6 $33,838 100.00%
Second Spring Farm Llc 6 $35,506 100.00%
Martin Farm 6 $28,954 100.00%
Alewelt Concrete Inc 6 $28,458 100.00%
Gee Farms Nursery Greenhouse Llc 6 $31,966 100.00%
Crossroads Blueberry Farm Llc 5 $36,213 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Henniges Automotive North America Inc 14 $101,537 28.57%
Lhp Software Llc 14 $79,973 28.57%
Accident Fund Insurance Company Of America 14 $79,247 28.57%
Idb Admins Inc 14 $85,625 29.17%
Plastic Omnium Auto Inergy Usa Llc 14 $88,572 29.17%
Kasai North America Inc 14 $74,847 29.79%
Lg Chem Michigan Inc 14 $74,792 29.79%
Technology Consultantsma Inc 14 $88,944 30.43%
Wolverine World Wide Inc 13 $76,306 28.26%
North American Lighting Inc 13 $70,855 28.26%

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