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 %
Bolivia 1 $78,478 50.00%
Georgia 1 $48,090 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $95,160 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $23,483 50.00%
Armenia 1 $79,539 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $71,650 50.00%
Grenada 1 $78,666 50.00%
Oman 1 $84,032 100.00%
Honduras 1 $79,893 100.00%
Slovenia 1 $89,939 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Millennium Software Inc 449 $78,402 91.08%
Megan Soft Inc 443 $74,178 90.04%
Youngsoft Inc 419 $73,075 85.34%
C Vision Inc 417 $62,681 85.10%
Esg Automotive Inc 414 $73,643 86.61%
Amazoncom Services Llc 403 $87,494 84.31%
Ved Software Services Inc 403 $71,195 87.61%
Csc Covansys Corporation 401 $69,499 87.75%
Ibm India Private Limited 393 $60,141 89.52%
Ibm Corporation 393 $71,664 90.76%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Huggett Sod Farm Inc 13 $32,277 100.00%
Leonard Ligon 13 $29,965 100.00%
Tim Campbell Farm Llc 13 $31,856 100.00%
Thome Orchards Llc 12 $32,266 100.00%
Iott Farms Inc 12 $27,407 100.00%
Gavin Orchards Llc 12 $31,049 100.00%
Spring Meadow Nursery Inc 11 $33,342 100.00%
Del Sur Harvesting Llc 11 $25,020 100.00%
Banotai Greenhouse 11 $33,974 100.00%
Windy Ridge Orchards Llc 11 $32,879 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chrysler Group Llc 50 $84,367 47.17%
Jackson National Life Insurance Company 48 $73,172 45.71%
Visteon Corporation 48 $94,660 45.71%
Magna Electronics Inc 46 $98,233 45.10%
N2 Services Inc 44 $86,498 43.14%
Csmsoftware Usa Llc 43 $97,706 42.16%
The Dow Chemical Company 42 $82,180 41.58%
Midmichigan Physicians Group 39 $102,723 39.00%
Initech Global Llc 39 $82,394 39.00%
Strategic Staffing It Inc 39 $84,623 39.00%

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