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 %
Travel Agents 2 $30,899 66.67%
Mechanical Engineering Technologists 2 $41,621 66.67%
Cargo and Freight Agents 2 $30,077 66.67%
Insurance Sales Agents 2 $45,458 66.67%
Bioinformatics Technicians 2 $32,531 66.67%
Animal Trainers 2 $36,057 66.67%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 2 $47,642 66.67%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 2 $39,458 66.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 2 $36,566 66.67%
Anthropologists 2 $35,838 66.67%
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 %
Grenada 1 $78,666 50.00%
Cuba 1 $69,160 50.00%
Haiti 1 $87,589 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $36,317 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $71,650 50.00%
Honduras 1 $79,893 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $42,931 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $113,589 100.00%
Kuwait 1 $66,435 100.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $42,670 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Us Tech Solutions Inc 14 $64,395 87.50%
Harman International Industries Inc 14 $96,824 87.50%
Federal Mogul Motorparts Corporation 14 $96,418 87.50%
Forensic Fluids Laboratories Inc 14 $49,587 87.50%
Webrunners Inc 14 $94,953 87.50%
Shrestha Technology Services Inc 14 $75,436 87.50%
Opentext Inc 14 $94,844 87.50%
American Haval Motor Technology Llc 14 $100,433 87.50%
Elan Technologies Inc 14 $84,081 87.50%
Axletech International Llc 14 $85,381 87.50%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 55,856 $69,715 90.57%
Engineering Services 17,308 $72,269 87.53%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 7,553 $52,989 70.44%
Computer Systems Design Services 7,242 $75,362 88.46%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 6,616 $73,186 87.55%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing 5,167 $88,494 93.93%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 3,938 $71,711 92.51%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 3,874 $84,585 94.46%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 3,578 $89,246 87.95%
Other Computer Related Services 3,456 $68,132 85.84%

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