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 %
Saudi Arabia 4 $95,076 44.44%
Trinidad And Tobago 4 $65,520 50.00%
Cameroon 4 $71,807 50.00%
Palestine 3 $69,243 37.50%
Lithuania 3 $55,834 37.50%
Austria 3 $99,490 37.50%
Finland 3 $89,800 37.50%
Uzbekistan 3 $72,966 42.86%
Tunisia 3 $83,102 42.86%
Switzerland 3 $69,314 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Miracle Software Sysytems Inc 1,028 $71,888 88.32%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 1,016 $70,009 91.70%
Robert Bosch Llc 1,005 $97,130 94.72%
Wayne State University 939 $47,076 89.26%
Kpit Infosystems Inc 929 $61,386 91.17%
Epitec Inc 903 $84,131 90.57%
Tata Technologies Inc 851 $72,786 88.92%
Trw Automotive Inc 844 $75,289 88.84%
Hcl Global Systems Inc 808 $76,046 86.51%
Whirlpool Corporation 781 $80,034 87.75%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
D J And Sons Harvesting Inc 19 $30,267 100.00%
Snappy Apple Farms Inc 19 $30,110 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc 18 $29,814 100.00%
Rudich Farms Inc 17 $32,760 100.00%
Redpath Orchards 17 $31,284 100.00%
Kuehnle Farms Llc 17 $33,002 100.00%
New Leaf Orchards Llc 17 $31,544 100.00%
Lentz Farms Inc 17 $30,895 100.00%
Todd Greiner Farms Packing Llc 16 $30,845 100.00%
Sunnybrooke Growers 16 $33,016 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Galaxy Software Solutions Inc 90 $80,343 36.73%
Atos Syntel Inc 90 $85,010 39.30%
Nexteer Automotive 84 $76,876 40.78%
Digital Terrain Inc 84 $78,382 42.42%
Iconma Llc 81 $92,009 41.54%
Stryker Corporation 80 $85,464 44.69%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 79 $83,632 45.14%
Zume It Inc 75 $69,325 45.45%
Dechen Consulting Group Inc 74 $95,167 45.96%
Lear Corporation 72 $95,834 45.00%

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