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 %
Biochemists and Biophysicists 590 $42,403 92.91%
Sales Engineers 554 $85,614 88.50%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 533 $78,922 86.39%
Civil Engineers 524 $63,270 86.33%
Financial Analysts 522 $66,534 89.08%
Chemists 478 $59,268 82.41%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 424 $53,538 84.13%
Materials Engineers 407 $71,448 84.09%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 360 $63,924 79.47%
Information Security Analysts 333 $81,703 87.63%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 43 $60,336 56.58%
Industrial Production Managers 43 $104,005 56.58%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 42 $4,176,151 56.00%
General and Operations Managers 42 $105,909 58.33%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 39 $56,099 54.93%
Sales Managers 35 $126,554 53.03%
Logisticians 34 $73,727 51.52%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $56,182 51.52%
Chemical Engineers 32 $4,501,603 49.23%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 31 $44,477 48.44%
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 %
Chile 4 $92,571 50.00%
New Zealand 3 $48,501 42.86%
Norway 3 $66,139 42.86%
Senegal 3 $65,977 42.86%
Lithuania 3 $55,834 42.86%
Palestine 3 $69,243 42.86%
Nicaragua 3 $31,422 42.86%
Cameroon 3 $73,327 42.86%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 3 $81,966 42.86%
Tunisia 3 $83,102 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lt Technology Services Limited 514 $67,466 89.24%
Kpit Technologies Inc 510 $74,281 89.01%
Ciber Global Llc 504 $78,573 90.32%
Infobiz Systems Llc 464 $71,953 86.25%
Harman Becker Automotive Systems Inc 460 $93,889 87.29%
Millennium Software Inc 450 $78,400 85.39%
Danlaw Inc 442 $71,450 89.47%
Altimetrik Corp 439 $79,951 89.05%
Dechen Consulting Group Inc 417 $78,383 84.76%
Esg Automotive Inc 414 $73,643 87.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Johnson Controls Inc 56 $93,212 47.46%
Applied Computer Techniques 53 $72,224 46.09%
Silicon Staff It Services Inc 52 $77,095 46.85%
Cogent Integrated Business Solutions Inc 51 $70,948 45.95%
Adient Us Llc 51 $101,847 46.79%
Indepth Engineering Solutions Llc 50 $85,034 47.62%
Chrysler Group Llc 50 $84,367 49.50%
Methodica Technologies Llc 50 $83,286 49.50%
Visteon Corporation 47 $95,231 46.53%
Jackson National Life Insurance Company 47 $71,875 47.47%

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%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 501 $30,207 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 390 $29,991 100.00%
Crop Production 144 $32,805 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 137 $30,217 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 131 $33,169 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 122 $31,977 100.00%
Potato Farming 112 $29,604 100.00%
Apple Orchards 111 $29,585 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 66 $30,508 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 56 $27,708 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 10,997 $99,178 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 1,872 $59,712 60.78%
Other Computer Related Services 842 $87,839 28.04%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 645 $640,835 34.46%
Major Household Appliance Manufacturing 334 $80,806 35.53%
Temporary Help Services 326 $4,934,056 38.72%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 322 $97,298 38.33%
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 270 $74,949 41.86%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 223 $83,962 40.25%
Employment Services 158 $78,399 44.89%

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