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 %
Web Developers 599 $55,831 87.96%
Civil Engineers 597 $64,670 89.64%
Sales Engineers 597 $87,283 91.42%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 594 $78,615 91.38%
Financial Analysts 561 $67,638 90.19%
Chemists 517 $60,365 83.79%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 476 $54,813 84.25%
Materials Engineers 439 $72,577 81.15%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 410 $65,276 83.84%
Information Security Analysts 332 $81,702 80.39%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Production Managers 48 $104,416 56.47%
General and Operations Managers 48 $108,700 57.83%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $60,644 54.88%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 44 $26,126 54.32%
Automotive Engineers 43 $90,306 53.75%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 43 $4,081,325 56.58%
Sales Managers 42 $125,882 58.33%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 41 $56,656 57.75%
Logisticians 36 $73,228 52.17%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $56,182 50.75%
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 %
Tunisia 3 $83,102 50.00%
Switzerland 3 $69,314 50.00%
New Zealand 3 $48,501 50.00%
Senegal 3 $65,977 50.00%
Nicaragua 3 $31,422 60.00%
Cambodia 2 $31,699 40.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 2 $71,147 40.00%
Sudan 2 $73,798 40.00%
Malawi 2 $42,168 40.00%
Costa Rica 2 $70,992 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Little Caesar Enterprises Inc 33 $108,781 89.19%
Dematic Corporation 33 $62,723 89.19%
Ventois Inc 32 $84,790 86.49%
Worldwide Distribution Systems Usa 32 $55,025 86.49%
Infosys Technologies Limited 32 $60,349 86.49%
Dicastal North America Inc 32 $57,791 86.49%
Imcs Group Inc 32 $63,372 88.89%
Sriven Systems Inc 32 $73,592 88.89%
Intrepid Control Systems Inc 32 $71,560 88.89%
Optech Llc 32 $75,261 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Process Systems Inc 2 $78,478 33.33%
Belcan Services Group Ltd Partnership 2 $78,478 33.33%
Equifax Inc 2 $94,640 33.33%
Cw Bearing Usa 2 $98,717 33.33%
Tti Global 2 $77,563 33.33%
Ats Assembly And Test Inc 2 $117,603 33.33%
Clips Clamps Industries 2 $66,810 33.33%
Mcgi Tec Inc 2 $81,765 33.33%
Mahle Industrial Thermal Systems America Lp 2 $73,965 33.33%
Msds Online Inc Dba Velocity Ehs 2 $70,262 33.33%

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