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 %
India 7,650 $528,942 46.63%
China 682 $76,009 52.87%
Mexico 627 $80,038 53.05%
Canada 558 $786,674 51.62%
Brazil 267 $77,055 50.57%
South Korea 247 $67,914 52.67%
Germany 134 $95,738 50.76%
Philippines 114 $42,912 46.34%
Pakistan 110 $77,336 45.27%
Bangladesh 78 $56,057 34.82%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Atos Syntel Inc 88 $73,712 89.80%
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc 88 $112,060 89.80%
Pricol Technologies Inc 87 $55,531 89.69%
N2 Services Inc 87 $58,487 89.69%
Professional Therapy Solutions Llc 87 $61,523 89.69%
Iconma Llc 87 $78,167 89.69%
Dmc Education Research 87 $45,679 89.69%
Gordon Food Service Inc 86 $92,683 89.58%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 86 $61,880 89.58%
Ascension St John Hospital 85 $52,126 88.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Great Lakes Harvesting Llc 2 $31,294 100.00%
Raker Roberta Youngs Plants 2 $38,480 100.00%
Heeren Llc 2 $28,662 100.00%
Gleis Orchards Greenhouse Petition 2 2 $34,018 100.00%
Botello Harversting Llc 2 $31,294 100.00%
Jose A Moreno 2 $31,970 100.00%
Foglers Orchard Farm 2 $23,192 100.00%
Tellys Greenhouse And Garden Center Inc 2 $36,067 100.00%
Mark W Youngquist 2 $22,478 100.00%
Schultz Fruitridge Farms Inc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Michigan University School Of Medicine 5 $100,708 26.32%
Bosch Battery Systems Llc 5 $104,004 26.32%
With Llc 5 $73,940 26.32%
Re Automated Systems Llc 5 $111,525 26.32%
Federal Mogul Powertrain Llc 5 $94,341 26.32%
Minth North America Inc 5 $100,273 26.32%
Teoresi Inc 5 $93,500 26.32%
Lane Automotive 5 $76,357 26.32%
Hdr Michigan Inc 5 $78,632 27.78%
Viki Technologies Llc 5 $77,459 27.78%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

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