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 %
India 7,024 $567,298 46.81%
China 642 $75,499 54.36%
Mexico 531 $80,715 49.03%
Canada 512 $849,177 56.39%
Brazil 249 $76,379 52.64%
South Korea 227 $67,657 51.59%
Germany 114 $93,972 47.70%
Pakistan 106 $76,434 50.00%
Philippines 88 $46,493 46.56%
Bangladesh 75 $54,665 41.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition Llc 46 $87,735 88.46%
Fanuc America Corporation 46 $95,000 90.20%
General Motors Financial Company Inc 46 $83,260 90.20%
Federal Mogul Powertrain Llc 46 $88,875 90.20%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan Bcbsm 46 $84,485 90.20%
Advanced Technology Group Usa Inc 46 $57,865 90.20%
Continental Automotive Systems Us Inc 46 $77,423 90.20%
Neumeric Technologies Corporation 46 $66,319 90.20%
Marketing Associates Llc 46 $70,916 90.20%
Amazon Corporate Llc 45 $73,635 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
National Vision Inc 3 $76,773 33.33%
Lacks Enterprises Inc 3 $107,127 33.33%
Contitech North America Inc 3 $92,401 33.33%
Mid Michigan Physicians Pc 3 $103,723 33.33%
Spectrum Engineering Solutions 3 $72,044 33.33%
Saimtek Inc 3 $73,188 33.33%
Titanium Inc 3 $66,595 33.33%
Troy Design Manufacturing 3 $85,505 33.33%
Center For Automotive Research 3 $59,536 33.33%
Somat Engineering Inc 3 $69,673 33.33%

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 $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