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 %
C Vision Inc 410 $62,124 87.05%
Miracle Software Systems Inc 398 $84,577 85.59%
Youngsoft Inc 397 $72,195 85.93%
Ibm India Private Limited 393 $60,141 86.75%
Megan Soft Inc 391 $71,730 88.66%
Csc Covansys Corporation 390 $68,737 90.07%
Optimal Cae Inc 389 $74,281 93.73%
Ibm Corporation 387 $70,360 94.62%
Ved Software Services Inc 372 $70,175 91.18%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 368 $70,305 91.09%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zf Passive Safety Systems Us Inc 45 $95,404 45.92%
N2 Services Inc 44 $86,498 44.90%
Csmsoftware Usa Llc 43 $97,706 44.33%
Megan Soft Inc 40 $92,344 41.24%
The Dow Chemical Company 40 $81,037 41.67%
Midmichigan Physicians Group 39 $102,723 41.49%
Umlaut Inc 39 $73,570 42.39%
Strategic Staffing It Inc 39 $84,623 42.39%
Msx Americas Inc 38 $81,746 41.30%
Jrd Systems Inc 38 $86,410 42.22%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 55 $33,080 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 54 $30,161 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 53 $29,838 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 51 $29,230 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 42 $32,564 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 38 $31,921 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 35 $29,927 100.00%
Apiculture 20 $28,557 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 19 $29,906 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 17 $29,914 100.00%

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 $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