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 %
Loan Officers 1 $27,394 100.00%
Dermatologists 1 $163,488 100.00%
Financial Clerks, All Other 1 $32,219 100.00%
Storage and Distribution Managers 1 $51,397 100.00%
Marine Engineers 1 $46,837 100.00%
Retail Salespersons 1 $20,696 100.00%
Critical Care Nurses 1 $62,254 100.00%
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers 1 $39,229 100.00%
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 1 $31,450 100.00%
Advertising Sales Agents 1 $41,413 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Greece 11 $72,513 42.31%
Ghana 11 $64,698 45.83%
Hungary 11 $84,094 47.83%
Argentina 10 $60,801 45.45%
Israel 10 $75,281 47.62%
Haiti 10 $40,489 50.00%
Indonesia 9 $64,963 47.37%
Netherlands 9 $79,564 47.37%
United States Of America 9 $80,543 50.00%
Ireland 8 $73,217 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 296 $67,426 92.21%
Geometric Americas Inc 292 $70,413 91.25%
United Wholesale Mortgage Llc 278 $94,630 86.88%
Igate Technologies Inc 274 $64,759 85.63%
Accenz Llc 269 $54,748 85.94%
American It Solutions Inc 265 $77,441 84.94%
Openlogix Corporation 262 $69,776 86.47%
Engineering Technologies Associates Inc 258 $55,867 85.43%
Fast Switch Ltd 258 $85,855 86.00%
Brose North America Inc 254 $78,193 85.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Schwartzs Greenhouse 8 $34,333 100.00%
Cherry Ke Inc 8 $31,428 100.00%
Jeff Scherer Farms Llc 8 $30,129 100.00%
Family Fresh Harvesting Llc 8 $34,333 100.00%
Bay Shore Farms Inc 8 $33,436 100.00%
Martinez Sons Trucking Llc 8 $33,218 100.00%
Windy Ridge Orchards 8 $24,860 100.00%
Amos Farms Llc 7 $28,789 100.00%
Gee Orchards Llc 7 $30,772 100.00%
Damian Guerrero 7 $30,983 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Llc 26 $94,774 35.14%
Faurecia Automotive Seating 25 $94,014 33.78%
Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners 25 $162,877 34.25%
Reva Consulting Inc 25 $87,538 34.72%
Eifer It Llc 24 $77,369 33.33%
Huf North America Automotive Parts Mfg Corp 24 $86,406 33.80%
Dynatrace Llc 24 $73,270 33.80%
Real World Technologies Inc 23 $79,761 32.39%
Cengage Learning Inc 23 $89,810 32.39%
Tec Group Inc 23 $76,915 32.86%

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