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 %
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 %
Saudi Arabia 4 $95,076 44.44%
Trinidad And Tobago 4 $65,520 50.00%
Cameroon 4 $71,807 50.00%
Palestine 3 $69,243 37.50%
Lithuania 3 $55,834 37.50%
Austria 3 $99,490 37.50%
Finland 3 $89,800 37.50%
Uzbekistan 3 $72,966 42.86%
Tunisia 3 $83,102 42.86%
Switzerland 3 $69,314 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 4,761 $64,175 75.68%
University Of Michigan 4,355 $54,451 90.84%
General Motors Company 4,200 $86,094 97.58%
Ford Motor Company 4,013 $88,864 98.09%
Htc Global Services Inc 2,224 $64,620 93.41%
Systems Technology Group Inc 2,113 $82,747 95.96%
Accenture Llp 2,058 $73,108 98.66%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,860 $85,272 90.03%
Infosys Limited 1,821 $70,012 91.55%
Wipro Limited 1,808 $66,476 94.36%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Walther Farms Llc Mi 141 $34,812 100.00%
Manzana Llc 64 $29,954 100.00%
Legacy Labor Inc 57 $34,379 100.00%
Del Norte Harvesting Llc 50 $33,516 100.00%
Agrico Labor Llc 46 $32,709 100.00%
Jackson Citrus Inc 39 $35,548 100.00%
Arlene Resource Management Llc 31 $34,339 100.00%
Lucas Nursery 31 $29,262 100.00%
Ab Costanza Farms Llc 30 $32,029 100.00%
Joe Rasch Orchards Inc 30 $31,603 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reliable Software Resources Inc 566 $91,314 32.42%
Systems Technology Group Inc Stg 412 $99,210 29.70%
Compuware Corporation 390 $76,506 40.50%
Fca Us Llc 359 $93,857 48.51%
Epitec Inc 324 $84,287 47.09%
Trw Automotive Inc 250 $83,583 42.59%
Engineering Technology Associates Inc 229 $78,200 40.46%
Robert Bosch Llc 198 $96,762 36.53%
Kyyba Inc 195 $90,536 47.22%
Aptiv Corporation 179 $84,940 43.45%

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