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 %
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 317 $63,241 77.51%
Mechatronics Engineers 302 $86,061 80.75%
Computer Network Architects 301 $92,495 81.57%
Biological Scientists, All Other 291 $48,309 78.86%
Family and General Practitioners 287 $142,426 80.85%
Biomedical Engineers 286 $58,265 85.37%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 281 $47,855 85.41%
Business Intelligence Analysts 266 $70,176 81.60%
Chemical Engineers 265 $83,141 81.54%
Dentists, General 263 $112,875 85.11%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Purchasing Managers 33 $102,167 50.77%
Chemical Engineers 32 $4,501,603 50.00%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 31 $44,477 49.21%
Medical and Health Services Managers 30 $80,994 48.39%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 27 $50,173 44.26%
Chemists 27 $65,640 46.55%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $62,192 45.61%
Financial Analysts 25 $73,046 44.64%
Slaughterers and Meat Packers 25 $33,937 45.45%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $76,580 45.45%
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 %
Bolivia 1 $78,478 50.00%
Georgia 1 $48,090 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $95,160 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $23,483 50.00%
Armenia 1 $79,539 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $71,650 50.00%
Grenada 1 $78,666 50.00%
Oman 1 $84,032 100.00%
Honduras 1 $79,893 100.00%
Slovenia 1 $89,939 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Smart Enovations Inc 13 $69,158 92.86%
Perrigo Research And Development Company 13 $85,426 92.86%
Stanley Black Decker Inc 13 $91,398 92.86%
Icode Technologies Llc 13 $79,712 92.86%
Gannu Software Inc 13 $77,807 92.86%
Metro Infectious Disease Consultants 13 $143,138 92.86%
Salesforce Inc 13 $100,617 92.86%
Risamsoft Inc 13 $77,525 92.86%
The Shyft Group Inc 13 $83,798 92.86%
Toyota Motor Engineering Manufacturing North America Inc Tema 13 $91,087 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Meiden America Inc 1 $110,344 50.00%
Wahoo Fitness 1 $50,856 50.00%
Grace Health Inc 1 $104,000 50.00%
Dazzlers Toppers Ptl Inc 1 $113,131 50.00%
Doner Partners Llc 1 $97,677 50.00%
Tru Dental Michigan Pc 1 $208,000 50.00%
Electronic Warning Technologies Llc 1 $112,923 50.00%
Spine Care Partners Llc 1 $137,946 50.00%
A Raymond North America Llc 1 $127,837 50.00%
Kellogg Usa Inc 1 $92,851 50.00%

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