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 %
India 7,650 $528,942 46.63%
China 682 $76,009 52.87%
Mexico 627 $80,038 53.05%
Canada 558 $786,674 51.62%
Brazil 267 $77,055 50.57%
South Korea 247 $67,914 52.67%
Germany 134 $95,738 50.76%
Philippines 114 $42,912 46.34%
Pakistan 110 $77,336 45.27%
Bangladesh 78 $56,057 34.82%

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)

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