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 %
Siemens Plm Software Inc 148 $84,976 84.09%
Iav Automotive Engineering Inc 148 $78,707 84.09%
Gentherm Incorporated 147 $91,993 83.52%
Computech Corporation 146 $64,167 83.91%
Heartland Employment Services Llc 146 $63,950 84.39%
Nexteer Automotive 146 $71,584 86.39%
Datamatics Global Services Inc 146 $69,201 86.39%
Daimay North America Automotive Inc 145 $64,646 87.35%
Magna Powertrain Of America Inc 145 $88,982 88.41%
National Therapy Services Llc 143 $62,286 88.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paloma Harvesting 5 $35,809 100.00%
Grabemeyer Farms 5 $34,911 100.00%
Hb Harvesting Inc 5 $26,411 100.00%
John Hoffman Sons Landscaping Nursery Inc 5 $33,284 100.00%
New Eras American Apple Llc 4 $35,646 100.00%
J J Bee Service Incorporated 4 $34,284 100.00%
Blocks Stand And Greenhouse Llc 4 $34,284 100.00%
Mid West Tree Farms Llc 4 $31,985 100.00%
Komrska Tree Farms Llc 4 $34,284 100.00%
Riedstra Dairy Ltd 4 $34,284 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Archway Marketing Services 11 $88,128 28.21%
Eureka Technocrats Inc 11 $88,309 28.21%
Cenit North America Inc 11 $78,002 28.21%
Appisoft Inc 11 $100,222 28.21%
Dspace Inc 11 $79,527 28.21%
Systems In Motion Llc 11 $98,760 28.21%
Smithgroupjjr 11 $61,152 28.21%
General Motors Financial Company Inc 11 $90,089 28.95%
Isuzu Technical Center Of America Inc 11 $92,844 28.95%
Competitive Computer Information Technologies 11 $72,522 28.95%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Horses And Other Equine Production 4 $32,219 100.00%
Strawberry Farming 4 $35,911 100.00%
Orange Groves 4 $25,347 100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 3 $33,904 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 3 $41,198 100.00%
Services To Buildings And Dwellings 3 $32,663 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 2 $23,439 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 2 $31,294 100.00%
Business Associations 2 $44,814 100.00%
Hog And Pig Farming 2 $31,741 100.00%

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