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%
Chemists 27 $65,640 44.26%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 27 $50,173 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 %
Adroix Corp 7 $78,734 87.50%
Iplanner Inc 7 $81,447 87.50%
Verinon Technology Solutions Ltd 7 $64,905 87.50%
Ameritek Global Inc 7 $76,636 87.50%
22nd Century Staffing Inc 7 $78,552 87.50%
R L Polk Co 7 $77,587 87.50%
Creative Information Technology Inc 7 $65,493 87.50%
Paramount Home Care Inc 7 $71,772 87.50%
Zkw Lighting Systems Usa Inc 7 $80,243 87.50%
Teksky Llc 7 $76,696 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 47 $72,689 87.04%
Insurance Carriers 46 $82,799 85.19%
Environmental Consulting Services 46 $62,114 86.79%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing 46 $70,623 86.79%
Industrial Building Construction 45 $71,311 86.54%
Other Individual And Family Services 45 $58,430 86.54%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 45 $67,709 86.54%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 45 $69,052 86.54%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing 44 $73,655 86.27%
Travel Agencies 44 $52,311 88.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 11 $87,935 91.67%
General Automotive Repair 10 $86,299 83.33%
Sports Teams And Clubs 10 $33,312 83.33%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 10 $91,101 83.33%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing 10 $69,650 83.33%
Medical Laboratories 10 $47,212 83.33%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places 10 $40,150 90.91%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing 10 $84,315 90.91%
Insurance Carriers 10 $78,998 90.91%
Hospitals 10 $103,087 90.91%

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