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 %
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 262 $52,585 84.79%
Logisticians 257 $66,651 83.99%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 249 $64,116 81.91%
Computer Hardware Engineers 238 $77,167 82.07%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 230 $83,252 82.44%
Marketing Managers 229 $101,710 83.58%
Physicists 211 $64,369 77.01%
Validation Engineers 210 $75,603 79.55%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 210 $43,210 80.46%
Financial Managers 204 $105,250 83.27%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dentists, General 24 $7,087,190 44.44%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 23 $39,211 42.59%
Pediatricians, General 22 $119,885 41.51%
Computer Network Architects 21 $108,620 40.38%
Cooks, Restaurant 21 $26,734 42.86%
Food Scientists and Technologists 21 $67,276 43.75%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 21 $45,281 43.75%
Biomedical Engineers 20 $65,613 42.55%
Family and General Practitioners 19 $119,420 40.43%
Lawyers 19 $97,857 41.30%
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 %
Jordan 31 $88,396 38.75%
Macedonia 29 $39,277 38.67%
South Africa 28 $85,315 37.84%
Syria 27 $102,531 40.91%
Lebanon 25 $86,389 40.32%
Turkey 25 $78,028 43.10%
Spain 24 $88,449 48.00%
Russia 23 $81,037 46.94%
Nigeria 22 $79,542 44.90%
Poland 22 $76,719 46.81%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infineon Technologies North America Corp 12 $85,400 92.31%
Zensar Technologies Inc 12 $67,236 92.31%
Jervis B Webb Company 12 $71,048 92.31%
Edscha Automotive Michigan Inc 12 $76,747 92.31%
Quality Metalcraft Inc 12 $75,466 92.31%
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 12 $74,376 92.31%
Amway Corp 12 $83,106 92.31%
Iq Spectra Inc 12 $72,566 92.31%
Unique Systems Design Inc 12 $84,173 92.31%
Dvs Technosoft Inc 12 $76,652 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Plev Trav Plc 1 $208,000 50.00%
Ars Automation Robotic Systems 1 $112,133 50.00%
Nuco Health Llc Dba Healthrise 1 $82,347 50.00%
Visual Collaboration Technologies Inc 1 $84,032 50.00%
Kaya Sushi Cj Incdba Macheko 1 $29,328 50.00%
Tourney Consulting Group Llc 1 $68,141 50.00%
Sumitomoriko America Inc 1 $94,890 50.00%
Hugo Benzing Llc 1 $78,998 50.00%
Wolf Line Construction Company 1 $56,160 50.00%
Aecon Infrastructure Development Inc 1 $141,482 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