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 %
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 %
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 119 $92,092 91.54%
Novi It Inc 119 $65,857 92.25%
Prolim Consulting Inc 118 $77,459 92.19%
Vision It Services Usa Inc 118 $55,874 92.19%
Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc 117 $85,633 91.41%
Emergtech Business Solutions Inc 117 $74,739 91.41%
Indus Usa Inc 117 $69,980 92.13%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc 117 $66,402 92.13%
Kelly Services Inc 116 $77,435 92.06%
Virtusa Corporation 115 $71,027 91.27%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dunson Harvesting Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Litzenburger Landscape Ltd 3 $21,729 100.00%
Amos Farms Llc 2 3 $35,506 100.00%
Roossinck Orchards Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Verellen Orchards Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Buckhorn Orchards Llc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Fred Koenigshof 3 $35,506 100.00%
Rushlow Arabians Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Kapnick Farm Market Inc 3 $35,506 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Mi Asparagus 3 $45,074 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mahle Powertrain Llc 7 $81,866 25.00%
Arwano Inc 7 $76,675 25.93%
Edag 7 $90,801 25.93%
Pioneer Automotive Technologies Inc 7 $71,629 25.93%
Henglong Usa Corproation 7 $78,152 25.93%
Luong Enterprises Llc 7 $33,892 25.93%
Subhashini Software Solutions Inc 7 $84,671 25.93%
Datamind Inc 7 $96,042 25.93%
Masco Corporation 7 $95,905 25.93%
Infor Us Inc 7 $86,671 25.93%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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