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
173,284 88.99% $74,073 H-1B
17,952 9.22% $292,440 PERM
2,175 1.12% $30,119 H-2A
1,322 0.68% $78,602 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Michigan has seen a total of 194,733 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Michigan is the H-1B visa with 173,284 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 88.99% of Michigan's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 17,952 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.22% of Michigan's total visas.

Top Occupations in Michigan (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General and Operations Managers 174 $90,137 82.46%
Manufacturing Engineers 172 $74,671 82.30%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 169 $48,152 85.35%
Food Scientists and Technologists 169 $60,870 87.56%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 165 $44,248 85.49%
Pediatricians, General 163 $129,803 84.46%
Industrial Production Managers 161 $103,652 85.64%
Human Resources Specialists 157 $51,983 84.41%
Materials Scientists 153 $64,052 85.00%
Biological Technicians 148 $31,853 82.68%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cost Estimators 16 $52,796 37.21%
Information Security Analysts 16 $93,418 38.10%
Operations Research Analysts 15 $68,371 36.59%
Automotive Engineers 15 $95,093 36.59%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 15 $90,239 36.59%
Natural Sciences Managers 15 $93,602 37.50%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 14 $20,729 36.84%
Biological Scientists, All Other 14 $54,615 36.84%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 14 $23,147 37.84%
Surgeons 14 $136,129 37.84%
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 12,851 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Michigan From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 7,024 $567,298 46.81%
China 642 $75,499 54.36%
Mexico 531 $80,715 49.03%
Canada 512 $849,177 56.39%
Brazil 249 $76,379 52.64%
South Korea 227 $67,657 51.59%
Germany 114 $93,972 47.70%
Pakistan 106 $76,434 50.00%
Philippines 88 $46,493 46.56%
Bangladesh 75 $54,665 41.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Getman Corporation 11 $61,360 91.67%
Automotive Support Group Llc 11 $62,268 91.67%
Corp2corp Inc 11 $49,330 91.67%
Intertek Testing Services Na Inc 11 $64,674 91.67%
Covenant Healthcare 11 $61,494 91.67%
Sv It Inc 11 $63,247 91.67%
Total Rehab Services Inc 11 $58,206 91.67%
Assured Care Systems Inc 11 $65,989 91.67%
Somat Engineering Inc 11 $54,511 91.67%
American Technology Consulting Llc 11 $59,645 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Thk Rhythm Automotive Corporation 1 $66,414 50.00%
J Rettenmaier Usa Lp 1 $96,512 50.00%
Michigan Neurology Associates Pc 1 $145,850 50.00%
Micro Setting Design Center Inc 1 $64,522 50.00%
Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc 1 $72,218 50.00%
Trintel Technologies Llc 1 $52,936 50.00%
Hoover Internal Medicine 1 $65,250 50.00%
Biocrede Inc 1 $84,074 50.00%
Pangea Made Inc 1 $159,557 50.00%
Roundtree Dairy Llc 1 $49,629 50.00%

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 $74,073. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage