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 %
General and Operations Managers 198 $92,322 81.82%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 197 $48,286 82.43%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 196 $44,631 86.34%
Industrial Production Managers 182 $105,029 81.98%
Food Scientists and Technologists 178 $61,886 80.54%
Materials Scientists 173 $65,308 80.09%
Manufacturing Engineers 172 $74,671 87.76%
Human Resources Specialists 171 $52,820 88.60%
Biological Technicians 165 $32,946 85.49%
Pediatricians, General 163 $129,803 86.70%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 18 $56,609 39.13%
Cost Estimators 16 $52,796 35.56%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 16 $90,862 36.36%
Operations Research Analysts 16 $69,519 37.21%
Packers and Packagers, Hand 16 $23,487 37.21%
Information Security Analysts 16 $93,418 38.10%
Natural Sciences Managers 15 $93,602 35.71%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $48,642 36.59%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $46,990 37.50%
Surgeons 14 $136,129 35.00%
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 %
Kpk Technologies Inc 97 $72,772 90.65%
Amazon Web Services Inc 97 $86,586 90.65%
Ritestep Rehab Solutionsllc 96 $58,381 89.72%
Sterling Software Inc 95 $72,356 88.79%
Aisin Technical Center Of America Inc 95 $75,035 88.79%
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Association 95 $105,809 89.62%
Control Tec Llc 94 $86,573 89.52%
Llamasoft Inc 94 $75,817 89.52%
Thinc Systems Inc 93 $60,845 88.57%
Data Solutions Inc 93 $58,360 89.42%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Olivers Acres Orchard Company Llc 2 $38,480 100.00%
Ebifanio Alvarez 2 $24,898 100.00%
Hamlin Farms 2 $23,702 100.00%
Allegan County Ag Association Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Mi Great Lakes 2 $49,577 100.00%
George Goodfellow Orchards Llc 2 $23,487 100.00%
Tmn Llc 2 $37,960 100.00%
Schultzs Fruitridge Farm Inc 2 $31,294 100.00%
Alta Citrus Llc Apples 2 2 $34,018 100.00%
Jake Martin Farm 2 $37,274 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Novisys Llc 6 $79,248 28.57%
Federalmogul Motorparts Llc 6 $102,291 28.57%
Meritor Electric Vehicles Llc 6 $109,814 28.57%
Dana Automotive Systems Group Llc 6 $99,341 28.57%
Rocket Homes Real Estate Llc 6 $112,760 28.57%
John Channing Enterprises Inc Dba Brightstar Car 6 $24,149 28.57%
Diwo Inc 6 $94,307 28.57%
Itek People Inc 5 $80,804 23.81%
Aetna Life Insurance Company 5 $72,072 23.81%
Cordys Inc 5 $89,344 23.81%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Floriculture Production 20 $34,667 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 20 $32,475 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 19 $30,815 100.00%
Hay Farming 17 $31,640 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 15 $27,607 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 14 $29,340 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 11 $33,965 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 11 $31,295 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 9 $24,045 100.00%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 8 $33,376 100.00%

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