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 %
Compuware Corporation	74	$69,290	88.10%
Aclat Inc	73	$77,843	86.90%
Oracle America Inc	73	$90,312	86.90%
Wafts Solutions Inc	73	$65,035	87.95%
Csm Software Usa Llc	73	$72,419	87.95%
Oakwood Healthcare Inc	72	$67,367	86.75%
Wa Foote Memorial Hospital Inc	72	$91,991	86.75%
Stryker Medical A Division Of Stryker Corporation	72	$74,078	86.75%
Primasolv Llc	72	$68,794	87.80%
Dana Automotive Systems Group Llc	72	$104,456	87.80%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Inventa Capital Group Plc	4	$68,874	23.53%
Open Dealer Exchange Llc	4	$79,077	23.53%
Calty Design Research Inc	4	$61,672	23.53%
Ihs Global Inc	4	$69,997	23.53%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company	4	$83,789	25.00%
Arcelormittal Tailored Blanks Americas	4	$82,800	25.00%
Sigma International	4	$72,868	25.00%
Tianhai Electric North America Inc	4	$79,836	25.00%
3r Info Llc	4	$99,882	25.00%
A Raymond Tinnerman Automotive Inc	4	$86,752	25.00%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Marketing Consulting Services	322	$74,557	88.22%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences Except Nanotechnology And Biotechnology	313	$92,388	86.70%
Motor Vehicle Steering And Suspension Components Except Spring Manufacturing	295	$81,221	84.77%
Offices Of Dentists	294	$112,851	85.47%
Electronic Connector Manufacturing	290	$82,319	89.51%
Ball And Roller Bearing Manufacturing	281	$77,992	88.64%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	271	$76,159	90.33%
Audio And Video Equipment Manufacturing	266	$93,891	88.96%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	255	$80,121	89.16%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	254	$88,612	92.36%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Landscaping Services	3	$31,990	100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production	2	$27,165	100.00%
Grape Vineyards	2	$23,439	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	2	$31,294	100.00%
Strawberry Farming	2	$33,342	100.00%
Soybean Farming	2	$28,163	100.00%
Business Associations	2	$44,814	100.00%
Cattle Feedlots	2	$34,018	100.00%
Farm Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing	2	$31,616	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	1	$36,067	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Architectural Engineering And Related Services	21	$65,762	31.34%
Other Electronic Parts And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	20	$100,708	30.77%
Advertising Agencies	19	$93,387	29.23%
Private Households	19	$24,005	29.69%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	18	$61,194	28.13%
Flat Glass Manufacturing	17	$90,036	27.87%
Frozen Cakes Pies And Other Pastries Manufacturing	16	$90,853	28.07%
Religious Organizations	16	$43,808	28.57%
Machine Tool Manufacturing	16	$73,321	29.09%
Roasted Nuts And Peanut Butter Manufacturing	15	$23,483	28.30%

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.