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 %
Populus Group Llc 618 $77,685 77.35%
Detroit Engineered Products Inc 600 $67,829 82.64%
Aptiv Corporation 590 $90,264 87.28%
People Tech Group Inc 545 $71,172 80.98%
Deloitte Touche Llp 529 $60,338 78.72%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 528 $74,483 81.61%
Quicken Loans Inc 528 $77,974 88.44%
Continental Automotive Systems Inc 524 $82,684 88.51%
Kyyba Inc 520 $72,073 89.19%
Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Michigan 518 $88,718 89.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nexient Llc 69 $91,345 45.70%
Auria St Clair Llc 66 $31,616 44.00%
Esg Automotive 65 $80,699 47.45%
Strategic Staffing Solutions Lc 64 $10,560,329 47.76%
Lear Corporation 63 $97,584 48.46%
Integrated Management Systems Inc 62 $86,363 48.82%
Avl Powertrain Engineering Inc 59 $87,619 47.20%
Veoneer Us Inc 59 $80,961 47.58%
Harman Connected Services Inc 57 $104,048 47.90%
Strategic Staffing Solution Lc 57 $97,852 48.31%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 55 $33,080 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 54 $30,161 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 53 $29,838 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 51 $29,230 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 42 $32,564 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 38 $31,921 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 35 $29,927 100.00%
Apiculture 20 $28,557 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 19 $29,906 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Combination Farming 17 $29,914 100.00%

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 $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