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 %
Speech-Language Pathologists	155	$62,241	83.33%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	128	$42,575	71.51%
Bioinformatics Scientists	125	$56,050	81.17%
Cost Estimators	119	$58,747	79.33%
Sales Managers	116	$106,804	80.00%
Instructional Coordinators	116	$54,641	80.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	115	$58,477	79.86%
Pharmacists	109	$97,244	76.22%
Accountants	107	$59,370	76.43%
Psychiatrists	107	$165,036	77.54%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	14	$51,343	35.90%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	14	$20,729	36.84%
Biological Scientists, All Other	14	$54,615	37.84%
Surgeons	14	$136,129	38.89%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	14	$23,147	38.89%
Physicists	13	$59,101	37.14%
Veterinarians	12	$78,242	34.29%
Construction Managers	12	$92,316	34.29%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	11	$70,909	32.35%
Mechatronics Engineers	11	$83,994	32.35%

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 %
Great Lakes Home Health Services Inc	100	$80,258	90.09%
Genpact Llc	99	$76,147	89.19%
Andrews University	99	$45,172	90.00%
Zf North America Inc	99	$85,731	90.00%
Ricardo Inc	98	$79,476	89.91%
University Pediatricians	98	$116,370	89.91%
Patni Americas Inc	98	$65,507	89.91%
Greenbyte Technologies Llc	97	$54,587	88.99%
Dana Automotive Systems Group Llc	97	$106,851	89.81%
Compusoft Integrated Solutions Inc	97	$66,275	89.81%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Pg Orchards Llc	2	$38,480	100.00%
Molter Produce Llc	2	$38,480	100.00%
Mike Parran Farm	2	$26,842	100.00%
Dan Jerrys Pineview Greenhouse Llc	2	$38,480	100.00%
Lake Charlevoix Landscaping Llc	2	$37,274	100.00%
Heater Farms Llc	2	$38,480	100.00%
M C Farming Llc	2	$37,274	100.00%
Live Roof Llc	2	$37,274	100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Michigan Llc Mi Gardensalive	2	$49,577	100.00%
High Quality Farms Partnership	2	$35,225	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Leidos Engineering Llc	6	$77,997	27.27%
Astute Inc	6	$87,752	27.27%
Vibracoustic Usa Inc	6	$67,146	27.27%
Google Llc	6	$69,275	27.27%
Magneti Marelli Holding Usa Llc	6	$85,772	28.57%
Consumers Energy Company	6	$103,868	28.57%
L Perrigo Company Dba Perrigo Company	6	$89,537	28.57%
Mubea Na Shared Services	6	$87,540	28.57%
Alfa Financial Software Inc	6	$77,591	28.57%
Techapex Solutions Inc	6	$83,647	28.57%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	59,287	$70,812	90.49%
Engineering Services	18,444	$73,198	87.30%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	8,499	$54,176	71.42%
Computer Systems Design Services	8,025	$76,955	88.83%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	7,025	$74,089	87.63%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	6,014	$91,133	93.57%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	4,266	$91,717	88.40%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	4,214	$84,840	91.15%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	4,071	$72,476	94.26%
Other Computer Related Services	3,732	$69,653	87.92%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	686	$33,118	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	516	$32,199	100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production	178	$31,971	100.00%
Potato Farming	169	$33,016	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	162	$34,170	100.00%
Apple Orchards	150	$31,850	100.00%
Crop Production	144	$32,805	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	123	$32,030	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	93	$32,692	100.00%
All Other Crop Farming	66	$31,637	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	11,484	$99,114	100.00%
Engineering Services	3,199	$189,799	100.00%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	3,178	$810,185	100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	1,922	$59,993	100.00%
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	1,048	$89,855	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	875	$334,277	100.00%
Other Computer Related Services	866	$88,026	100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	666	$623,031	100.00%
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	558	$85,822	100.00%
Automobile And Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing	385	$90,357	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.