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 %
Sales Managers 98 $101,378 78.40%
Bioinformatics Scientists 97 $53,556 80.83%
Exercise Physiologists 97 $43,361 81.51%
Economists 97 $69,035 82.91%
Microbiologists 94 $45,816 81.03%
Chief Executives 94 $176,239 81.03%
Veterinarians 92 $69,040 80.00%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 91 $61,085 81.25%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 89 $64,089 81.65%
Database Architects 86 $78,489 81.13%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Guardian Industries Corp 9 $81,534 90.00%
Mba Tech Inc 9 $67,283 90.00%
Add Software Llc 9 $62,701 90.00%
Lineage Logistics Llc 9 $88,849 90.00%
Cobx Co A Michigan Corporation 9 $83,154 90.00%
Dte Energy Trading Inc 9 $81,067 90.00%
Hermitage Info Tech Llc 9 $70,612 90.00%
Dataquad Inc 9 $66,072 90.00%
Novisys Llc 9 $68,058 90.00%
Numero Data Llc 9 $73,766 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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