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 %
Data Warehousing Specialists 106 $71,336 79.10%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 106 $53,488 80.92%
Microbiologists 105 $46,734 82.03%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 104 $61,383 83.20%
Exercise Physiologists 102 $43,519 81.60%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 102 $66,623 85.00%
Economists 101 $69,814 84.17%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 98 $55,200 85.22%
Purchasing Managers 95 $96,348 82.61%
Veterinarians 95 $70,912 83.33%
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 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 %
Tec Group Inc 93 $73,526 89.42%
Cyrix Data Systems Llc 92 $62,532 89.32%
Invensys Inc 92 $56,339 89.32%
Cengage Learning Inc 92 $86,636 89.32%
Cdi Corporation 92 $85,384 89.32%
Kbts Technologies Inc 92 $63,553 90.20%
Midmichigan Physicians Group 92 $152,894 90.20%
Eastern Michigan University 92 $76,054 90.20%
Computer Sciences Corporation 91 $63,923 90.10%
Dassault Systemes Americas Corp 91 $91,813 90.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paul Vining 2 $29,058 100.00%
Kluck Nursery Inc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Vanhoutte Farms Co 2 $31,294 100.00%
Shooks Farms Company Llc 2 $35,225 100.00%
Witt Farms 2 $22,469 100.00%
K J Harvesting Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
L Mawby Llc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Amos Farms Llc 1 2 $37,274 100.00%
Sl Seed Potato Farm Llc 2 $38,480 100.00%
B Monrroy Llc 2 $34,549 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ibm Corporation 5 $74,418 25.00%
Kuka Assembly And Test Corp 5 $78,587 25.00%
Heller Machine Tools Lp 5 $87,410 25.00%
Con Way Freight Inc 5 $72,301 25.00%
Spar Marketing Force Inc 5 $73,462 25.00%
Calvin College 5 $46,230 25.00%
Pari Robotics Inc 5 $99,137 25.00%
Trilogy International Inc 5 $81,208 25.00%
Quality Design Services Inc 5 $82,351 25.00%
Variation Reduction Solutions Inc 5 $83,882 25.00%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 66 $31,503 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 63 $30,992 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 61 $28,591 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 58 $33,360 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 42 $32,564 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 42 $32,431 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 41 $31,120 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 27 $32,989 100.00%
Apiculture 25 $30,135 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 21 $34,366 100.00%

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