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 %
Software Developers, Applications 29,783 $77,234 90.10%
Computer Systems Analysts 18,026 $67,958 90.04%
Mechanical Engineers 17,601 $77,031 88.23%
Computer Programmers 9,711 $58,082 90.11%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,649 $80,333 88.60%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,578 $66,701 91.17%
Electrical Engineers 6,318 $79,785 89.02%
Physical Therapists 3,167 $66,854 86.01%
Industrial Engineers 2,842 $75,989 86.54%
Engineers, All Other 1,935 $62,854 90.29%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,285 $413,628 116.22%
Mechanical Engineers 1,761 $176,771 153.40%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,531 $373,423 140.72%
Computer Systems Analysts 853 $505,884 79.28%
Computer Occupations, All Other 540 $81,858 67.58%
Electrical Engineers 421 $81,458 64.97%
Database Administrators 340 $582,263 58.82%
Industrial Engineers 310 $561,223 75.98%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 231 $84,098 57.46%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 214 $113,555 58.47%
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 %
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Association 88 $101,813 90.72%
Acro Service Corporation 88 $72,265 90.72%
Lorven Applications Inc 88 $55,645 90.72%
Proquest Llc 87 $100,476 90.63%
Dmc Education Research 87 $45,679 90.63%
Pricol Technologies Inc 87 $55,531 90.63%
Professional Therapy Solutions Llc 87 $61,523 90.63%
Horizon Softech Inc 87 $58,644 90.63%
Hella Electronics Corporation 87 $86,825 91.58%
Auto Club Services Inc 86 $93,987 90.53%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pyramid Consulting International 5 $74,348 25.00%
Con Way Freight Inc 5 $72,301 26.32%
Heller Machine Tools Lp 5 $87,410 26.32%
Calvin College 5 $46,230 26.32%
Spar Marketing Force Inc 5 $73,462 26.32%
Aetna Life Insurance Company 5 $72,072 26.32%
Cordys Inc 5 $89,344 26.32%
Kuka Assembly And Test Corp 5 $78,587 26.32%
Itek People Inc 5 $80,804 26.32%
Pentangle Tech Services Llc 5 $86,054 26.32%

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