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 %
Software Developers, Applications 29,700 $77,219 89.84%
Mechanical Engineers 18,993 $78,137 88.07%
Computer Systems Analysts 18,009 $67,941 89.95%
Computer Programmers 9,704 $58,083 90.04%
Software Developers, Systems Software 7,591 $80,294 87.93%
Electrical Engineers 6,956 $81,345 88.92%
Computer Occupations, All Other 6,576 $66,703 91.14%
Physical Therapists 3,245 $67,180 86.28%
Industrial Engineers 3,132 $77,340 86.14%
Management Analysts 1,995 $72,484 91.85%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 4,304 $412,284 116.73%
Mechanical Engineers 1,848 $172,686 157.54%
Software Developers, Systems Software 1,532 $373,223 138.89%
Computer Systems Analysts 855 $504,948 79.39%
Computer Occupations, All Other 541 $81,843 67.29%
Electrical Engineers 452 $82,456 67.97%
Database Administrators 340 $582,263 58.62%
Industrial Engineers 335 $525,232 78.09%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 247 $85,235 61.44%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 233 $115,100 63.66%
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 %
Atos Syntel Inc 88 $73,712 89.80%
Hitachi Astemo Americas Inc 88 $112,060 89.80%
Pricol Technologies Inc 87 $55,531 89.69%
N2 Services Inc 87 $58,487 89.69%
Professional Therapy Solutions Llc 87 $61,523 89.69%
Iconma Llc 87 $78,167 89.69%
Dmc Education Research 87 $45,679 89.69%
Gordon Food Service Inc 86 $92,683 89.58%
Proficient Business Systems Inc 86 $61,880 89.58%
Ascension St John Hospital 85 $52,126 88.54%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Great Lakes Harvesting Llc 2 $31,294 100.00%
Raker Roberta Youngs Plants 2 $38,480 100.00%
Heeren Llc 2 $28,662 100.00%
Gleis Orchards Greenhouse Petition 2 2 $34,018 100.00%
Botello Harversting Llc 2 $31,294 100.00%
Jose A Moreno 2 $31,970 100.00%
Foglers Orchard Farm 2 $23,192 100.00%
Tellys Greenhouse And Garden Center Inc 2 $36,067 100.00%
Mark W Youngquist 2 $22,478 100.00%
Schultz Fruitridge Farms Inc 2 $37,274 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Michigan University School Of Medicine 5 $100,708 26.32%
Bosch Battery Systems Llc 5 $104,004 26.32%
With Llc 5 $73,940 26.32%
Re Automated Systems Llc 5 $111,525 26.32%
Federal Mogul Powertrain Llc 5 $94,341 26.32%
Minth North America Inc 5 $100,273 26.32%
Teoresi Inc 5 $93,500 26.32%
Lane Automotive 5 $76,357 26.32%
Hdr Michigan Inc 5 $78,632 27.78%
Viki Technologies Llc 5 $77,459 27.78%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 2 $85,530 66.67%
Tire And Tube Merchant Wholesalers 2 $68,973 66.67%
Amusement And Theme Parks 2 $101,931 66.67%
Nonferrous Metal Foundries 2 $189,779 66.67%
Other Grantmaking And Giving Services 2 $53,342 66.67%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers 2 $66,290 66.67%
Hazardous Waste Treatment And Disposal 2 $47,674 66.67%
Other Sound Recording Industries 2 $78,395 66.67%
Waste Treatment And Disposal 2 $61,048 66.67%
Courts 2 $51,366 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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