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 %
Lt Technology Services Limited 514 $67,466 89.24%
Kpit Technologies Inc 510 $74,281 89.01%
Ciber Global Llc 504 $78,573 90.32%
Infobiz Systems Llc 464 $71,953 86.25%
Harman Becker Automotive Systems Inc 460 $93,889 87.29%
Millennium Software Inc 450 $78,400 85.39%
Danlaw Inc 442 $71,450 89.47%
Altimetrik Corp 439 $79,951 89.05%
Dechen Consulting Group Inc 417 $78,383 84.76%
Esg Automotive Inc 414 $73,643 87.34%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Johnson Controls Inc 56 $93,212 47.46%
Applied Computer Techniques 53 $72,224 46.09%
Silicon Staff It Services Inc 52 $77,095 46.85%
Cogent Integrated Business Solutions Inc 51 $70,948 45.95%
Adient Us Llc 51 $101,847 46.79%
Indepth Engineering Solutions Llc 50 $85,034 47.62%
Chrysler Group Llc 50 $84,367 49.50%
Methodica Technologies Llc 50 $83,286 49.50%
Visteon Corporation 47 $95,231 46.53%
Jackson National Life Insurance Company 47 $71,875 47.47%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grain Farming 16 $30,974 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 14 $26,830 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 12 $27,817 100.00%
Hay Farming 12 $28,790 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 12 $31,743 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 10 $30,576 100.00%
Floriculture Production 10 $30,291 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 9 $24,045 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 9 $32,961 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $30,735 100.00%

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