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 %
Armenia 1 $79,539 33.33%
Malta 1 $165,090 33.33%
Cyprus 1 $53,770 33.33%
Bahamas 1 $44,637 33.33%
St Vincent 1 $136,490 33.33%
Estonia 1 $111,966 33.33%
Mauritius 1 $78,021 33.33%
Bahrain 1 $95,285 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $89,939 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $78,478 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ipg Automotive Usa Inc 11 $77,646 84.62%
Zensar Technologies Inc 11 $65,564 84.62%
Denso Ten America Limited Fka Fujitsu Ten Corp Of America 11 $67,470 84.62%
Kastech Solutions Llc 11 $74,160 84.62%
Fives Dyag Corp 11 $80,632 84.62%
Prowess It Solutions Llc 11 $84,701 84.62%
Mccann Relationship Marketing Llc 11 $85,927 84.62%
Infostretch Corporation 11 $80,729 84.62%
Mythri Consulting Llc 11 $79,275 84.62%
Dsa Systems Inc 11 $74,317 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cherry Central Cooperative Inc 1 $53,040 50.00%
Magna Steyr Usa Inc 1 $78,998 50.00%
Stanadyne Llc 1 $98,259 50.00%
Jb Medical Supply Co Inc 1 $112,736 50.00%
Sindel Render 1 $22,859 50.00%
Argo Property Management Llc 1 $41,330 50.00%
Novares Us Llc 1 $127,837 50.00%
Bti Solutions Inc 1 $82,181 50.00%
Concept Reply 1 $80,163 50.00%
A Caring Doctor Minnesota Pa 1 $86,653 50.00%

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