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 %
Sierra Leone 1 $71,650 50.00%
Honduras 1 $79,893 50.00%
Oman 1 $84,032 50.00%
St Vincent 1 $136,490 50.00%
Slovenia 1 $89,939 50.00%
Mali 1 $79,498 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $61,048 50.00%
Turkmenistan 1 $42,931 50.00%
Cuba 1 $69,160 50.00%
Slovakia 1 $62,729 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ciber Inc 192 $79,216 88.48%
Ns International Ltd 190 $80,675 87.96%
Info Services Llc 190 $75,140 87.96%
Piezos Technology Solutions Inc 189 $77,402 88.73%
Cmc Americas Inc 189 $61,621 88.73%
Nyx Inc 188 $70,204 88.68%
Flagstar Bank Fsb 185 $89,582 88.10%
Vigilant Technologies Llc 183 $67,191 87.56%
Rock Central Llc 180 $87,570 86.54%
Credit Acceptance Corporation 178 $95,629 85.99%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Green Tree Orchards Llc 6 $31,333 100.00%
5 H Irrigation And Maintenance Inc 6 $32,264 100.00%
Royal Farms Inc 6 $32,375 100.00%
Jon P Wiggins 6 $34,261 100.00%
Twin Bee Orchards Llc 6 $33,748 100.00%
John Hoffman Sons Landscaping Nurseries Inc 6 $23,806 100.00%
Robert Long 6 $31,961 100.00%
Cabbage Harvesting Llc 6 $34,421 100.00%
Calvin Lutz Farms Llc 6 $32,268 100.00%
Nw Kaltz Sons Farms 6 $31,966 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Electric Company 15 $99,552 28.30%
Cvision Inc 15 $103,082 28.30%
Eshocan Llc 15 $100,917 28.85%
Technovision Solution Llc 15 $79,448 29.41%
Brightview Landscapes Llc 15 $23,386 29.41%
Chain Sys Corporation 14 $84,108 27.45%
Borgess Medical Center 14 $102,186 27.45%
Spiders Software Solutions Llc 14 $80,650 28.00%
Digital Technology Solutions Llc 14 $96,520 28.00%
Faurecia Interior Systems Inc 14 $82,276 28.00%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 47 $72,689 87.04%
Insurance Carriers 46 $82,799 85.19%
Environmental Consulting Services 46 $62,114 86.79%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing 46 $70,623 86.79%
Industrial Building Construction 45 $71,311 86.54%
Other Individual And Family Services 45 $58,430 86.54%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 45 $67,709 86.54%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 45 $69,052 86.54%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing 44 $73,655 86.27%
Travel Agencies 44 $52,311 88.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 11 $87,935 91.67%
General Automotive Repair 10 $86,299 83.33%
Sports Teams And Clubs 10 $33,312 83.33%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 10 $91,101 83.33%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing 10 $69,650 83.33%
Medical Laboratories 10 $47,212 83.33%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places 10 $40,150 90.91%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing 10 $84,315 90.91%
Insurance Carriers 10 $78,998 90.91%
Hospitals 10 $103,087 90.91%

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