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 %
Mauritius 1 $78,021 50.00%
Kuwait 1 $66,435 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $78,478 50.00%
Georgia 1 $48,090 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $95,160 50.00%
Tajikistan 1 $23,483 50.00%
Armenia 1 $79,539 50.00%
Grenada 1 $78,666 50.00%
Sierra Leone 1 $71,650 50.00%
Honduras 1 $79,893 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Valeo North America Inc 390 $89,237 92.20%
Optimal Cae Inc 389 $74,281 92.40%
Altair Engineering Inc 381 $79,240 91.15%
The Dow Chemical Company 372 $86,121 89.86%
Marvel Technologies Inc 372 $64,676 90.29%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 368 $70,305 89.98%
Michigan Technological University 361 $64,061 88.70%
Cogent Integrated Business Solutions Inc 358 $64,217 89.28%
Indepth Engineering Solutions Llc 355 $74,263 88.97%
Hinduja Tech Inc 346 $71,178 86.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Maroa Farms Inc 11 $27,832 100.00%
Almar Orchards Llc 11 $31,718 100.00%
Rajzer Farms Llc 11 $31,943 100.00%
Stahl Harvest Company 11 $32,879 100.00%
Evans Brothers Fruit Company 11 $32,940 100.00%
Richard Hoffman Landscaping Inc 11 $28,545 100.00%
All Crop Farms Llc 10 $32,564 100.00%
Alta Citrus Llc 10 $29,125 100.00%
Northern Farm Market Llc 10 $31,988 100.00%
D And K Harvesting Inc 10 $24,235 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Umlaut Inc 39 $73,570 39.80%
Jrd Systems Inc 38 $86,410 39.18%
Msx Americas Inc 38 $81,746 39.58%
Pma Consultants Llc 38 $80,750 40.00%
Rite Aid Corporation 36 $5,749,308 39.13%
A123 Systems Llc 36 $99,597 40.00%
Uwm 36 $84,490 40.00%
Zf North America Inc 34 $78,899 37.78%
Autodesk Inc 33 $93,520 37.50%
Toyota Motor Engineering Mfg North America Inc 32 $91,424 37.21%

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 $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