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 %
Mali 1 $79,498 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $29,432 50.00%
Costa Rica 1 $73,424 50.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $61,048 50.00%
Rwanda 1 $95,160 50.00%
Togo 1 $101,886 50.00%
Grenada 1 $78,666 50.00%
Cuba 1 $69,160 50.00%
Haiti 1 $87,589 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $36,317 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ipolarity Llc 31 $72,932 88.57%
Optech Llc 31 $74,753 88.57%
Fujitsu Ten Corp Of America 31 $72,351 88.57%
Capsquare Systemsinc 31 $62,267 88.57%
St John Macomb Oakland Hospital 31 $34,635 88.57%
Narayan Rehabilitation Inc 31 $61,395 88.57%
Marelli North America Inc 31 $89,759 88.57%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 31 $74,256 88.57%
Ramps International Inc 31 $82,842 88.57%
Vings Technologies Limited 31 $53,702 88.57%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Revspring Inc 2 $78,853 33.33%
Hg Detroit Consulting Llc 2 $79,498 33.33%
G Tech Services Inc 2 $59,374 33.33%
Osh Incdba Osushi Japanese Restaurant 2 $19,386 33.33%
Ninfo Systems Inc 2 $88,691 33.33%
Middleby Marshall Holding Llc Dba Nu Vu Food Serv 2 $65,208 33.33%
Tremec Corporation 2 $76,711 33.33%
Great Logics Inc 2 $104,593 33.33%
Rooker Training Stable Inc 2 $22,194 33.33%
Esi Us Rd Inc 2 $77,834 33.33%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

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 $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