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 %
Cuba 1 $69,160 50.00%
Slovakia 1 $62,729 50.00%
Burkina Faso 1 $42,670 50.00%
Estonia 1 $111,966 50.00%
Uganda 1 $35,152 50.00%
Azerbaijan 1 $36,317 50.00%
Antigua And Barbuda 1 $113,589 50.00%
Kosovo 1 $59,114 100.00%
Cyprus 1 $53,770 100.00%
Malta 1 $165,090 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 296 $67,426 92.21%
Geometric Americas Inc 292 $70,413 91.25%
United Wholesale Mortgage Llc 278 $94,630 86.88%
Igate Technologies Inc 274 $64,759 85.63%
Accenz Llc 269 $54,748 85.94%
American It Solutions Inc 265 $77,441 84.94%
Openlogix Corporation 262 $69,776 86.47%
Engineering Technologies Associates Inc 258 $55,867 85.43%
Fast Switch Ltd 258 $85,855 86.00%
Brose North America Inc 254 $78,193 85.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Schwartzs Greenhouse 8 $34,333 100.00%
Cherry Ke Inc 8 $31,428 100.00%
Jeff Scherer Farms Llc 8 $30,129 100.00%
Family Fresh Harvesting Llc 8 $34,333 100.00%
Bay Shore Farms Inc 8 $33,436 100.00%
Martinez Sons Trucking Llc 8 $33,218 100.00%
Windy Ridge Orchards 8 $24,860 100.00%
Amos Farms Llc 7 $28,789 100.00%
Gee Orchards Llc 7 $30,772 100.00%
Damian Guerrero 7 $30,983 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Robert Bosch Automotive Steering Llc 26 $94,774 35.14%
Faurecia Automotive Seating 25 $94,014 33.78%
Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners 25 $162,877 34.25%
Reva Consulting Inc 25 $87,538 34.72%
Eifer It Llc 24 $77,369 33.33%
Huf North America Automotive Parts Mfg Corp 24 $86,406 33.80%
Dynatrace Llc 24 $73,270 33.80%
Real World Technologies Inc 23 $79,761 32.39%
Cengage Learning Inc 23 $89,810 32.39%
Tec Group Inc 23 $76,915 32.86%

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