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 %
Japan 69 $83,266 41.57%
Nepal 67 $66,864 46.53%
United Kingdom 58 $86,816 44.62%
Australia 51 $82,701 41.80%
France 50 $94,994 43.86%
Taiwan 48 $72,220 42.86%
Iran 44 $74,409 39.29%
Italy 43 $94,804 46.74%
Egypt 38 $82,155 41.76%
Venezuela 32 $52,770 36.36%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oakwood Healthcare Inc 81 $66,098 88.04%
Wa Foote Memorial Hospital Inc 81 $89,942 89.01%
Erp Analysts Inc 81 $76,439 89.01%
Oracle America Inc 81 $92,252 90.00%
Primasolv Llc 81 $70,104 90.00%
Dimensional Control Systems Inc 80 $72,833 88.89%
Ricefw Technologies Inc 79 $88,671 87.78%
Brains Technology Solutions Inc 79 $78,021 87.78%
Patton Labs Inc 79 $79,487 88.76%
Capgemini Us Llc 78 $83,648 87.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
T Bell Detasseling Llc 1 $24,045 100.00%
Green Up Lawn Sprinklers 1 $36,067 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Inc 1 $29,952 100.00%
Onsite Ag Services Inc 1 $28,163 100.00%
Walthers Three Rivers Llc 1 $23,504 100.00%
Prime Work Force Llc 1 $31,970 100.00%
L Walther And Sons 7 1 $26,499 100.00%
Youngquist Family Farms Llc 1 $25,002 100.00%
Harold First 1 $29,952 100.00%
United States Growers Association Inc 2 1 $52,187 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Abacus Service Corporation 5 $91,886 27.78%
Kingfa Science Technology Inc Usa 5 $58,631 27.78%
Fisher Company Inc 5 $88,396 27.78%
Toyota Research Institute Inc 5 $83,404 29.41%
Sanhua International Inc 5 $84,382 29.41%
Enqbator Llc 5 $93,563 29.41%
Au Optronics Corp America 5 $114,059 29.41%
Program Planning Professionals Inc 5 $65,716 29.41%
Bimcon Inc 5 $80,854 29.41%
Gtech Services Inc 5 $79,494 29.41%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $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