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 %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,759	$32,337	362.68%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	405	$30,558	235.47%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	279	$33,503	187.25%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	45	$38,980	33.09%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	38	$32,730	30.16%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	35	$55,903	29.41%
Nursery Workers	15	$30,163	13.51%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	11	$34,832	10.48%
Construction Laborers	5	$37,378	7.25%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	5	$31,466	8.06%

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 %
Softsolv Inc	31	$63,283	88.57%
Vings Technologies Limited	31	$53,702	88.57%
Challenge Manufacturing Holdings Inc	31	$79,979	88.57%
Hewlett Packard Globalsoft Limited	31	$67,341	88.57%
Computer Consultants Of America Inc	31	$77,130	88.57%
It Rysources Inc	31	$72,353	88.57%
Tata Elxsi Ltd	31	$75,756	88.57%
International Business Machines Corporation	31	$87,718	88.57%
Dspace Inc	31	$76,795	88.57%
Borgwarner Technologies Services Llc	31	$92,530	88.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Altron Automation Inc	2	$58,427	33.33%
Chesterfield Hotels Llc	2	$21,653	33.33%
Aecom Technical Services Inc	2	$69,070	33.33%
Klatencor Corporation	2	$103,272	33.33%
Nostrum Energy Llc	2	$93,153	33.33%
Saintgobain Performance Plastics	2	$89,991	33.33%
Hbpo North America Inc	2	$94,099	33.33%
Edtec Central Llc	2	$39,580	33.33%
Delaval Inc	2	$47,528	40.00%
Home Depot Product Authority Llc	2	$87,204	40.00%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Forging And Stamping	9	$100,164	81.82%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	9	$69,040	81.82%
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	9	$70,119	81.82%
Other Food Manufacturing	9	$70,225	81.82%
Emergency And Other Relief Services	9	$97,818	81.82%
Asphalt Paving Roofing And Saturated Materials Manufacturing	9	$90,197	81.82%
Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	9	$68,719	81.82%
Nonresidential Building Construction	9	$61,113	81.82%
Outpatient Care Centers	9	$108,370	81.82%
General Freight Trucking Local	9	$52,476	90.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Printing Ink Manufacturing	2	$101,837	100.00%
Chemical Manufacturing	2	$131,883	100.00%
Textile And Fabric Finishing And Fabric Coating Mills	2	$122,606	100.00%
Paint Coating And Adhesive Manufacturing	2	$54,018	100.00%
Other Leather And Allied Product Manufacturing	2	$77,054	100.00%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$90,116	100.00%
Animal Slaughtering And Processing	2	$51,345	100.00%
Laminated Plastics Plate Sheet Except Packaging And Shape Manufacturing	2	$94,089	100.00%
Warehousing And Storage	2	$59,894	100.00%
Copper Nickel Lead And Zinc Mining	2	$91,780	100.00%

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.