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 %
Sri Lanka 20 $73,423 55.56%
Romania 20 $71,757 57.14%
Vietnam 16 $53,732 47.06%
Thailand 13 $62,584 40.63%
Malaysia 13 $71,216 44.83%
Libya 12 $73,904 44.44%
Ukraine 11 $63,607 42.31%
Singapore 11 $72,954 42.31%
Colombia 11 $91,311 45.83%
Hungary 11 $84,094 45.83%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Spectrum Health Hospitals 22 $127,239 84.62%
Euclid Technologies Llc 22 $62,133 84.62%
Integretas Inc 22 $63,380 88.00%
Microexcel Inc 22 $67,662 88.00%
Lt Technology Services Ltd 22 $62,024 88.00%
Mclaren Regional Medical Center 22 $92,420 88.00%
Haworth Inc 22 $74,843 88.00%
Wabco North America Llc 22 $76,627 88.00%
Stryker Instruments A Division Of Stryker Corp 22 $60,258 88.00%
Newportglobal Technologies Inc 22 $61,777 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advanced Urethanes Inc 1 $59,675 25.00%
Advizex Technologies Llc 1 $108,846 25.00%
Lk Accounting Pc 1 $44,699 25.00%
Designvox Inc 1 $59,114 25.00%
St John Emergency Services Pc 1 $158,683 25.00%
Henry Dowdell 1 $22,693 25.00%
Hutchinson Antivibration Systems Inc 1 $85,904 25.00%
Oceanus Llc Dba Santorini Estiatorio 1 $37,690 25.00%
Global Home Care Inc 1 $43,618 25.00%
Plastic Trim International Inc 1 $96,054 25.00%

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 $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