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 %
Bauer Associates Inc 21 $75,097 87.50%
Calsonickansei North America Inc 21 $81,287 87.50%
Hdr Michigan Inc 21 $72,127 87.50%
Smr Automotive Systems Usa Inc 21 $79,344 87.50%
Bdo Usa Llp 21 $57,306 87.50%
Sanhua International Inc 21 $72,665 87.50%
Hospital Consultants Pc 21 $99,743 87.50%
Open Dealer Exchange Llc 21 $79,778 91.30%
Effyis Inc 21 $80,716 91.30%
First Technologies Llc 21 $55,651 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Diana Enterprise Usainc 1 $58,864 25.00%
Hyosung Usa Inc 1 $99,736 25.00%
Northstar Cooperative Inc 1 $61,422 25.00%
Fec Inc 1 $65,811 25.00%
One Source Health Spine Llc 1 $49,317 25.00%
Fenn Valley Vineyards 1 $68,266 25.00%
Minal Pharmacy Llc 1 $67,350 25.00%
Cbre Inc 1 $82,618 25.00%
West Michigan Surgical Specialists Plc 1 $187,200 25.00%
Medallion Instrumentation Systems 1 $86,341 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