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 %
Initech Global Llc 237 $79,406 87.78%
Central Michigan University 230 $41,989 86.14%
Iknowvate Technologies Inc 229 $72,447 86.09%
Softpath Technologies Llc 226 $65,506 85.61%
P3 North America Inc 223 $69,721 84.79%
Saturn Tech Llc 222 $82,028 84.41%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 219 $72,472 84.23%
Brose North America Inc 219 $76,498 85.88%
Schaeffler Group Usa Inc 218 $76,075 85.83%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 216 $57,845 87.80%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Borgwarner Pds Usa Inc 21 $98,253 31.82%
Appsboat Inc 21 $88,393 31.82%
Pi Square Technologies Llc 21 $96,966 32.31%
Patton Labs Inc 20 $97,971 31.25%
Solize Usa Corporation 20 $90,239 31.25%
Easi Llc 20 $86,153 31.75%
Hp Enterprise Services Llc 20 $82,524 31.75%
Sterling Software Inc 20 $74,960 31.75%
Tec Group Inc 20 $75,467 32.26%
Ciber Inc 19 $79,444 31.15%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Commercial Screen Printing 4 $55,879 80.00%
Glass And Glazing Contractors 4 $65,988 80.00%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing 4 $70,757 80.00%
Reinsurance Carriers 4 $88,296 80.00%
Child Care Services 4 $46,561 80.00%
Power Driven Handtool Manufacturing 4 $66,342 80.00%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers 4 $104,562 80.00%
Wineries 4 $73,770 80.00%
Carbon And Graphite Product Manufacturing 4 $64,314 80.00%
Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing 4 $92,779 80.00%
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 $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