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 %
Belgium 5 $79,680 41.67%
Jamaica 5 $70,450 45.45%
Bulgaria 5 $55,587 45.45%
Saudi Arabia 4 $95,076 36.36%
Trinidad And Tobago 4 $65,520 36.36%
Cameroon 4 $71,807 40.00%
Morocco 4 $47,013 40.00%
Iraq 4 $73,533 40.00%
Ecuador 4 $56,345 44.44%
Portugal 4 $93,128 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aventure Systems Llc 85 $73,502 89.47%
Openbox Solutions Inc 84 $60,357 88.42%
Reliable Software Resources 84 $79,792 89.36%
Kellogg North America Company 83 $65,184 88.30%
Digital Terrain Inc 83 $61,366 88.30%
Geonine Inc 83 $57,782 88.30%
Amex Systems Inc 83 $74,276 88.30%
Kumo It Services Inc 83 $69,467 88.30%
Reva Enterprises Llc 82 $71,444 88.17%
V Soft Consulting Group Inc 81 $73,462 88.04%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Andrew A Barbott 2 $34,018 100.00%
Schilling Family Farms 2 $37,274 100.00%
A And B Costanza Farms Llc 2 $25,002 100.00%
New Eras American Asparagus Packing Llc 2 $35,225 100.00%
Foglers Farm Orchard 1 $20,821 100.00%
Shenandoah Growers Inc 1 $28,163 100.00%
Hawkeye Farms Llc Dba Mick Klug Farm 1 $36,067 100.00%
New Flevo Dairy Inc 1 $52,187 100.00%
D K Harvesting Inc Mi 2 1 $31,970 100.00%
H2a Complete Ii Inc 1 $21,967 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fives Cinetic Corp 5 $71,244 27.78%
Ellt Corporation Dba Hollywood Beauty Supply 5 $18,246 27.78%
Faurecia Usa Holdings Inc 5 $101,229 27.78%
3r Info Llc 5 $104,874 27.78%
Criteo 5 $102,956 27.78%
Qad Inc 5 $95,866 27.78%
Synergia Automotive Llc 5 $81,715 27.78%
Cobx 5 $84,993 27.78%
American Technology Connexions Inc 5 $100,730 27.78%
Re Automated Systems 5 $64,684 27.78%

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 $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