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 %
Spectrum Logix Inc 69 $55,340 90.79%
Fanuc America Corporation 68 $97,191 89.47%
Information Data Systems Inc 68 $84,273 90.67%
Kostal Of America Inc 68 $95,343 90.67%
Mindquest Technology Solutions Llc 67 $80,406 89.33%
Priamba Soft Llc 67 $75,057 89.33%
Cw Professional Services 66 $76,106 88.00%
Ritestep Rehab Solutions Llc 66 $62,906 88.00%
Great Lakes Consulting Group Llc 66 $63,336 88.00%
Deft Global Inc 66 $75,372 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Third Day Orchard Company Llc 1 $36,067 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Ohc Large Asparagus 1 $38,480 100.00%
Overlook Harvesting Company Llc Asparaguszucchini Combined 1 $38,480 100.00%
Hernandez Harvesting Llc 1 $38,480 100.00%
King Orchards Llc 1 $26,520 100.00%
Dekam Organics Inc 1 $38,480 100.00%
Seedling Enterprises Llc 1 $24,448 100.00%
Stahl Farm Greenhouse 1 $38,480 100.00%
El Valle Harvesting Inc 1 $23,868 100.00%
William Stahl 1 $31,970 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Oxyzen It Consulting Llc 4 $64,631 26.67%
Ndimensions Technologies 4 $88,213 26.67%
Dongah America 4 $87,844 26.67%
Fzb Technology Inc 4 $65,416 26.67%
Intel Americas Inc 4 $95,196 26.67%
Artistic Iron Works 4 $68,037 26.67%
Electronic Research Analysis Llc 4 $102,419 26.67%
Aerotek Inc 4 $71,022 26.67%
Scherdel Sales Technology Inc 4 $73,040 26.67%
Hyundai America Technical Center Inc 4 $94,666 26.67%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nonresidential Property Managers 4 $64,480 80.00%
Tire Retreading 4 $67,241 80.00%
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers 4 $62,738 80.00%
Land Subdivision 4 $41,959 80.00%
Landscaping Services 4 $45,812 80.00%
Nonferrous Forging 4 $101,385 80.00%
New Single Family Housing Construction Except For Sale Builders 4 $49,941 80.00%
Department Stores 4 $105,737 80.00%
Historical Sites 4 $51,750 80.00%
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers 4 $71,084 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 $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