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 %
Norway 3 $66,139 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 3 $81,966 50.00%
Palestine 3 $69,243 50.00%
Lithuania 3 $55,834 50.00%
Austria 3 $99,490 60.00%
Denmark 2 $65,920 40.00%
Guatemala 2 $87,048 40.00%
Zambia 2 $69,794 40.00%
Zimbabwe 2 $77,959 40.00%
Burma (myanmar) 2 $69,909 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
A123 Systems Llc 177 $89,580 86.34%
Nexient Llc 177 $87,536 86.34%
St John Hospital And Medical Center 175 $40,627 86.21%
Galaxy Software Solutions Inc 175 $62,964 86.63%
Amerisoft Corporation 175 $59,530 86.63%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 174 $63,761 88.32%
Aerotek Inc 173 $68,290 87.82%
Deloitte Tax Llp 173 $61,188 88.27%
Zume It Inc 173 $65,203 88.27%
Corporate Employment Resources Inc 172 $76,889 88.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Guerrero Ag Llc 6 $29,734 100.00%
Ml Farm Systems Inc 6 $26,236 100.00%
Disterheft Farms Llc 6 $28,191 100.00%
Prolific Enterprises Inc 6 $32,729 100.00%
Opc Arbre Farms Llc 6 $33,838 100.00%
Second Spring Farm Llc 6 $35,506 100.00%
Martin Farm 6 $28,954 100.00%
Alewelt Concrete Inc 6 $28,458 100.00%
Gee Farms Nursery Greenhouse Llc 6 $31,966 100.00%
Crossroads Blueberry Farm Llc 5 $36,213 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Henniges Automotive North America Inc 14 $101,537 28.57%
Lhp Software Llc 14 $79,973 28.57%
Accident Fund Insurance Company Of America 14 $79,247 28.57%
Idb Admins Inc 14 $85,625 29.17%
Plastic Omnium Auto Inergy Usa Llc 14 $88,572 29.17%
Kasai North America Inc 14 $74,847 29.79%
Lg Chem Michigan Inc 14 $74,792 29.79%
Technology Consultantsma Inc 14 $88,944 30.43%
Wolverine World Wide Inc 13 $76,306 28.26%
North American Lighting Inc 13 $70,855 28.26%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages 47 $72,689 87.04%
Insurance Carriers 46 $82,799 85.19%
Environmental Consulting Services 46 $62,114 86.79%
Plastics Bottle Manufacturing 46 $70,623 86.79%
Industrial Building Construction 45 $71,311 86.54%
Other Individual And Family Services 45 $58,430 86.54%
Other Activities Related To Real Estate 45 $67,709 86.54%
Vocational Rehabilitation Services 45 $69,052 86.54%
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing 44 $73,655 86.27%
Travel Agencies 44 $52,311 88.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers 11 $87,935 91.67%
General Automotive Repair 10 $86,299 83.33%
Sports Teams And Clubs 10 $33,312 83.33%
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 10 $91,101 83.33%
Surgical Appliance And Supplies Manufacturing 10 $69,650 83.33%
Medical Laboratories 10 $47,212 83.33%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places 10 $40,150 90.91%
Glass And Glass Product Manufacturing 10 $84,315 90.91%
Insurance Carriers 10 $78,998 90.91%
Hospitals 10 $103,087 90.91%

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