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 %
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	1,294	$30,290	364.51%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	405	$30,558	304.51%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	197	$31,509	174.34%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	32	$33,585	29.91%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	24	$30,202	23.30%
Nursery Workers	15	$30,163	14.85%
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	11	$44,788	11.83%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	9	$34,022	10.98%
First-Line Supervisors of Agricultural Crop and Horticultural Workers	5	$31,466	8.06%
Construction Laborers	4	$34,284	8.33%

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 %
Nicaragua	3	$31,422	50.00%
Cameroon	3	$73,327	50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina	3	$81,966	50.00%
Uzbekistan	2	$87,589	40.00%
Mongolia	2	$89,700	40.00%
Zimbabwe	2	$77,959	40.00%
Denmark	2	$65,920	40.00%
Guatemala	2	$87,048	40.00%
Zambia	2	$61,714	40.00%
Serbia And Montenegro	2	$71,147	40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Michigan State University	1,002	$54,781	89.78%
Ernst Young Us Llp	937	$69,491	88.31%
Kpit Infosystems Inc	929	$61,386	91.17%
Epitec Inc	893	$83,547	89.57%
Robert Bosch Llc	876	$94,213	89.66%
Wayne State University	867	$46,407	90.60%
Trw Automotive Inc	844	$75,289	88.38%
Hcl Global Systems Inc	790	$75,427	87.49%
Tata Technologies Inc	757	$71,484	86.81%
Whirlpool Corporation	749	$79,057	89.59%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Atos Syntel Inc	90	$85,010	36.73%
Valeo North America Inc	87	$106,055	38.16%
Nexteer Automotive	83	$76,554	42.35%
Digital Terrain Inc	83	$78,289	45.60%
Iconma Llc	76	$90,731	42.46%
Zume It Inc	75	$69,325	46.30%
Stryker Corporation	74	$83,751	46.25%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	70	$84,466	43.75%
Softpath Technologies	70	$84,112	44.87%
Dechen Consulting Group Inc	70	$94,743	46.05%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Limited Service Restaurants	167	$87,284	83.92%
Architectural Services	163	$57,861	87.63%
Pharmaceutical And Medicine Manufacturing	159	$79,840	91.91%
Conveyor And Conveying Equipment Manufacturing	154	$72,522	89.02%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	145	$80,117	86.31%
Industrial Design Services	144	$68,120	88.89%
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing	144	$84,019	91.72%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers	139	$76,739	89.10%
Battery Manufacturing	136	$84,953	88.89%
Direct Property And Casualty Insurance Carriers	133	$87,364	87.50%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists	12	$135,697	27.27%
Pharmacy Benefit Management And Other Third Party Administration Of Insurance And Pension Funds	12	$81,106	28.57%
Automobile And Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers	11	$87,935	26.19%
Computer And Electronic Product Manufacturing	11	$87,262	27.50%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	11	$72,533	28.21%
Hospitals	10	$103,087	25.64%
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing	10	$79,622	25.64%
Other Plastics Product Manufacturing	10	$83,866	26.32%
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	10	$89,105	27.03%
Commercial And Industrial Machinery And Equipment Except Automotive And Electronic Repair And Maintenance	10	$92,333	27.03%

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.