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 %
Web Developers 599 $55,831 87.96%
Civil Engineers 597 $64,670 89.64%
Sales Engineers 597 $87,283 91.42%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 594 $78,615 91.38%
Financial Analysts 561 $67,638 90.19%
Chemists 517 $60,365 83.79%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 476 $54,813 84.25%
Materials Engineers 439 $72,577 81.15%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 410 $65,276 83.84%
Information Security Analysts 332 $81,702 80.39%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Production Managers 48 $104,416 56.47%
General and Operations Managers 48 $108,700 57.83%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 45 $60,644 54.88%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 44 $26,126 54.32%
Automotive Engineers 43 $90,306 53.75%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 43 $4,081,325 56.58%
Sales Managers 42 $125,882 58.33%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 41 $56,656 57.75%
Logisticians 36 $73,228 52.17%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 34 $56,182 50.75%
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 %
India 7,650 $528,942 46.63%
China 682 $76,009 52.87%
Mexico 627 $80,038 53.05%
Canada 558 $786,674 51.62%
Brazil 267 $77,055 50.57%
South Korea 247 $67,914 52.67%
Germany 134 $95,738 50.76%
Philippines 114 $42,912 46.34%
Pakistan 110 $77,336 45.27%
Bangladesh 78 $56,057 34.82%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Team Detroit Inc 6 $69,455 85.71%
Quality Behavioral Health Inc 6 $69,081 85.71%
Mercy Health Partners 6 $167,149 85.71%
Reliance Global Services Inc 6 $51,296 85.71%
St Mary Mercy Hospital 6 $47,369 85.71%
Technodeed Llc 6 $64,151 85.71%
Proteam Llc 6 $73,566 85.71%
Saf Holland Inc 6 $56,843 85.71%
Level One Robotics And Controls Inc 6 $54,031 85.71%
Glaman Tech Inc 6 $43,798 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 66 $31,503 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 63 $30,992 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 61 $28,591 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 58 $33,360 100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 42 $32,564 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 42 $32,431 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 41 $31,120 100.00%
Berry Except Strawberry Farming 27 $32,989 100.00%
Apiculture 25 $30,135 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 21 $34,366 100.00%

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