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 %
Jamaica 5 $70,450 41.67%
Bulgaria 5 $55,587 45.45%
Uruguay 5 $77,332 45.45%
Portugal 4 $93,128 36.36%
Kazakhstan 4 $71,126 36.36%
Dominican Republic 4 $69,810 40.00%
Chile 4 $92,571 40.00%
Saudi Arabia 4 $95,076 40.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 4 $65,520 44.44%
Cameroon 4 $71,807 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Michigan (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Therapy Management Inc 20 $75,729 90.91%
Diwo Inc 20 $83,071 90.91%
Esi North America 20 $84,721 90.91%
Tessellate A Delaware Limited Liability Company 20 $85,611 90.91%
Mjm America Inc 20 $83,174 90.91%
Devcare Solutions Limited 20 $74,769 90.91%
Axon Solutions Inc 20 $79,170 90.91%
Saabhitech Llc 20 $87,629 90.91%
Hearst Business Publishing Inc 20 $98,017 90.91%
Lucid Usa Inc 20 $112,823 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lafayette Pharmacy Llc 1 $111,072 33.33%
Auburn Hills Manufacturing Inc Fka Dietronik 1 $75,275 33.33%
Imagesoft Inc 1 $65,811 33.33%
Rocket Fuel Inc 1 $64,646 33.33%
Dr Eldib Pllc 1 $125,528 33.33%
Northstar Cooperative Inc 1 $61,422 33.33%
Fec Inc 1 $65,811 33.33%
Fata Auotmation Inc 1 $79,102 33.33%
Silicon Laboratories Inc 1 $97,781 33.33%
Ej Usa Inc 1 $46,675 33.33%

Top Industries in Michigan (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corn Farming 8 $35,435 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 6 $30,735 100.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing 6 $33,838 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 6 $32,243 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 5 $36,695 100.00%
Racetracks 5 $33,060 100.00%
Postharvest Crop Activities Except Cotton Ginning 5 $33,688 100.00%
Landscaping Services 5 $34,586 100.00%
Fruit And Vegetable Retailers 5 $26,099 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 4 $34,117 100.00%

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