H1B Report
US stateMIRank #12Updated May 2026

H-1B sponsorship in Michigan

107,135 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in Michigan across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.

Total filings
107,135
Rank #12 nationally
National share
2.8%
of US H-1B filings
Top sponsor share
6.1%
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Top occupation
15-1252
Software Developers
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Top sponsoring employers

Highest-volume H-1B sponsors with worksites in Michigan. Share % is each sponsor’s portion of the state’s total filings.

#EmployerFilingsShare
1FORD MOTOR COMPANY2,3476.1%
2General Motors1,8264.7%
3University of Michigan1,7614.5%
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
2,347
General Motors
1,826
University of Michigan
1,761

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most for worksites in Michigan.

#SOCTitleFilings
115-1252Software Developers36,431
215-1299Computer Occupations, All Other6,994
317-2141Mechanical Engineers6,906
415-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers4,147
517-2112Industrial Engineers3,637
615-2051Data Scientists3,257
715-1211Computer Systems Analysts3,114
817-2071Electrical Engineers2,271
917-2051Civil Engineers1,628
1019-1021Biochemists and Biophysicists1,575
Software Developers
36,431
Computer Occupations, All …
6,994
Mechanical Engineers
6,906
Software Quality Assurance…
4,147
Industrial Engineers
3,637
Data Scientists
3,257
Computer Systems Analysts
3,114
Electrical Engineers
2,271
Civil Engineers
1,628
Biochemists and Biophysici…
1,575

Filings by fiscal year

Michigan H-1B filing volume year over year — a hiring-demand signal for the state, not headcount.

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