This represents an approval rate of 98.2%, which is higher than the nationwide average.
In 2024, the average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the U.S. stood at 98%, slightly higher than the 97.3% recorded in 2023.
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring specialized knowledge and at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. It is designed to address skill gaps in the U.S. workforce while ensuring wage standards to protect both U.S. and H-1B workers. Employers must certify that they will pay H-1B workers wages equal to or greater than those of similarly qualified U.S. employees or the prevailing local wage.
The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led H-1B petition approvals in Michigan during 2024, filing a total of 6,020 petitions (50.8% of all submissions) and receiving 5,865 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 97.4%. The Manufacturing industry followed, with 3,213 petitions (27.1% of all submissions), receiving 3,190 approvals and an approval rate of 99.3%.
Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.
The Michigan employers with the most approvals during 2024 included Ford Motor Company, filing a total of 675 petitions and receiving 673 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 99.7%, and Atos Syntel, Inc., which filed 544 petitions and received 542 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 99.6%.
Compared to 2023, Michigan saw an 8.3% decrease in the number of H-1B petitions during 2024.
The United States admits around 1 million legal immigrants annually, most of whom receive permanent residence (green cards) through family sponsorship or employment-based visas. In 2023, about 1.2 million immigrants were granted green cards, a return to pre-pandemic levels. Temporary visa programs, such as the H-1B for highly skilled workers and H-2A for seasonal agricultural workers, also play a critical role in filling workforce needs.
Public opinion on immigration varies, with 46% of Americans favoring maintaining current legal immigration levels, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey. Additionally, 42% believe that highly skilled workers, such as scientists, doctors, and programmers, should be prioritized for legal immigration, compared to 25% who prioritize workers filling labor shortages and 19% who emphasize family sponsorship. Despite this, family sponsorship remains the most common path to permanent residency, accounting for 63% of green cards issued in 2023.
The data in this article comes from the H-1B Employer Data Hub provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). While USCIS strives for accuracy, manual data entry and errors on paper forms submitted by applicants or petitioners may result in discrepancies in employer names, tax IDs, locations, or other details.
| Rank | Industry | Total Petitions | % of All Submissions | Approved Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6,020 | 50.8% | 5,865 | 97.4% | 2.6% |
| 2 | Manufacturing | 3,213 | 27.1% | 3,190 | 99.3% | 0.7% |
| 3 | Educational Services | 880 | 7.4% | 875 | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| 4 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 463 | 3.9% | 459 | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| 5 | Finance and Insurance | 417 | 3.5% | 416 | 99.8% | 0.2% |
| 6 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 320 | 2.7% | 309 | 96.6% | 3.4% |
| 7 | Wholesale Trade | 97 | 0.8% | 95 | 97.9% | 2.1% |
| 8 | Information | 77 | 0.7% | 75 | 97.4% | 2.6% |
| 9 | Construction | 37 | 0.3% | 37 | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Accommodation and Food Services | 34 | 0.3% | 34 | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Retail Trade | 29 | 0.2% | 29 | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Utilities | 23 | 0.2% | 23 | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 24 | 0.2% | 23 | 95.8% | 4.2% |
| 14 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 14 | 0.1% | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| 14 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 14 | 0.1% | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | Public Administration | 15 | 0.1% | 12 | 80% | 20% |
| 17 | Transportation and Warehousing | 10 | 0.1% | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| 18 | Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 1 | ~0% | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Rank | Company Name | Industry(ies) | Total Petitions | Approved Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford Motor Company | Manufacturing | 675 | 673 | 99.7% | 0.3% |
| 2 | Atos Syntel, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 544 | 542 | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| 3 | General Motors | Manufacturing | 533 | 531 | 99.6% | 0.4% |
| 4 | University of Michigan | Educational Services | 495 | 491 | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 5 | HTC Global Services, Inc. | Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 320 | 320 | 100% | 0% |
| 6 | Populus Group, LLC | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 211 | 206 | 97.6% | 2.4% |
| 7 | HCL Global Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 197 | 193 | 98% | 2% |
| 8 | FCA US, LLC | Manufacturing | 158 | 153 | 96.8% | 3.2% |
| 9 | Michigan State University | Educational Services | 142 | 142 | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Henry Ford Health System | Health Care and Social Assistance | 135 | 135 | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Miracle Software Systems, Inc. | Information; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 117 | 116 | 99.1% | 0.9% |
| 12 | ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC | Manufacturing | 110 | 110 | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Kpit Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 103 | 101 | 98.1% | 1.9% |
| 14 | Eviden USA, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 102 | 99 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 15 | Robert Bosch, LLC | Manufacturing | 95 | 95 | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | United Wholesale Mortgage, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 91 | 91 | 100% | 0% |
| 17 | Rocket Mortgage, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 89 | 89 | 100% | 0% |
| 17 | Aptiv Corporation | Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 89 | 89 | 100% | 0% |
| 19 | Epitec, Inc. | Information; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 88 | 84 | 95.5% | 4.5% |
| 20 | Altimetrik, Corp. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 84 | 80 | 95.2% | 4.8% |
| 21 | Akkodis, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 77 | 77 | 100% | 0% |
| 21 | Tata Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 77 | 77 | 100% | 0% |
| 23 | Caresoft Global Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 76 | 73 | 96.1% | 3.9% |
| 24 | Technosoft Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 66 | 65 | 98.5% | 1.5% |
| 25 | Wayne State University | Information; Educational Services | 60 | 60 | 100% | 0% |
| 26 | Alten Technology USA, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 61 | 59 | 96.7% | 3.3% |
| 27 | Ally Bank | Finance and Insurance | 55 | 55 | 100% | 0% |
| 28 | Dematic, Corp. | Manufacturing | 53 | 52 | 98.1% | 1.9% |
| 29 | Alixpartners, LLP | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 49 | 49 | 100% | 0% |
| 29 | Systems Technology Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 50 | 49 | 98% | 2% |
| 31 | Megan Soft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 48 | 48 | 100% | 0% |
| 32 | Strategic Staffing Solutions L C | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 50 | 47 | 94% | 6% |
| 33 | Valeo North America, Inc. | Manufacturing | 46 | 46 | 100% | 0% |
| 34 | Whirlpool Corporation | Manufacturing | 47 | 45 | 95.7% | 4.3% |
| 35 | Youngsoft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 45 | 44 | 97.8% | 2.2% |
| 36 | Ameya Global, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 43 | 42 | 97.7% | 2.3% |
| 36 | Reliable Software Resources, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 42 | 42 | 100% | 0% |
| 38 | Information Data Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 44 | 41 | 93.2% | 6.8% |
| 39 | William Beaumont Hospital | Health Care and Social Assistance | 40 | 40 | 100% | 0% |
| 39 | Pi Square Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 40 | 40 | 100% | 0% |
| 41 | Tek Labs, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 40 | 39 | 97.5% | 2.5% |
| 41 | Magna Electronics, Inc. | Manufacturing | 39 | 39 | 100% | 0% |
| 43 | Info Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 38 | 38 | 100% | 0% |
| 43 | Kyyba, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 38 | 38 | 100% | 0% |
| 45 | Ford Motor Credit Company, LLC | Manufacturing | 37 | 37 | 100% | 0% |
| 46 | Altair Productdesign, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 36 | 36 | 100% | 0% |
| 46 | Tata Elxsi Limited | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 37 | 36 | 97.3% | 2.7% |
| 48 | The Dow Chemical Company | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 36 | 35 | 97.2% | 2.8% |
| 48 | Kelly Services, Inc. | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 38 | 35 | 92.1% | 7.9% |
| 48 | Credit Acceptance Corporation | Finance and Insurance | 35 | 35 | 100% | 0% |
| 51 | Hinduja Technician, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | 34 | 100% | 0% |
| 51 | Ricefw Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | 34 | 100% | 0% |
| 53 | Dominos Pizza, Inc. | Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 33 | 100% | 0% |
| 53 | Stryker Corporation | Manufacturing | 33 | 33 | 100% | 0% |
| 53 | Brains Technology Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | 33 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 53 | Fev North America, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | 33 | 97.1% | 2.9% |
| 57 | American It Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 33 | 32 | 97% | 3% |
| 57 | Marvel Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 34 | 32 | 94.1% | 5.9% |
| 59 | Satyam Venture Engineering Services PVT, Ltd. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 31 | 31 | 100% | 0% |
| 59 | Engineering Technology Associates, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 32 | 31 | 96.9% | 3.1% |
| 59 | Altair Engineering, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 31 | 31 | 100% | 0% |
| 62 | Millennium Software, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 30 | 30 | 100% | 0% |
| 62 | It Rysources, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 31 | 30 | 96.8% | 3.2% |
| 62 | Corewell Health Formerly Spectrum Health System | Health Care and Social Assistance | 30 | 30 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Webmobilez, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 29 | 29 | 100% | 0% |
| 65 | Trendset It, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 31 | 29 | 93.5% | 6.5% |
| 65 | Meijer Great Lakes Limited Partnership | Wholesale Trade | 29 | 29 | 100% | 0% |
| 68 | Magna Services of America, Inc. | Manufacturing | 28 | 28 | 100% | 0% |
| 68 | Dechen Consulting Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 28 | 28 | 100% | 0% |
| 70 | Patton Labs, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 28 | 27 | 96.4% | 3.6% |
| 70 | Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc. | Manufacturing | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| 70 | ZF Active Safety US, Inc. | Manufacturing | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| 70 | Select Minds, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 27 | 100% | 0% |
| 70 | Flagstar Bank FSB | Finance and Insurance | 28 | 27 | 96.4% | 3.6% |
| 75 | Emergtech Business Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 28 | 26 | 92.9% | 7.1% |
| 75 | American Axle and Manufacturing in | Manufacturing | 26 | 26 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Lear Corporation | Manufacturing | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0% |
| 77 | Solize USA Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 27 | 25 | 92.6% | 7.4% |
| 77 | Code Technician, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0% |
| 80 | Teksoft Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| 80 | Iconma, LLC | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 28 | 24 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| 80 | Cogent Integrated Business Solutio | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| 80 | Smithgroup, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| 80 | Spectrum Health Primary Care Partners | Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| 85 | Continental Automotive Systems, Inc. | Manufacturing | 23 | 23 | 100% | 0% |
| 85 | Unified Technician Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 23 | 23 | 100% | 0% |
| 85 | Openlogix Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 23 | 23 | 100% | 0% |
| 85 | Yanfeng International Automotive Technology US II, LLC | Manufacturing | 23 | 23 | 100% | 0% |
| 89 | Teradyne Infotech, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 22 | 22 | 100% | 0% |
| 89 | Aptiv US Services General Partners | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 23 | 22 | 95.7% | 4.3% |
| 89 | Segula Technologies USA, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 23 | 22 | 95.7% | 4.3% |
| 89 | Bhrigus, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 22 | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| 89 | Infyshine, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 22 | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| 89 | Detroit Diesel Corporation | Manufacturing | 22 | 22 | 100% | 0% |
| 95 | Amex Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 21 | 87.5% | 12.5% |
| 95 | Rock Central, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 23 | 21 | 91.3% | 8.7% |
| 95 | Cognitive Minds, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 21 | 21 | 100% | 0% |
| 98 | Pentangle Technician Services, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 20 | 20 | 100% | 0% |
| 98 | Roush Management, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 20 | 20 | 100% | 0% |
| 98 | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan | Finance and Insurance | 20 | 20 | 100% | 0% |