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Detroit, Michigan

City · Michigan, United States

Applications on record
30,894
FY2025
1,449
FY2026 to 30 June
1,137
Share of U.S. total
0.25%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$104,181
Median wage$104,181certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Detroit, Michigan.

Applications by fiscal year — Detroit, Michigan

1,2562,511FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
1,2562,511FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20081,299
FY20091,109
FY20101,011
FY20111,307
FY20121,228
FY20131,418
FY20141,692
FY20151,956
FY20161,959
FY20171,883
FY20182,228
FY20192,511
FY20202,225
FY20211,796
FY20221,713
FY20231,574
FY20241,399
FY20251,449
FY2026*1,137
Fiscal yearH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*0905232
FY202541,171274
FY202401,162237
FY202311,247326
FY202211,485227
FY202111,586209
FY202002,010215
FY201922,326183
FY201811,967260
FY201721,712169
FY201611,718240
FY201501,760196
FY201401,485207
FY201301,309109
FY201201,070158
FY201101,079228
FY20100864147
FY20090987122
FY200801,149150
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Detroit, Michigan.

Applications by employer
  1. Wayne State University2,147
  2. Henry Ford Health System2,052
  3. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan844
  4. General Motors Company763
  5. Quicken Loans Inc.758
  6. Deloitte Consulting LLP659
  7. Ernst & Young U.S. LLP623
  8. Compuware Corporation610
  9. Rock Central LLC512
  10. Accenture LLP450
  11. Deloitte & Touche LLP449
  12. American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.439
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers8,184
  2. Computer Systems Analysts2,857
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other1,849
  4. Computer Programmers1,319
  5. Accountants and Auditors1,103
  6. Physicians, All Other1,023
  7. Management Analysts702
  8. Mechanical Engineers674
  9. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists560
  10. Computer and Information Systems Managers503
Visa routes
  1. H-1B25,952
  2. PERM labour certification3,889
  3. E-3 (Australia)135
  4. H-1B1 (Chile)22
  5. H-1B1 (Singapore)19
  6. H-2B non-agricultural workers13
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $104,181; middle half $83,935 to $129,750 · median prevailing wage $91,021 (marker) · 3,170 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Among cities in Michigan

Detroit, Michigan ranks #2 of 257 cities in Michigan by work visa applications on record, with 9.39% of the applications for worksites in the state's cities that have their own page.

Rank in Michigan
2 of 257
Share of Michigan's city applications
9.39%
Share of U.S. total
0.25%
Cities in Michigan with the most applications
  1. Troy, MI32,561
  2. Detroit, MI30,894
  3. Farmington Hills, MI26,077
  4. Auburn Hills, MI25,016
  5. Ann Arbor, MI22,945
  6. Dearborn, MI22,599
  7. Southfield, MI16,385
  8. Novi, MI13,127
  9. Warren, MI10,789
  10. Livonia, MI9,071
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Job titles with their own pages

Titles with at least 30 labor condition applications here since FY2022.

  • Application Developer III
  • Assistant Professor
  • Civil Engineer
  • Consultant
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Engineer II
  • Elementary Teacher
  • Manager
  • Project Engineer
  • Research Assistant
  • Research Associate
  • Senior Associate
  • Senior Consultant
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Development Engineer I
  • Software Development Engineer II
  • Software Engineer
  • Software Engineer II
  • Team Leader, Engineering
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

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