Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (left) and Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (left) and Jennifer B. Higgins, Deputy Director. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership
This represents an approval rate of 98.7%, which is higher than the nationwide average.
That year, the average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the U.S. stood at 98%, slightly higher than the 97.3% recorded in 2023. Statewide, employers in Michigan across all industries submitted 11,845 petitions during the same period, with an approval rate of 98.2%.
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 Educational Services industry led H-1B petition approvals in the Ann Arbor Times publication area during 2024, filing a total of 488 petitions (37.9% of all submissions) and receiving 484 approvals, resulting in an approval rate of 99.2%. The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry followed, with 345 petitions (26.8% of all submissions) and an approval rate of 97.4%.
Employers are classified under industries based on their reported operations and may be involved in multiple industries.
The employers that filed the most petitions in the area during 2024 included University of Michigan with 495 petitions and 99.2% of them approved, ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC with 107 petitions and all of them approved, and Reliable Software Resources, Inc. with 42 petitions filed and an approval rate of 100%.
Compared to 2023, Michigan saw a 7.3% increase 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 | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Educational Services | 488 | 37.9% | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| 2 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 345 | 26.8% | 97.4% | 2.6% |
| 3 | Manufacturing | 317 | 24.6% | 99.4% | 0.6% |
| 4 | Accommodation and Food Services | 32 | 2.5% | 100% | 0% |
| 5 | Information | 16 | 1.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 6 | Construction | 14 | 1.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 7 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 11 | 0.9% | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Wholesale Trade | 10 | 0.8% | 100% | 0% |
| 9 | Finance and Insurance | 3 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 9 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 3 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Retail Trade | 2 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Public Administration | 2 | 0.2% | 0% | 100% |
| 14 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| Company Name | Industries | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan | Educational Services | 495 | 99.2% | 0.8% |
| ZF Active Safety and Electronics US, LLC | Manufacturing | 107 | 100% | 0% |
| Reliable Software Resources, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 42 | 100% | 0% |
| Dominos Pizza, Inc. | Accommodation and Food Services | 33 | 100% | 0% |
| ZF Active Safety US, Inc. | Manufacturing | 25 | 100% | 0% |
| Softpath Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 23 | 87% | 13% |
| Reliable It Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 19 | 100% | 0% |
| Program Planning Professionals, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 17 | 100% | 0% |
| Piezos Technology Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 17 | 94.1% | 5.9% |
| Adient US, LLC | Manufacturing | 17 | 100% | 0% |
| Hella Electronics Corporation | Manufacturing | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| Imetris Corporation | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| PMA Consultants, LLC | Construction | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Federal Mogul Powertrain, LLC | Manufacturing | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Lilax Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Optimal, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Nanosoft Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| May Mobility, Inc. | Manufacturing | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Nyx, Inc. | Manufacturing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Freudenberg Nok General Partnership | Manufacturing | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Tenneco Automotive Operating Company, Inc. | Manufacturing | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Gentherm Incorporated | Manufacturing | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Visteon Corporation | Manufacturing | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Tekwissen, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Anu Software Consultants, Inc. | Retail Trade, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 87.5% | 12.5% |
| Morlogic, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| ZF North America, Inc. | Manufacturing | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Jac Products, Inc. | Manufacturing | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Openbox Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Infotree Global Solutions, Corp. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 85.7% | 14.3% |
| Merative US LP | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| SSA Soft, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Clarivate Analytics US, LLC | Information | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Diwo, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| NSF International | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Amcor Rigid Packaging USA, LLC | Manufacturing | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Campfire Interactive, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Datafactz | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Logic Solutions, Inc. | Wholesale Trade, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Bimcon, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Johnson Electric North America, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Delta Electronics Automotive Americas, Inc. | Manufacturing | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| CW Manufacturing, LLC | Manufacturing | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Global Educational Excellence, L L C | Educational Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Brembo North America, Inc. | Manufacturing | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation | Manufacturing | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Utac US, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Itca Isuzu Technical Center of Ame | Manufacturing | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Integrated Management Systems, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Sencom, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 33.3% | 66.7% |
| Bauer Associates, Inc. | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| IPG Automotive USA, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Groundspeed Analytics, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Autosystems America, Inc. | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Wacker Chemical Corporation | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Fraunhofer USA, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| NSK Americas, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Fuyao Automotive North America, Inc. | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Realtruck, Inc. | Wholesale Trade, Management of Companies and Enterprises | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Aisin Technical Center of America, Inc. | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| ZF Passive Safety Systems US, Inc. | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Eforce Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Intelizign Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Mobis North America, LLC | Manufacturing, Wholesale Trade | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Traxen, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Pyrovio, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Iav Automotive Engineering | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Iha Health Services Corporation | Health Care and Social Assistance | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Constellium Automotive USA, LLC | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Plastipak Packaging, Inc. | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Memryx, Inc. | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Lotus Cars USA, Inc. | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| J S Vig Construction Company | Construction | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| QQ Max Services, LLC | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| New Eagle Consulting, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| NKS Steering Systems America, Inc. | Manufacturing, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Washtenaw Literacy | Public Administration | 2 | 0% | 100% |
| AVL Mobility Technologies, Inc. | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Voxel51, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Cayman Chemical Company Incorporated | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| TS Global Solutions, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Optonomy, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Metro Consulting Associates, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Conexess Group, LLC | Information | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Cooper Standard Automotive, Inc. | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Subaru Research and Development, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Pollard US, Ltd. | Manufacturing | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Decision Resources, LLC | Information, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Eastern Michigan University | Educational Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Ricardo, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Etas, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Perceptron, Inc. | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Pathwaysgi, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Packard Health, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Pacific Industrial Development Cor | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| A2-AI, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| Zoller, Inc. | Wholesale Trade | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| ZF CV Systems North America, LLC | Manufacturing | 1 | 100% | 0% |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
!RECEIVE ALERTS
DONATE
Alerts Sign-up