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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Colorado Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
63,326 85.72% $82,064 H-1B
4,762 6.45% $201,721 PERM
3,624 4.91% $23,055 H-2A
2,165 2.93% $102,088 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 73,877 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 63,326 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.72% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,762 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.45% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscape Architects 40 $51,035 81.63%
Database Architects 40 $104,225 81.63%
Lodging Managers 39 $53,626 79.59%
Soil and Plant Scientists 38 $50,649 80.85%
Human Resources Specialists 38 $58,177 80.85%
Family and General Practitioners 37 $135,337 80.43%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 36 $39,251 78.26%
Mental Health Counselors 35 $38,955 77.78%
Coaches and Scouts 34 $28,667 79.07%
Surgeons 32 $192,551 74.42%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colorado Employees Over Time
Colorado has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,714 employees were hired. Colorado peaked in 2022 with 6,197 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5,341 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Colorado From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Japan 11 $69,415 44.00%
Malaysia 11 $82,041 44.00%
Italy 11 $67,191 45.83%
El Salvador 11 $37,268 47.83%
Turkey 10 $75,229 45.45%
Ukraine 9 $75,197 42.86%
Serbia 8 $44,652 38.10%
Ghana 8 $111,301 42.11%
New Zealand 8 $99,735 50.00%
Egypt 7 $75,530 43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arka Technologies Inc 7 $83,041 87.50%
Fastly Inc 7 $107,349 87.50%
Aa Quality Appliance Inc 7 $47,721 87.50%
Sendgrid Inc 7 $73,674 87.50%
Mental Health Center Of Boulder County Inc 7 $35,286 87.50%
Ads Alliance Data Systems Inc 7 $83,101 87.50%
Community College Of Aurora 7 $52,383 87.50%
Crystal Holidays Inc 7 $50,366 87.50%
Navajo Manufacturing Company Inc 7 $56,454 87.50%
Thyssenkrupp Robbins Inc 7 $69,196 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jennifer Sbicca 1 $28,517 100.00%
Amazon Data Services Inc 1 $96,096 100.00%
Sunnie Kim 1 $28,683 100.00%
Jaclyn D Finney 1 $27,227 100.00%
Qualia Labs Inc 1 $96,096 100.00%
Climax Engineered Materials Llc 1 $82,118 100.00%
Robyn Randall 1 $28,517 100.00%
Mark Young Construction Llc 1 $88,754 100.00%
Flist Colorado Llc 1 $69,139 100.00%
Darlene Ashleyjenkins 1 $27,123 100.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 542 $27,531 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 346 $24,816 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 200 $29,729 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 171 $25,417 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 154 $25,789 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 130 $28,720 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 121 $31,759 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,935 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 86 $28,837 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 77 $27,548 100.00%

Colorado Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Colorado to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Colorado over all years is $82,064. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage