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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	5	$106,908	62.50%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	5	$57,134	62.50%
Instructional Coordinators	5	$51,800	62.50%
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop	4	$29,411	50.00%
Human Resources Specialists	4	$61,007	50.00%
Biological Technicians	4	$35,984	50.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	4	$46,203	50.00%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	4	$51,230	50.00%
Computer Network Support Specialists	4	$67,309	50.00%
Bakers	4	$27,628	50.00%

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 %
Global Village Academy Northglenn	21	$38,622	87.50%
Itransition Inc	21	$68,763	87.50%
Spartan Solutions Inc	21	$77,615	87.50%
Tech Talent Llc	21	$90,329	87.50%
Open Text Inc	21	$109,615	87.50%
Visa Technology Amp Operations Llc	21	$95,812	87.50%
Klaxontech Inc	21	$87,104	87.50%
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc	21	$117,231	87.50%
Immense Brains Llc	21	$95,018	91.30%
Cigna Cglic	20	$83,124	86.96%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
La Milpa Iinc Dba Guadalajara Family Mexican Rest	2	$27,560	40.00%
Mwh Constructors Inc	2	$111,686	40.00%
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center	2	$189,176	40.00%
Crescent Point Energy Us Corp	2	$117,604	40.00%
Coalfire Systems	2	$107,921	40.00%
Xcel Energy Services Inc	2	$80,299	40.00%
Northern Asian Cafe Inc Dba Aisan Cafe Grill	2	$29,723	40.00%
Dnpr Services Llc	2	$107,515	40.00%
Velocity Global Llc	2	$100,308	40.00%
Aes Services Inc	2	$84,022	40.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	22,666	$78,443	91.75%
Computer Systems Design Services	4,659	$85,417	93.09%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,779	$53,009	65.70%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,417	$86,058	88.12%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	1,395	$88,733	94.32%
Other Computer Related Services	1,319	$79,423	89.30%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,300	$101,558	91.42%
Management Consulting Services	1,224	$80,462	88.57%
Engineering Services	1,217	$76,892	92.76%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,071	$87,031	83.35%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	333	$98,148	53.37%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	308	$803,577	50.24%
Engineering Services	263	$90,142	49.34%
Full Service Restaurants	203	$33,430	50.25%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance	109	$44,397	28.02%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	89	$116,210	26.73%
Management Consulting Services	82	$91,897	26.62%
General Freight Trucking Local	79	$43,689	29.81%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs	74	$31,314	28.14%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	64	$131,257	31.53%

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.