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 %
India	1,359	$365,489	47.29%
Mexico	405	$39,794	53.64%
China	189	$66,263	46.10%
Canada	126	$100,804	44.68%
Philippines	82	$35,140	45.81%
South Korea	61	$50,537	39.10%
Nepal	58	$3,816,957	41.43%
United Kingdom	58	$102,303	50.88%
Brazil	50	$64,525	43.86%
Australia	26	$99,748	30.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
T Mobile Usa Inc	26	$93,506	86.67%
Enterprise It Resources Inc	26	$75,650	86.67%
Vertafore Inc	26	$99,187	86.67%
Infosys Technologies Limited	26	$63,357	86.67%
Catalyst Repository Systems	26	$70,933	86.67%
Hach Company	26	$96,868	86.67%
Akamai Technologies Inc	26	$101,909	86.67%
Gt Industrial Products Llc	26	$62,165	86.67%
Maven Companies Inc	25	$90,099	86.21%
Twitter Inc	25	$113,913	86.21%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Terraxml Inc	2	$90,033	33.33%
Bamboo Panda Inc Dba Bamboo Panda	2	$26,635	33.33%
Pellucid Analytics Inc	2	$108,306	33.33%
Visionet Systems Inc	2	$79,009	33.33%
Innovative Textiles Inc	2	$62,920	33.33%
Mcaconnect	2	$90,366	33.33%
Talentreef Inc	2	$78,832	33.33%
Chili Thai Evans Incdba Chili Thai Chinese Restau	2	$27,852	33.33%
Bnp Associates Inc	2	$88,036	33.33%
Hing Long Us Inc Dba Heaven Dragon Chinese Resta	2	$26,520	33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools	1,067	$48,311	85.77%
Scientific Research And Development Services	611	$69,133	91.88%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	566	$78,374	92.79%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	563	$97,242	94.30%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	497	$94,766	87.65%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	490	$112,052	89.09%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	482	$98,675	88.93%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	412	$95,403	92.79%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	396	$92,433	93.84%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	373	$100,486	89.02%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	66	$26,630	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	65	$29,557	100.00%
Crop Production	56	$32,059	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	56	$16,873	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	47	$28,619	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	45	$30,106	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	41	$29,118	100.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	38	$11,166	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	36	$30,057	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	33	$27,400	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Continuing Care Retirement Communities And Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly	63	$25,298	32.64%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	60	$97,421	32.09%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	54	$92,580	33.33%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	47	$103,922	30.52%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	40	$78,158	33.90%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	38	$3,272,097	34.86%
Other Electronic Parts And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	32	$103,760	33.33%
Educational Support Services	29	$91,293	32.58%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	29	$79,142	35.37%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	27	$88,327	34.18%

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.