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
69,150 85.51% $84,167 H-1B
5,048 6.24% $195,069 PERM
4,244 5.25% $24,587 H-2A
2,426 3.00% $105,058 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 80,868 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 69,150 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.51% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,048 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.24% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Human Resources Specialists 45 $58,873 83.33%
Landscape Architects 45 $52,264 83.33%
Public Relations Specialists 44 $44,063 81.48%
Registered Nurses 43 $67,416 81.13%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary 42 $39,929 80.77%
Mental Health Counselors 41 $40,971 78.85%
Database Architects 40 $104,225 78.43%
Social Science Research Assistants 39 $44,898 79.59%
Lodging Managers 39 $53,626 79.59%
Computer Hardware Engineers 39 $99,540 79.59%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Natural Sciences Managers 5 $141,311 62.50%
Nannies 5 $29,128 62.50%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 5 $57,134 62.50%
Food Preparation Workers 5 $21,956 62.50%
Chemists 5 $61,385 62.50%
Instructional Coordinators 5 $51,800 62.50%
Graphic Designers 4 $36,213 50.00%
Accountants 4 $59,525 50.00%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 4 $38,901 50.00%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 4 $27,648 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 2018 with 6,191 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 944 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,487 $343,941 46.69%
Mexico 440 $40,121 51.58%
China 203 $66,874 45.01%
Canada 136 $100,885 44.01%
Philippines 104 $34,435 45.22%
Nepal 71 $3,127,034 31.42%
South Korea 63 $59,951 42.57%
United Kingdom 60 $102,886 46.51%
Brazil 56 $61,668 46.67%
Colombia 30 $63,581 32.97%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Softnice Inc 11 $67,763 91.67%
Business Intelligence Systems Inc 11 $65,182 91.67%
Elite Solutions Inc 11 $68,421 91.67%
Dcp Services Llc 11 $96,922 91.67%
Performance Resources Ny Inc 11 $68,695 91.67%
Opteamix Llc 11 $78,338 91.67%
Urpan Technologies Inc 11 $74,793 91.67%
Tanvi It Solutions Inc 11 $64,070 91.67%
Cdi Corporation 11 $88,551 91.67%
Holland Hart Llp 11 $85,070 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
2c Land Cattle Company Llc 1 $10,500 100.00%
Tuttle Livestock Company 1 $9,000 100.00%
Jl Richards Farms 1 $29,661 100.00%
Raftopoulos Ranches John Raftopoulos 1 $10,500 100.00%
C G Farms Inc 1 $29,661 100.00%
John Fredrick Harold John Harold Enterprises Dba T 1 $16,370 100.00%
Chris Davis 1 $34,590 100.00%
Smith Rancho Land Livestock Brad Smith 1 $9,000 100.00%
Pm Llc 1 $23,171 100.00%
Whinnery Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paycor Inc 1 $93,226 50.00%
Four Winds Interactive 1 $88,587 50.00%
Everwest Real Estate Partners 1 $108,514 50.00%
The Leadership Forum Inc Dba Executive Forum 1 $82,930 50.00%
Silver Spur Operating Company Llc 1 $32,989 50.00%
Bridgepoint Education Inc 1 $112,840 50.00%
Rk Mechanical 1 $38,210 50.00%
The Shafer Group Pc 1 $57,803 50.00%
Viasat Inc 1 $97,386 50.00%
Fogel Ranch Llc 1 $28,475 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscape Architectural Services 66 $54,648 85.71%
Environmental Consulting Services 65 $76,439 85.53%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 65 $98,756 86.67%
Satellite Telecommunications 62 $104,920 83.78%
Human Resources Consulting Services 62 $90,292 84.93%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 62 $101,243 87.32%
Credit Bureaus 61 $88,688 85.92%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 60 $105,361 85.71%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 60 $75,167 88.24%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 59 $47,243 88.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Food Manufacturing 1 $20,733 100.00%
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $29,661 100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming 1 $37,440 100.00%
Pesticide Fertilizer And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 1 $30,826 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $34,590 100.00%

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 $84,167. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage