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 %
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 32 $40,583 76.19%
Validation Engineers 32 $91,349 76.19%
Training and Development Specialists 31 $51,671 73.81%
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 31 $45,659 73.81%
Sustainability Specialists 31 $70,260 73.81%
Industrial Production Managers 31 $95,012 75.61%
Art Directors 30 $70,572 75.00%
Lawyers 30 $90,870 76.92%
Social Science Research Assistants 29 $41,536 76.32%
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education 29 $39,078 78.38%
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 %
Pmc Sierra Us Inc 7 $103,474 87.50%
Levels Beyond Inc 7 $112,581 87.50%
Dataformix Technologiesinc 7 $102,880 87.50%
Riim Llc 7 $98,384 87.50%
Acompetent Inc 7 $89,951 87.50%
Dataquest Corp 7 $97,665 87.50%
Vsion Technologies Inc 7 $100,170 87.50%
I5 Tech Inc 7 $87,830 87.50%
R Systems Inc 7 $88,385 87.50%
Radia Inc 7 $115,133 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Doctors Exchange Of Colorado Pc 1 $92,581 100.00%
Level Terrain 1 $62,546 100.00%
Delta Consulting Group Inc 1 $65,374 100.00%
Bright Horizons Childrens Centers Llc 1 $94,016 100.00%
Floify Llc 1 $96,096 100.00%
Laura Hebert 1 $34,112 100.00%
Hollingsead 1 $28,018 100.00%
Grand Farming Enterprises Inc 1 $28,496 100.00%
Tara Murray 1 $27,123 100.00%
Jennifer Dixon 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