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 %
Aerospace Engineers 29 $87,186 80.56%
Computer Hardware Engineers 29 $96,360 80.56%
Mathematicians 28 $59,928 77.78%
Recreation Workers 27 $26,050 75.00%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $54,528 77.14%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 27 $59,923 77.14%
Budget Analysts 26 $62,784 76.47%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $45,159 73.53%
Hospitalists 25 $128,655 75.76%
Data Warehousing Specialists 25 $83,649 78.13%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Multimedia Artists and Animators 3 $47,667 42.86%
Lawyers 3 $117,804 42.86%
Budget Analysts 3 $59,856 42.86%
Art Directors 3 $83,339 42.86%
Computer Programmers 3 $92,796 42.86%
Training and Development Managers 3 $80,177 42.86%
Writers and Authors 3 $40,976 42.86%
Physicists 3 $65,312 42.86%
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 3 $34,660 42.86%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 3 $47,910 42.86%
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 %
Colombia 25 $66,772 37.88%
South Africa 23 $52,877 35.94%
Russia 22 $95,775 44.00%
Zimbabwe 21 $42,691 42.00%
Iran 20 $75,358 41.67%
Pakistan 19 $104,778 42.22%
Mongolia 18 $43,528 42.86%
Spain 17 $74,571 41.46%
Germany 16 $58,365 39.02%
Poland 16 $60,544 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Alterra Mtn Co Shared Services Inc 3 $119,475 75.00%
Netimpact Strategies Inc 3 $115,863 75.00%
Chevron Corporation 3 $114,878 75.00%
Snap Inc 3 $115,585 75.00%
Black Box Services Company 3 $122,269 75.00%
Prodege Llc 3 $118,706 75.00%
Logmein Usa Inc 3 $115,593 75.00%
Spire Global Subsidiary Inc 3 $118,553 75.00%
Paypal Inc 3 $122,685 75.00%
Maximus Inc 3 $122,214 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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