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 %
Validation Engineers 32 $91,349 76.19%
Art Directors 30 $70,572 73.17%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $49,163 73.17%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $54,713 75.00%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 30 $61,166 76.92%
Wind Energy Engineers 28 $95,689 73.68%
Budget Analysts 28 $64,426 77.78%
Recreation Workers 27 $26,050 75.00%
Mathematicians 27 $60,040 77.14%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 26 $69,574 76.47%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $46,203 50.00%
Training and Development Specialists 3 $64,334 37.50%
Budget Analysts 3 $59,856 42.86%
Surgeons 3 $208,978 42.86%
Physicists 3 $65,312 42.86%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $41,597 42.86%
Training and Development Managers 3 $80,177 42.86%
Aerospace Engineers 3 $85,107 42.86%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $48,543 42.86%
Writers and Authors 3 $40,976 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 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 %
New Zealand 8 $99,735 47.06%
United States Of America 7 $50,160 43.75%
Netherlands 7 $133,361 43.75%
Ireland 7 $87,116 46.67%
Indonesia 7 $77,940 46.67%
Peru 7 $48,886 46.67%
Romania 6 $61,040 46.15%
Jordan 6 $134,531 46.15%
Costa Rica 6 $74,711 46.15%
Belarus 6 $80,198 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brighton School District 27j 3 $84,689 75.00%
Computek Solutions Inc 3 $92,623 75.00%
Hansen Technologies North America Inc 3 $79,102 75.00%
Momentum Optics Inc 3 $91,624 75.00%
Tekperfekt Inc 3 $86,167 75.00%
Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Inc 3 $110,475 75.00%
Joyent Inc 3 $80,489 75.00%
Invictus Infotech Llc 3 $91,693 75.00%
Calisto Corporation 3 $86,257 75.00%
Group Voyagers Inc 3 $90,605 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 %
Custom Computer Programming Services 23,945 $79,875 91.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,024 $88,130 93.19%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,174 $54,578 66.76%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,569 $88,994 88.44%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities 1,499 $104,917 94.34%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,448 $89,855 91.94%
Other Computer Related Services 1,410 $81,587 90.10%
Engineering Services 1,343 $78,691 87.66%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,277 $50,676 85.82%
Management Consulting Services 1,244 $80,751 92.08%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 658 $28,032 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 443 $26,380 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 245 $30,070 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 212 $28,067 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 205 $26,927 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 170 $32,532 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 170 $30,080 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 104 $29,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 96 $29,417 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 96 $25,639 100.00%

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