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 %
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 %
Zia Consulting Inc 7 $84,014 87.50%
Teranex Systems Inc 7 $89,327 87.50%
Infomatics Inc 7 $83,456 87.50%
Adroix Corp 7 $85,952 87.50%
Vaktech Corporation Llc 7 $85,461 87.50%
Eniac Systems Inc 7 $86,638 87.50%
Adalitek Group Llc 7 $89,140 87.50%
Vcloud Technology Group Llc 7 $81,696 87.50%
Dots Technologies Inc 7 $85,720 87.50%
Pilot Technologies Llc 7 $76,791 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Solaray Llc 1 $131,685 100.00%
Datadirect Networks 1 $109,907 100.00%
Studio Pba 1 $55,806 100.00%
Enverus Inc 1 $106,746 100.00%
William Spilo 1 $27,123 100.00%
Patrina Mccauleyblocher 1 $27,123 100.00%
Cherokee Trails Dental Care Pc 1 $106,080 100.00%
Tel1ten Inc 1 $50,648 100.00%
Schlage Lock Company 1 $139,568 100.00%
Presidio Networked Solutions Llc 1 $69,534 100.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grape Vineyards 10 $29,307 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 10 $26,081 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 10 $30,730 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 10 $27,961 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 9 $31,276 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 8 $31,429 100.00%
Potato Farming 8 $28,318 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 7 $27,923 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 6 $30,905 100.00%
Other Animal Production 6 $26,913 100.00%

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