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 %
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 %
Tifin Payroll Inc 3 $157,290 100.00%
Udemy Inc 3 $138,570 100.00%
Ebay Inc 3 $142,994 100.00%
Digital Pore Solutions Llc 3 $138,195 100.00%
Palo Alto Networks Inc 3 $162,696 100.00%
Agent Sync Inc 3 $139,984 100.00%
Seachange International Inc 3 $153,594 100.00%
Gameday Entertainment Llc 3 $157,221 100.00%
Galileo Financial Technologies 3 $156,215 100.00%
Bigfoot Biomedical Inc 3 $163,100 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Individual And Family Services 3 $46,967 75.00%
Roofing Contractors 3 $127,892 75.00%
Grain And Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers 3 $131,033 75.00%
Other Technical And Trade Schools 3 $55,890 75.00%
Other Community Housing Services 3 $64,140 75.00%
Used Household And Office Goods Moving 3 $128,371 75.00%
Other Building Finishing Contractors 3 $54,843 75.00%
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing 3 $97,192 75.00%
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing 3 $83,235 75.00%
Casino Hotels 3 $119,739 75.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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