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 %
Fmr Llc 12 $86,672 85.71%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 12 $71,329 85.71%
Gss Infotech Ct Inc 12 $72,953 85.71%
Hcentive Inc 12 $76,164 85.71%
Computershare Inc 12 $84,642 85.71%
Cloud Epa Llc 12 $79,680 85.71%
San Juan Construction Inc 12 $63,946 85.71%
Helmerich Payne Inc 12 $93,189 85.71%
Centura Health Corporation 12 $86,398 85.71%
Innominds Software Inc 12 $85,542 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sushi Okan Llc 1 $60,174 33.33%
Carepoint Pc 1 $187,200 33.33%
Precision Drilling Company Lp 1 $111,634 33.33%
Dry Creek Remodeling Inc 1 $54,309 33.33%
Bmgi North America Corp 1 $103,418 33.33%
Cellfusion Inc 1 $81,203 33.33%
Rocky Mountain College Llc Dba Rocky Mountain C 1 $56,950 33.33%
Mapleton Hill Inc 1 $88,442 33.33%
Fius Distributors Llc 1 $79,082 33.33%
Abb Enterprise Software Inc 1 $92,568 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advertising Agencies 75 $67,833 87.21%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 74 $72,157 87.06%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 63 $98,613 75.00%
Offices Of Physicians 61 $120,039 80.26%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 60 $75,167 82.19%
Other Management Consulting Services 60 $86,023 85.71%
Landscape Architectural Services 59 $53,812 85.51%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing 58 $100,240 85.29%
Credit Bureaus 58 $86,482 87.88%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 57 $84,247 87.69%

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