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 %
Clover Network Inc 11 $114,383 91.67%
Ncs Pearson Inc An Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Pearson Plc 11 $86,884 91.67%
Genpact Llc 11 $92,485 91.67%
Rocky Mountain Institute 11 $79,191 91.67%
Strive Preparatory Schools 11 $54,526 91.67%
Cosmic Healthcare Llc 11 $39,979 91.67%
Sovrn Holdings Inc 11 $98,930 91.67%
Global Bridge Infotech Inc 11 $56,879 91.67%
The Childrens Hospital Association 11 $65,481 91.67%
Lead It Corporation 11 $67,886 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
David Prather Forrest Nelson Dba White River Ranc 1 $9,000 100.00%
Diamond T Sheep 1 $9,000 100.00%
Wiregrass West Ltdjames D Porter 1 $10,500 100.00%
3 Miliron Ranch 1 $9,000 100.00%
Ff Ag Construction Llc 1 $32,406 100.00%
Raftopoulis Ranches 1 $9,000 100.00%
Nottingham Land Livestock Lllp 1 $23,442 100.00%
David Lawrence Cox 1 $33,987 100.00%
Mike Kruse Dba Mike Jim Kruse Partners 1 $21,694 100.00%
Dry Creek Grain Llc 1 $34,590 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aspen Art Museum 1 $55,765 50.00%
Adams Technologies Inc 1 $78,125 50.00%
The Hanson Group Llc Dba Aragon Elastomers 1 $63,419 50.00%
Peak Reliability 1 $65,707 50.00%
Optica Technologies Incorporated 1 $96,616 50.00%
Ixia 1 $99,694 50.00%
Rocket Software 1 $91,624 50.00%
East Moon Asian Bistro Sushi 1 $26,354 50.00%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Inc 1 $72,862 50.00%
Portercare Adventist Health 1 $57,803 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Animal Production 7 $28,010 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 7 $33,645 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 5 $32,490 71.43%
Wheat Farming 4 $27,794 80.00%
Apple Orchards 4 $30,763 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 4 $23,650 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 4 $32,115 100.00%
Business Associations 3 $30,964 75.00%
Fertilizer Mixing Only Manufacturing 3 $41,302 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $34,389 100.00%

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