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 %
Mindteck Inc 7 $66,961 77.78%
Idhasoft Inc 7 $57,512 77.78%
Vst Consulting Inc 7 $66,480 87.50%
Simple Energy Inc 7 $83,634 87.50%
I 5 Tech Inc 7 $82,341 87.50%
Intellisoft Technologies Inc 7 $65,957 87.50%
Divine It Services Llc 7 $68,292 87.50%
Transfirst Llc 7 $62,688 87.50%
Centurylink Inc 7 $65,502 87.50%
Data Support Llc 7 $70,557 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mountain Data Group Llc 1 $73,674 50.00%
The Faction Group Llc 1 $110,490 50.00%
Supreme Health Care Llc 1 $73,861 50.00%
Cyberhawk Inc 1 $179,234 50.00%
Colorado Tees 1 $52,645 50.00%
Colorado Chin Baptist Church Ltd 1 $50,565 50.00%
Simchat Torah Beit Midrash 1 $23,379 50.00%
Servicecore Inc 1 $45,261 50.00%
Healthgrades Operating Company Inc 1 $128,398 50.00%
Funding Circle Usa Inc 1 $85,987 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Air Transportation 3 $76,794 75.00%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 3 $66,782 75.00%
Casino Hotels 3 $119,739 75.00%
Machine Tool Manufacturing 3 $91,388 75.00%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 3 $79,692 75.00%
Activities Related To Real Estate 3 $75,331 75.00%
Credit Unions 3 $52,398 75.00%
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 3 $68,203 75.00%
Farm Management Services 3 $86,764 75.00%
Doll Toy And Game Manufacturing 3 $63,335 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 $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