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 %
Instructional Coordinators 23 $49,870 71.88%
Physical Scientists, All Other 23 $60,401 74.19%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 22 $62,020 73.33%
Hydrologists 22 $72,895 75.86%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 22 $57,590 75.86%
Technical Writers 22 $62,983 75.86%
Auditors 22 $60,889 84.62%
Natural Sciences Managers 22 $112,089 84.62%
Wind Energy Engineers 22 $95,722 84.62%
Food Service Managers 21 $52,191 80.77%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Specialists 3 $64,334 42.86%
Lawyers 3 $117,804 42.86%
Budget Analysts 3 $59,856 42.86%
Training and Development Managers 3 $80,177 42.86%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 3 $28,593 42.86%
Physicists 3 $65,312 42.86%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 3 $29,404 50.00%
Aerospace Engineers 3 $85,107 50.00%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 3 $47,667 50.00%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 3 $24,294 50.00%
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%
United Kingdom 58 $102,303 41.43%
Nepal 58 $3,816,957 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 %
Vensit Corp 15 $72,225 88.24%
Ness Usa Inc 15 $80,898 88.24%
Teknaux Llc 15 $86,191 88.24%
Outrider Technologies Inc 15 $109,362 88.24%
Ttec Digital Llc 15 $102,940 93.75%
Sap America Inc 15 $95,339 93.75%
Lumen Technologies Service Group Llc 15 $108,568 93.75%
Intellitro Inc 15 $84,000 93.75%
Solidfire Inc 14 $69,301 87.50%
Collabera Inc 14 $81,359 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Brooklyn Boulders Llc 1 $82,701 33.33%
Kazoku Asian Fusion Rest Inc Dba Kazoku Sushi 1 $26,354 33.33%
Cornerstone Natural Resources Llc 1 $131,061 33.33%
Fair Isaac Corporation 1 $97,053 33.33%
Kenzan Media Llc 1 $72,862 33.33%
Grey Mountain Partners 1 $89,669 33.33%
T M Chan Inc Dba Peters Chinese Cafe 1 $26,354 33.33%
Kapteyn Murnane Laboratories 1 $47,424 33.33%
Sairoop Technologies Inc 1 $120,058 33.33%
Merise Restaurant Group Llc 1 $53,934 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 542 $27,531 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 346 $24,816 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 200 $29,729 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 171 $25,417 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 154 $25,789 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 130 $28,720 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 121 $31,759 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,935 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 86 $28,837 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 77 $27,548 100.00%

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