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 %
Portugal 3 $60,099 42.86%
Georgia 3 $46,800 42.86%
Greece 3 $76,658 42.86%
Austria 3 $71,926 42.86%
Saudi Arabia 3 $77,004 50.00%
Kazakhstan 3 $108,007 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 3 $46,904 60.00%
Hong Kong 2 $92,524 40.00%
Sweden 2 $97,656 40.00%
Nicaragua 2 $41,475 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Drilling Info Inc 12 $84,922 92.31%
Technumen Inc 12 $97,926 92.31%
Eminent Technology Solutions Inc 12 $75,913 92.31%
Csg Systems Inc Dba Csg 11 $99,369 84.62%
Auropro Systems Inc 11 $96,214 84.62%
Innovatech Solutions Inc 11 $87,698 84.62%
Sandisk Corporation 11 $99,045 84.62%
Ciber Global Llc 11 $91,282 84.62%
Stoneriver Inc 11 $99,882 84.62%
Career Soft Solutions Inc 11 $88,060 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Qep Field Services Company 1 $129,834 50.00%
Lmk Resources Inc 1 $108,846 50.00%
Platte Valley Medical Center 1 $165,880 50.00%
Crystal Holidays Inc Dba Tui Skijetsave Travel 1 $63,274 50.00%
Modular Robotics Incorporated 1 $71,552 50.00%
Amer Sports Winter Outdoor Company 1 $76,003 50.00%
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals 1 $112,715 50.00%
Jb Inc 1 $17,514 50.00%
Deer Park Road Corporation 1 $82,826 50.00%
Su Yeon Lee Corporation 1 $25,917 50.00%

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