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 %
Technical Writers 26 $65,383 76.47%
Data Warehousing Specialists 25 $83,649 78.13%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 25 $57,291 80.65%
Hospitalists 25 $128,655 80.65%
Instructional Coordinators 25 $52,087 80.65%
Natural Sciences Managers 24 $113,510 80.00%
Urban and Regional Planners 23 $64,256 76.67%
Compliance Officers 22 $65,631 75.86%
Physical Scientists, All Other 22 $59,341 75.86%
Auditors 22 $60,889 78.57%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physicists 3 $65,312 42.86%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 3 $47,910 42.86%
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $41,597 42.86%
Training and Development Managers 3 $80,177 42.86%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 3 $28,593 42.86%
Aerospace Engineers 3 $85,107 42.86%
Pharmacists 3 $72,856,631 42.86%
Dental Assistants 3 $45,483 42.86%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $48,543 42.86%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 3 $47,667 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 %
Infobiz Systems Llc 12 $91,057 92.31%
Andhus Technologies Inc 12 $91,600 92.31%
Appodis Inc 12 $93,541 92.31%
Axon Solutions Inc 12 $95,170 92.31%
Vizio Services Llc 12 $115,795 92.31%
Kids Choice Dental Of Aurora Pc 12 $101,499 92.31%
Xandr Inc 12 $116,492 92.31%
Imagine Communications Corp 12 $116,063 92.31%
Carepoint Pc 12 $189,845 92.31%
Nasscomm Inc 11 $66,830 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lost Creek Dairy Llc 1 $34,590 100.00%
Kurt Lee Simons 1 $22,880 100.00%
Gilbert Anderson 1 $34,590 100.00%
Diamond Peak Cattle Co Llcjohn Raftopoulos 1 $10,500 100.00%
Mad Russian Llc 1 $32,406 100.00%
Coy Meyring Kay Dayser Meyring 1 $10,500 100.00%
Gary Johnston Apiariesinc 1 $22,235 100.00%
Tom Maneotis 1 $9,000 100.00%
Weaver Ranch Incsusan Weaver 1 $9,000 100.00%
Rick Deane Enterprises Inc 1 $21,694 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boulders Bilingual Childcare Inc 1 $37,648 50.00%
Fius Distributors Llc 1 $79,082 50.00%
Abb Enterprise Software Inc 1 $92,568 50.00%
Dry Creek Remodeling Inc 1 $54,309 50.00%
Bmgi North America Corp 1 $103,418 50.00%
Precision Drilling Company Lp 1 $111,634 50.00%
Cellfusion Inc 1 $81,203 50.00%
Carepoint Pc 1 $187,200 50.00%
Merise Restaurant Group Llc 1 $53,934 50.00%
Sairoop Technologies Inc 1 $120,058 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 36 $30,057 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 36 $27,982 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 35 $31,615 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 35 $34,003 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 33 $34,741 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 29 $10,172 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 29 $32,255 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 21 $32,732 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 19 $25,567 100.00%
Apiculture 18 $30,434 100.00%

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