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 %
Training and Development Managers 3 $80,177 42.86%
Writers and Authors 3 $40,976 42.86%
Physicists 3 $65,312 42.86%
Aerospace Engineers 3 $85,107 42.86%
Manicurists and Pedicurists 3 $28,593 42.86%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 3 $47,910 42.86%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 3 $29,404 42.86%
Dental Assistants 3 $45,483 42.86%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 3 $38,577 42.86%
Pharmacists 3 $72,856,631 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 %
Innovative Intelligent Solutions Llc 11 $68,245 91.67%
The Sanborn Map Co Inc 11 $82,028 91.67%
Broadgate Inc 11 $63,805 91.67%
Trinidad Area Health Association 11 $56,712 91.67%
Propelsys Technologies Llc 11 $68,935 91.67%
Intraedge Inc 11 $75,856 91.67%
Corporate Computer Services Inc 11 $64,451 91.67%
Ttec Services Corporation 11 $100,256 91.67%
Code Tech Inc 11 $75,165 91.67%
Zenith Software Inc 11 $78,613 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
John Bartmann 1 $9,000 100.00%
Brown Sheep Ranch Jean Brown 1 $9,000 100.00%
Grizzly Land Llc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Thorpe Mountain Llc Dba Flying Diamond Ranch 1 $34,590 100.00%
Andrew Peroulis Dunckley Flat Tops Livestock Llc 1 $9,000 100.00%
Laxy 3x Cattle Llc 1 $27,310 100.00%
Vaughn Ranch 1 $9,000 100.00%
L Bar Slash Ranch Lllp 1 $10,500 100.00%
L Walther And Sons Inc 10 1 $24,960 100.00%
St Farms Llc 1 $27,310 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Asia Kitchen Inc Dba Asia Kitchen 1 $26,354 50.00%
Golden Aluminum Inc 1 $109,574 50.00%
Agility Solutions Llc 1 $57,803 50.00%
Ysk Group Inc 1 $18,762 50.00%
Dynamis Inc 1 $34,798 50.00%
Scl Health Medical Group Denver Llc 1 $167,190 50.00%
Grace Lee Inc 1 $28,954 50.00%
Crimson Circle Energy Company Inc 1 $40,373 50.00%
Prakash Llc Dba Dots Diner On The Hill 1 $31,699 50.00%
Microsemi Storage Solutions Us Inc 1 $123,372 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Grain Farming 15 $32,099 100.00%
Potato Farming 15 $31,332 100.00%
Grape Vineyards 14 $30,731 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 13 $29,445 100.00%
Floriculture Production 12 $32,075 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 12 $32,483 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 11 $31,879 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 10 $26,081 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 9 $29,605 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 8 $31,827 100.00%

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