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 %
Softnice Inc 11 $67,763 91.67%
Business Intelligence Systems Inc 11 $65,182 91.67%
Elite Solutions Inc 11 $68,421 91.67%
Dcp Services Llc 11 $96,922 91.67%
Performance Resources Ny Inc 11 $68,695 91.67%
Opteamix Llc 11 $78,338 91.67%
Urpan Technologies Inc 11 $74,793 91.67%
Tanvi It Solutions Inc 11 $64,070 91.67%
Cdi Corporation 11 $88,551 91.67%
Holland Hart Llp 11 $85,070 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
2c Land Cattle Company Llc 1 $10,500 100.00%
Tuttle Livestock Company 1 $9,000 100.00%
Jl Richards Farms 1 $29,661 100.00%
Raftopoulos Ranches John Raftopoulos 1 $10,500 100.00%
C G Farms Inc 1 $29,661 100.00%
John Fredrick Harold John Harold Enterprises Dba T 1 $16,370 100.00%
Chris Davis 1 $34,590 100.00%
Smith Rancho Land Livestock Brad Smith 1 $9,000 100.00%
Pm Llc 1 $23,171 100.00%
Whinnery Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Paycor Inc 1 $93,226 50.00%
Four Winds Interactive 1 $88,587 50.00%
Everwest Real Estate Partners 1 $108,514 50.00%
The Leadership Forum Inc Dba Executive Forum 1 $82,930 50.00%
Silver Spur Operating Company Llc 1 $32,989 50.00%
Bridgepoint Education Inc 1 $112,840 50.00%
Rk Mechanical 1 $38,210 50.00%
The Shafer Group Pc 1 $57,803 50.00%
Viasat Inc 1 $97,386 50.00%
Fogel Ranch Llc 1 $28,475 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production 87 $28,533 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 80 $31,282 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming 59 $31,149 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 56 $16,873 100.00%
Crop Production 56 $32,059 100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 55 $29,476 100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming 55 $31,715 100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture 41 $29,118 100.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers 38 $11,166 100.00%
Hay Farming 38 $31,841 100.00%

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