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 %
Dcm Limited 11 $74,583 91.67%
Cardinal Peak Llc 10 $99,471 83.33%
Golder Associates Inc 10 $73,109 83.33%
Wood Environment Infrastructure Solutions Inc 10 $63,874 83.33%
Emaestro Technologies Inc 10 $75,566 83.33%
Netsuite Inc 10 $102,574 83.33%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 10 $84,053 83.33%
Nile Group 10 $93,363 83.33%
Spectrum Logix Inc 10 $62,003 83.33%
Cigna Hlic 10 $79,554 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Friend Farm Llc 1 $33,987 100.00%
Two Bar Sheep Comapany Llc 1 $9,000 100.00%
John Harold Enterprises Dba Tuxedo Corn Company 1 $21,694 100.00%
Tmr Ranch Llc 1 $27,310 100.00%
Pinnacle Landscape Xeriscape Inc 1 $34,590 100.00%
Signet Construction Llc 1 $30,826 100.00%
Petrocco Farms Inc 3 1 $200 100.00%
Mountain Valley Produce Llc 1 $19,456 100.00%
Bakers Acres 1 $21,798 100.00%
New Leaf Fruit Llc 1 $16,370 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compass Montessori School 1 $47,920 50.00%
Affordable American Insurance Inc 1 $72,862 50.00%
Cbre Inc 1 $45,323 50.00%
City Brokers Global Inc 1 $54,579 50.00%
Cummins Inc 1 $81,806 50.00%
Universal Info Tech Inc 1 $105,810 50.00%
Besthanz Llc 1 $21,382 50.00%
San Antonio Fresh Mexican Bakery And Juice Bar 1 $30,368 50.00%
Laura E Sanchez Dba New Image Beauty Salon 1 $30,659 50.00%
Techneaux Technology Services Llc 1 $81,411 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