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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Office Clerks, General 2 $38,252 33.33%
Dental Assistants 2 $43,056 33.33%
Food Service Managers 2 $117,000 33.33%
Biological Scientists, All Other 2 $50,794 33.33%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 2 $58,802 33.33%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 2 $51,771 33.33%
Billing and Posting Clerks 2 $40,727 33.33%
Soil and Plant Scientists 2 $47,393 33.33%
Social and Community Service Managers 2 $53,706 33.33%
Treasurers and Controllers 2 $79,857 33.33%
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 %
Armenia 1 $67,454 50.00%
Botswana 1 $91,562 50.00%
Bolivia 1 $57,699 100.00%
Moldova 1 $44,117 100.00%
Oman 1 $116,834 100.00%
Tunisia 1 $58,573 100.00%
Tanzania 1 $41,558 100.00%
Mauritius 1 $71,552 100.00%
Senegal 1 $39,697 100.00%
Uruguay 1 $111,634 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bluecube Information Technology Inc 16 $59,865 84.21%
S3 Infotech Incorporated 16 $55,754 84.21%
Sapot Systems Inc 16 $91,195 84.21%
Ubisense Inc 16 $69,427 88.89%
Linear Technology Corporation 16 $82,374 88.89%
Cigna Health Life Insurance Company 16 $102,456 88.89%
Mastech Digital Alliances Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 16 $99,470 88.89%
Sapiens Americas Corporation 16 $109,871 88.89%
Nemo It Solutions Inc 16 $89,323 88.89%
Systime Computer Corporation 16 $72,896 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goolsby Brothers Associates Inc 1 $98,738 25.00%
Motion Products Llc 1 $78,749 25.00%
Beverage Distributors Company Llc 1 $67,454 25.00%
Wonderful House Chinese Restaurant 1 $24,003 25.00%
East Moon Asian Bistro Sushi 1 $26,354 25.00%
Rocket Software 1 $91,624 25.00%
Agility Solutions Llc 1 $57,803 25.00%
Portercare Adventist Health 1 $57,803 25.00%
Lexisnexis Risk Solutions Inc 1 $72,862 25.00%
Golden Aluminum Inc 1 $109,574 25.00%

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