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 %
Photonics Engineers	15	$101,411	78.95%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	14	$35,342	77.78%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	14	$49,052	77.78%
Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School	14	$70,578	82.35%
Pharmacists	14	$104,520	82.35%
Social and Community Service Managers	12	$51,726	70.59%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	12	$47,230	70.59%
Biostatisticians	12	$65,846	75.00%
Epidemiologists	12	$67,681	75.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	11	$38,368	68.75%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	2	$21,965	33.33%
Urban and Regional Planners	2	$53,852	33.33%
Office Clerks, General	2	$38,252	33.33%
Occupational Therapists	2	$70,243,035	40.00%
Billing and Posting Clerks	2	$40,727	40.00%
Dental Assistants	2	$43,056	40.00%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	2	$51,771	40.00%
Food Service Managers	2	$117,000	40.00%
Biological Scientists, All Other	2	$50,794	40.00%
Soil and Plant Scientists	2	$47,393	40.00%

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 %
India	1,359	$365,489	47.29%
Mexico	405	$39,794	53.64%
China	189	$66,263	46.10%
Canada	126	$100,804	44.68%
Philippines	82	$35,140	45.81%
South Korea	61	$50,537	39.10%
United Kingdom	58	$102,303	41.43%
Nepal	58	$3,816,957	50.88%
Brazil	50	$64,525	43.86%
Australia	26	$99,748	30.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Infosys Limited	3,330	$79,051	99.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	2,356	$67,998	99.45%
Wipro Limited	1,651	$74,621	69.72%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	1,411	$93,850	79.63%
University Of Colorado	1,395	$52,858	97.08%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	1,364	$84,274	95.05%
Charter Communications Inc	1,228	$101,065	87.28%
Dish Network Llc	1,219	$89,807	92.21%
Mphasis Corporation	845	$71,482	98.60%
Accenture Llp	668	$90,550	92.01%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dish Network Llc	171	$90,221	57.97%
Denver County School District Aka Denver Public Sc	107	$44,387	41.63%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	98	$91,962	48.04%
Brightview Landscape Development Inc Colorado	86	$40,588	50.29%
University Of Colorado Denver	84	$69,175	49.70%
Inovant Llc	82	$91,236	50.62%
Western Union Llc	79	$99,807	50.64%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc	67	$101,408	44.08%
Charles Schwab Co Inc	65	$114,323	46.10%
Level 3 Communications Llc	61	$98,899	55.45%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	368	$73,197	90.64%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	272	$83,291	86.90%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	233	$115,246	89.62%
Other Electronic Parts And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	229	$113,740	95.82%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	227	$71,602	95.38%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	204	$81,330	85.71%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	179	$88,958	80.27%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	178	$141,116	86.83%
Marketing Consulting Services	175	$83,534	88.83%
Other Measuring And Controlling Device Manufacturing	169	$89,001	86.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming	32	$30,070	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	30	$32,260	100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods	29	$10,172	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	25	$31,954	100.00%
Hay Farming	23	$30,393	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	23	$29,562	100.00%
Cattle Feedlots	20	$29,208	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	14	$23,293	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	14	$31,793	100.00%
Apiculture	14	$29,332	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining	24	$125,131	31.58%
Mineral Wool Manufacturing	23	$95,698	30.67%
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	22	$87,316	29.73%
Kidney Dialysis Centers	22	$94,555	33.33%
Aircraft Manufacturing	22	$103,356	34.38%
Siding Contractors	22	$34,060	34.92%
Computer Facilities Management Services	21	$95,992	35.00%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places	21	$29,127	35.59%
Religious Organizations	19	$55,209	35.19%
Medical Laboratories	16	$94,598	31.37%

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.