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 %
Norway	2	$73,019	40.00%
Albania	2	$25,501	40.00%
Hong Kong	2	$92,524	40.00%
Sweden	2	$97,656	40.00%
Nicaragua	2	$41,475	50.00%
Denmark	2	$94,079	50.00%
Bulgaria	2	$62,421	50.00%
Malawi	2	$61,236	50.00%
Burma (myanmar)	2	$91,510	50.00%
Rwanda	2	$83,772	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Denver Public Schools District 1	648	$49,678	94.05%
Arrow Electronics Inc	602	$105,509	91.07%
Hcl America Inc	583	$82,879	99.32%
Oracle America Inc	523	$102,975	89.55%
Ibm India Private Limited	428	$73,983	76.43%
Comcast Cable Communications Llc	416	$93,889	78.49%
Colorado State University	414	$50,501	86.61%
Ernst Young Us Llp	409	$87,176	98.08%
Qualcomm Technologies Inc	387	$100,579	93.70%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited	376	$61,657	91.04%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Green Valley Turf Co	61	$33,077	57.01%
Google Llc	55	$87,220	51.40%
Arkstek	55	$83,057	56.12%
Sanctuary Inc	54	$32,812	55.67%
Whip Systems Llc	42	$104,617	43.75%
Colorado Designscapes Inc	40	$26,711	46.51%
Davita Inc	37	$94,263	44.05%
Netapp Inc	35	$113,871	42.68%
Ringcentral Inc	33	$98,338	41.77%
Lsi Corporation An Avago Technologies Company	33	$114,941	41.77%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	22,666	$78,443	91.75%
Computer Systems Design Services	4,659	$85,417	93.09%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,779	$53,009	65.70%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,417	$86,058	88.12%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	1,395	$88,733	94.32%
Other Computer Related Services	1,319	$79,423	89.30%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,300	$101,558	91.42%
Management Consulting Services	1,224	$80,462	88.57%
Engineering Services	1,217	$76,892	92.76%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,071	$87,031	83.35%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	333	$98,148	53.37%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	308	$803,577	50.24%
Engineering Services	263	$90,142	49.34%
Full Service Restaurants	203	$33,430	50.25%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance	109	$44,397	28.02%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	89	$116,210	26.73%
Management Consulting Services	82	$91,897	26.62%
General Freight Trucking Local	79	$43,689	29.81%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs	74	$31,314	28.14%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	64	$131,257	31.53%

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.