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%
Nepal 58 $3,816,957 41.43%
United Kingdom 58 $102,303 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 %
Take Three Technologies Llc 2 $83,616 66.67%
Visualitservicesinc 2 $78,395 66.67%
Rota Aviation Consulting Llc 2 $75,598 66.67%
Swarky Solutions Corporation 2 $81,037 66.67%
Rapidit Inc 2 $81,494 66.67%
Adt Llc 2 $102,648 66.67%
Evergreen Packaging Technology Llc 2 $75,452 66.67%
Verinova Technologies Llc 2 $76,877 66.67%
Sezzle Inc 2 $102,839 66.67%
Bcd Travel Usa Llc 2 $73,986 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.