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 %
Pharmacists 14 $104,019 82.35%
Clinical Research Coordinators 13 $86,655 76.47%
Education Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $39,286 76.47%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 13 $90,976 76.47%
Epidemiologists 13 $67,480 76.47%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors 12 $88,849 75.00%
Environmental Economists 12 $75,071 75.00%
Interpreters and Translators 12 $46,847 75.00%
Survey Researchers 12 $40,470 75.00%
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education 12 $40,454 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Scientists, All Other 2 $50,794 33.33%
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment 2 $21,965 33.33%
Landscape Architects 2 $70,606 33.33%
Office Clerks, General 2 $38,252 33.33%
Roofers 2 $38,720 33.33%
Urban and Regional Planners 2 $53,852 40.00%
Billing and Posting Clerks 2 $40,727 40.00%
Civil Engineering Technicians 2 $55,724 40.00%
Soil and Plant Scientists 2 $47,393 40.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 2 $58,802 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 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 %
Ascendant Technology Llc 11 $78,028 84.62%
Pantar Solutions Inc 11 $92,053 84.62%
Swift Solutions Inc 11 $96,030 84.62%
T Rowe Price Associates Inc 11 $98,360 84.62%
Rcf Management Llc 11 $92,772 84.62%
Nalco Company 11 $91,057 84.62%
Emergtech Business Solutions Inc 11 $105,660 84.62%
Sandisk Corporation 11 $99,045 84.62%
Ciber Global Llc 11 $91,282 84.62%
Patton Labs Inc 11 $86,507 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
United Development Llc 1 $22,880 100.00%
Faulkner Land Livestock Company 1 $14,476 100.00%
Bruchez Sons 1 $10,500 100.00%
Camilletti Ranch 1 $29,661 100.00%
Aurora Organic Farms Inc Gill Co 1 $34,590 100.00%
Anderson Wheat Farms Inc 1 $22,235 100.00%
Sowell Orchards Fruit And Sales Inc 1 $34,590 100.00%
Lr Smith Sheep Co 1 $9,000 100.00%
Triple Rd Orchards Llc 1 $23,897 100.00%
Palizzi And Son Inc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New China Cafe Inc Dba New China Cafe 1 $26,520 50.00%
Tires To Green Recycling Llc 1 $114,379 50.00%
Brooklyn Boulders Llc 1 $82,701 50.00%
Appit Ventures Llc 1 $52,437 50.00%
Sangre De Cristo Surgical Associates Pc 1 $187,200 50.00%
Micromine Usa Inc 1 $109,803 50.00%
Denver Hallelujah Church 1 $46,446 50.00%
Power Zone Equipment Inc 1 $64,563 50.00%
Phreesia Inc 1 $177,819 50.00%
Pivot3 1 $79,186 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting 36 $30,057 100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 36 $27,982 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 35 $31,615 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 35 $34,003 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 33 $34,741 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 29 $10,172 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 29 $32,255 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 21 $32,732 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 19 $25,567 100.00%
Apiculture 18 $30,434 100.00%

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