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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Quality Control Systems Managers 1 $136,885 20.00%
Public Relations Specialists 1 $54,891 20.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1 $77,563 20.00%
Massage Therapists 1 $62,774 20.00%
Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities 1 $53,040 20.00%
Web Developers 1 $85,051 20.00%
History Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $34,120 20.00%
Tile and Marble Setters 1 $39,832 20.00%
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers 1 $28,434 20.00%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers 1 $30,659 20.00%
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 %
Belarus 6 $80,198 50.00%
Ecuador 5 $80,355 50.00%
Honduras 5 $53,514 50.00%
Sri Lanka 5 $95,688 55.56%
Belgium 5 $76,512 62.50%
Libya 5 $88,802 62.50%
Dominican Republic 4 $65,406 50.00%
Georgia 3 $46,800 37.50%
Greece 3 $76,658 37.50%
Kazakhstan 3 $108,007 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Facebook Inc 13 $110,250 92.86%
Iconsoft Inc 13 $93,854 92.86%
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions Inc 13 $128,904 92.86%
3s Business Corporation 12 $82,428 85.71%
Icon Solutions Inc 12 $66,021 85.71%
Ameritek Global Inc 12 $89,283 85.71%
Promatrix Corp 12 $71,278 85.71%
Swift Beef Company A Jbs Subsidiary 12 $67,567 85.71%
Kbi Biopharma Inc 12 $79,335 85.71%
White Lodging Services Corp 12 $38,719 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Raftopoulos Ranchessteve And John Raftopoulos 1 $10,500 100.00%
Gary Moyer 1 $10,500 100.00%
Crawford Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
Richard J Morfitt 1 $32,406 100.00%
Dave Kathy Smith Ranch 1 $9,000 100.00%
Green Leaf Acres Llc 1 $27,310 100.00%
Whinnery Ranch Helen E Whinnery 1 $10,500 100.00%
Peak Ranch 1 $33,987 100.00%
Rocky Mountain Hemp Llc 1 $29,661 100.00%
Kern Farms Limited Partnership 1 $34,590 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Distributing Company 1 $39,582 33.33%
Granicus Inc 1 $86,133 33.33%
Convergent Design Inc 1 $88,941 33.33%
Schramm Feedlot Inc 1 $54,517 33.33%
Flying Triangle Ranch Llc 1 $43,472 33.33%
Monica S Borris Dds Pc 1 $133,973 33.33%
K Lim Inc 1 $26,728 33.33%
Cardinal Peak Llc 1 $134,722 33.33%
Korean Presbyterian Church Of Denver 1 $34,445 33.33%
Golden Stix Inc Dba Golden Stix 1 $26,520 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 23,945 $79,875 91.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,024 $88,130 93.19%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,174 $54,578 66.76%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,569 $88,994 88.44%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities 1,499 $104,917 94.34%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,448 $89,855 91.94%
Other Computer Related Services 1,410 $81,587 90.10%
Engineering Services 1,343 $78,691 87.66%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,277 $50,676 85.82%
Management Consulting Services 1,244 $80,751 92.08%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 658 $28,032 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 443 $26,380 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 245 $30,070 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 212 $28,067 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 205 $26,927 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 170 $32,532 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 170 $30,080 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 104 $29,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 96 $29,417 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 96 $25,639 100.00%

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