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 %
Database Administrators	839	$78,464	90.22%
Accountants and Auditors	721	$61,376	87.82%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	670	$140,689	91.78%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	616	$49,702	84.50%
Civil Engineers	591	$73,121	86.15%
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	553	$89,749	93.89%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers	516	$89,636	89.58%
Operations Research Analysts	515	$74,945	94.32%
Mechanical Engineers	458	$79,149	84.81%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	380	$52,524	88.99%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Agricultural Workers, All Other	1	$27,310	1.28%
Fence Erectors	1	$41,725	1.41%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Accountants and Auditors	58	$77,535	74.36%
Civil Engineers	55	$78,107	73.33%
Electrical Engineers	50	$83,521	69.44%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	47	$43,527	74.60%
Segmental Pavers	46	$35,947	80.70%
Personal Care Aides	41	$25,455	100.00%
Database Administrators	39	$89,654	97.50%
Computer and Information Systems Managers	37	$141,228	100.00%
Management Analysts	33	$83,379	103.13%
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	31	$26,375	110.71%

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 %
Enterprise It Resources Inc	26	$75,650	86.67%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc	26	$90,351	86.67%
Fort Lewis College	26	$43,256	86.67%
Infosys Technologies Limited	26	$63,357	86.67%
Catalyst Repository Systems	26	$70,933	86.67%
Theme Soft Inc	26	$63,577	86.67%
Fast Enterprises Llc	26	$73,356	86.67%
Apttus Corporation	26	$113,057	86.67%
Aes Clean Energy Services Llc	26	$98,622	86.67%
Marvell Semiconductor Inc	26	$88,377	86.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Veronica Gallegos	5	$24,795	100.00%
Brackett Creek Sod Farm Inc	5	$32,061	100.00%
Wheatland Farms	5	$27,061	100.00%
John Etchart	5	$10,500	100.00%
Focus Ranchterence M Reidy	5	$10,500	100.00%
Pro Health Llc	5	$33,280	100.00%
Allen Ranches Llcross Allen	5	$9,000	100.00%
Noland Cattle Company Llc	5	$32,294	100.00%
S T Organics Llc	5	$24,636	100.00%
Buffalo Creek Land Cattle Llc	5	$22,229	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
El Kora Inc	2	$31,949	33.33%
Taj Mahal	2	$25,709	33.33%
Employee Based Systems	2	$59,655	33.33%
Encana Services Company Ltd	2	$131,612	33.33%
Heliqwest International Inc	2	$87,334	33.33%
Remax Llc	2	$58,916	33.33%
Hach Company	2	$95,337	33.33%
Arun Inc	2	$51,262	33.33%
Terraxml Inc	2	$90,033	33.33%
Bamboo Panda Inc Dba Bamboo Panda	2	$26,635	33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing	2	$128,638	66.67%
Wired Telecommunications Carriers	2	$200,304	66.67%
Other Airport Operations	2	$80,350	66.67%
Freight Transportation Arrangement	2	$66,071	66.67%
Pension Funds	2	$138,279	66.67%
Natural Gas Distribution	2	$75,785	66.67%
Photographic Services	2	$64,418	66.67%
Crude Petroleum Extraction	2	$128,513	66.67%
General Freight Trucking	2	$71,719	66.67%
Diagnostic Imaging Centers	2	$48,802	66.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 $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.