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 %
Manufacturing Engineers 10 $80,054 76.92%
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate 10 $38,703 76.92%
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $40,165 76.92%
Geographers 10 $54,203 76.92%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 10 $63,895 76.92%
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $60,400 83.33%
Multimedia Artists and Animators 9 $53,110 75.00%
Farm and Home Management Advisors 9 $36,805 75.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 9 $88,712 75.00%
Clergy 9 $40,086 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Massage Therapists 1 $62,774 20.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $30,160 20.00%
Personal Financial Advisors 1 $92,560 20.00%
Electronics Engineering Technicians 1 $49,442 20.00%
Editors 1 $55,765 20.00%
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas 1 $56,264 20.00%
Cooks, Private Household 1 $21,944 20.00%
Industrial Machinery Mechanics 1 $70,429 20.00%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 1 $78,125 20.00%
Web Developers 1 $85,051 25.00%
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 %
Drilling Info Inc 12 $84,922 92.31%
Exlservicecom Llc 12 $103,505 92.31%
Mckesson Corporation 12 $97,063 92.31%
Eminent Technology Solutions Inc 12 $75,913 92.31%
Model N Inc 12 $104,752 92.31%
Auropro Systems Inc 12 $96,286 92.31%
Innovatech Solutions Inc 12 $89,473 92.31%
Danone North America Public Benefit Corporation 12 $103,537 92.31%
Altius Technologies Inc 12 $88,088 92.31%
Erp Cloud Technologies Llc 12 $89,444 92.31%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adrian F Weaver Weaver Ranch Inc 1 $10,500 100.00%
Tuttle Land Livestock 1 $9,000 100.00%
R K Farms 1 $34,590 100.00%
Wellsweep Ranches Llc Dba Seely Ranch 1 $9,000 100.00%
Smith Rancho Ltd 1 $9,000 100.00%
Caleb Bullock 1 $33,987 100.00%
L Walther And Sons Inc 6 1 $24,960 100.00%
Signet Builders Inc 1 $22,880 100.00%
Lazy 3x Land Cattle Llc 1 $9,000 100.00%
Shivers Services Inc 1 $29,661 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metaswitch Networks Corporation 1 $62,005 33.33%
Middlemist Crouch Company Cpas Pc 1 $91,354 33.33%
Apriant Inc 1 $58,843 33.33%
Zvelo Inc 1 $86,133 50.00%
Wind Tower Technologies 1 $64,397 50.00%
Sushi Okan Llc 1 $60,174 50.00%
Maven Inc 1 $117,395 50.00%
Rocky Mountain College Llc Dba Rocky Mountain C 1 $56,950 50.00%
Mapleton Hill Inc 1 $88,442 50.00%
Chongs Coalmine Dragon Inc Dba Coal Mine Dragon 1 $26,520 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Animal Production 7 $28,010 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 7 $33,645 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 5 $32,490 71.43%
Wheat Farming 4 $27,794 80.00%
Apple Orchards 4 $30,763 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 4 $23,650 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 4 $32,115 100.00%
Business Associations 3 $30,964 75.00%
Fertilizer Mixing Only Manufacturing 3 $41,302 100.00%
Corn Farming 3 $34,389 100.00%

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