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 %
Aureus Techsystems Llc 121 $74,390 86.43%
Cisco Systems Inc 118 $110,966 88.06%
Advanced Energy Industries Inc 118 $92,102 88.72%
Sagitec Solutions Llc 118 $89,395 90.08%
Staples Inc 115 $97,586 87.79%
Davita Inc 113 $97,378 87.60%
Pandit View Software Llc 112 $72,892 89.60%
Cmc Americas Inc 104 $69,694 83.20%
Syntel Inc 103 $75,148 84.43%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 103 $98,521 85.83%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corey J Hill 13 $24,046 100.00%
Star Farms Inc 13 $26,680 100.00%
Utr Corporation 13 $30,323 100.00%
Jodi Hill 12 $23,491 100.00%
Wayne Brown 12 $23,767 100.00%
Martinez Farms Llc 12 $30,982 100.00%
Lk Ranch Livestock Llc 12 $11,985 100.00%
Honeycrisp Inc 12 $32,020 100.00%
Vanwinkle Ranch Llc 12 $20,507 100.00%
La Tierra De Esmeralda Inc 12 $27,116 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cigna Cglic 9 $80,676 33.33%
Western Digital Technologies Inc 9 $115,655 34.62%
Tolmar Inc 9 $83,263 34.62%
Cybersource Corporation 9 $96,627 34.62%
Murphy Brown Llc 9 $37,096 36.00%
Viavi Solutions Inc 9 $97,792 36.00%
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 8 $108,480 32.00%
Christie Lodge Owners Association 8 $23,608 32.00%
Hp Inc 8 $102,339 32.00%
Yak And Yeti Llc 8 $31,868 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.

State Avg Wage