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.
Employer Search tool is moved to it's own page: "H1B Visa Data Search Tool"

Colorado Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
63,326 85.72% $82,064 H-1B
4,762 6.45% $201,721 PERM
3,624 4.91% $23,055 H-2A
2,165 2.93% $102,088 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 73,877 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 63,326 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.72% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,762 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.45% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logistics Analysts 8 $70,510 80.00%
Climate Change Analysts 8 $72,720 80.00%
Training and Development Managers 8 $100,006 80.00%
Optometrists 8 $96,846 80.00%
Pediatricians, General 8 $146,856 80.00%
Political Scientists 7 $59,055 77.78%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 7 $32,546 77.78%
Recreational Therapists 7 $35,339 77.78%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $47,957 77.78%
Civil Engineering Technicians 7 $41,963 77.78%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
File Clerks 1 $36,109 25.00%
Rehabilitation Counselors 1 $36,338 25.00%
Sociologists 1 $61,173 25.00%
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 1 $48,434 25.00%
Tile and Marble Setters 1 $39,832 25.00%
Mental Health Counselors 1 $43,680 25.00%
Web Developers 1 $85,051 25.00%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products 1 $55,411 25.00%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 1 $40,290 25.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1 $77,563 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 2022 with 6,197 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5,341 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Colorado From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peru 7 $48,886 46.67%
Ireland 7 $87,116 46.67%
Egypt 7 $75,530 46.67%
Nigeria 6 $73,140 42.86%
Romania 6 $61,040 46.15%
United States Of America 6 $53,545 46.15%
Jordan 6 $54,329 50.00%
Belarus 6 $80,198 50.00%
Netherlands 6 $133,695 50.00%
Honduras 5 $53,514 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fmr Llc 12 $86,672 85.71%
Pyramid Technology Solutions Inc 12 $71,329 85.71%
Gss Infotech Ct Inc 12 $72,953 85.71%
Hcentive Inc 12 $76,164 85.71%
Computershare Inc 12 $84,642 85.71%
Cloud Epa Llc 12 $79,680 85.71%
San Juan Construction Inc 12 $63,946 85.71%
Helmerich Payne Inc 12 $93,189 85.71%
Centura Health Corporation 12 $86,398 85.71%
Innominds Software Inc 12 $85,542 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sushi Okan Llc 1 $60,174 33.33%
Carepoint Pc 1 $187,200 33.33%
Precision Drilling Company Lp 1 $111,634 33.33%
Dry Creek Remodeling Inc 1 $54,309 33.33%
Bmgi North America Corp 1 $103,418 33.33%
Cellfusion Inc 1 $81,203 33.33%
Rocky Mountain College Llc Dba Rocky Mountain C 1 $56,950 33.33%
Mapleton Hill Inc 1 $88,442 33.33%
Fius Distributors Llc 1 $79,082 33.33%
Abb Enterprise Software Inc 1 $92,568 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 542 $27,531 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 346 $24,816 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 200 $29,729 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 171 $25,417 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 154 $25,789 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 130 $28,720 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 121 $31,759 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,935 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 86 $28,837 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 77 $27,548 100.00%

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 $82,064. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage