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 %
Cashiers 1 $18,762 25.00%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1 $62,109 25.00%
Physician Assistants 1 $64,875 25.00%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 1 $43,909 25.00%
Credit Counselors 1 $50,232 25.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1 $77,563 25.00%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1 $27,726 25.00%
Butchers and Meat Cutters 1 $35,901 25.00%
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters 1 $41,122 25.00%
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 %
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 %
Landscape Architectural Services 66 $54,648 85.71%
Environmental Consulting Services 65 $76,439 85.53%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 65 $98,756 86.67%
Satellite Telecommunications 62 $104,920 83.78%
Human Resources Consulting Services 62 $90,292 84.93%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 62 $101,243 87.32%
Credit Bureaus 61 $88,688 85.92%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 60 $105,361 85.71%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 60 $75,167 88.24%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 59 $47,243 88.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Food Manufacturing 1 $20,733 100.00%
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $29,661 100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming 1 $37,440 100.00%
Pesticide Fertilizer And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 1 $30,826 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $34,590 100.00%

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