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
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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers 1 $48,434 25.00%
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers 1 $43,909 25.00%
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $30,160 25.00%
Cashiers 1 $18,762 25.00%
Curators 1 $62,296 25.00%
Automotive Body and Related Repairers 1 $59,842 25.00%
Labor Relations Specialists 1 $57,741 25.00%
File Clerks 1 $36,109 25.00%
Social and Human Service Assistants 1 $27,061 25.00%
Social Science Research Assistants 1 $41,288 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 %
Colombia 25 $66,772 37.88%
South Africa 23 $52,877 35.94%
Russia 22 $95,775 44.00%
Zimbabwe 21 $42,691 42.00%
Iran 20 $75,358 41.67%
Pakistan 19 $104,778 42.22%
Mongolia 18 $43,528 42.86%
Spain 17 $74,571 41.46%
Germany 16 $58,365 39.02%
Poland 16 $60,544 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fentress Architects Llc 23 $48,589 92.00%
Lutheran Hospital Association Of The San Luis Valley 23 $58,969 92.00%
Hire It People Inc 22 $95,565 88.00%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 22 $58,806 88.00%
First Consulting Group Llc 22 $84,677 88.00%
Cyberthink Inc 22 $78,854 88.00%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 22 $89,766 88.00%
Servesys Corporation 22 $74,403 88.00%
Motorola Solutions Inc 22 $92,769 88.00%
Turner Construction 22 $73,919 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trane Technologies Company 2 $135,440 40.00%
Hach 2 $114,930 40.00%
Moon Star Restaurant Inc Dba Moon Star Ii 2 $30,202 40.00%
Sedgwick County Health Center 2 $39,000 40.00%
Mca Connect Llc 2 $114,639 40.00%
Lilac Communications Inc 2 $160,327 40.00%
Cosmopolitan Restaurant 2 $52,135 40.00%
Direxa Engineering 2 $189,052 40.00%
A And A Quality Appliance Inc 2 $68,494 40.00%
Daniel Foods Inc 2 $46,436 40.00%

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