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 %
India 1,359 $365,489 47.29%
Mexico 405 $39,794 53.64%
China 189 $66,263 46.10%
Canada 126 $100,804 44.68%
Philippines 82 $35,140 45.81%
South Korea 61 $50,537 39.10%
Nepal 58 $3,816,957 41.43%
United Kingdom 58 $102,303 50.88%
Brazil 50 $64,525 43.86%
Australia 26 $99,748 30.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Intellectt Inc 9 $84,485 90.00%
Amazon Corporate Llc 9 $88,086 90.00%
Thought Byte Inc 9 $88,846 90.00%
Ncs Pearson Incan Indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Pearson Pl 9 $87,169 90.00%
Dataquad Inc 9 $89,764 90.00%
Twc Administration Llc 9 $107,998 90.00%
Procorp Systems Inc 9 $85,999 90.00%
Formac Inc 9 $93,729 90.00%
Exlservicecom Llc 9 $109,471 90.00%
Red Hat Inc 9 $101,081 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Secure64 Software Corporation 1 $89,357 50.00%
Los Comales Inc 1 $30,950 50.00%
Three Jewels Accounting 1 $66,123 50.00%
Argonaut Management Services Inc 1 $115,003 50.00%
Cutting Edge Recycling Inc 1 $101,608 50.00%
Encore Electric Inc 1 $47,507 50.00%
Snowshoe Motel 1 $26,146 50.00%
Mulhern Mre Inc 1 $60,445 50.00%
Garlock Pipeline Technologies Inc 1 $85,800 50.00%
Thai Basil At Thornton Inc Dba Thai Basil 1 $32,656 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grape Vineyards 10 $29,307 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 10 $26,081 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 10 $30,730 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 10 $27,961 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 9 $31,276 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 8 $31,429 100.00%
Potato Farming 8 $28,318 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 7 $27,923 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 6 $30,905 100.00%
Other Animal Production 6 $26,913 100.00%

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