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 %
Administrative Services Managers 5 $54,754 71.43%
Health Educators 5 $58,307 71.43%
Genetic Counselors 5 $69,622 71.43%
Writers and Authors 5 $42,349 71.43%
Water/Wastewater Engineers 5 $75,894 83.33%
Financial Examiners 5 $75,171 83.33%
Librarians 5 $55,732 83.33%
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists 5 $87,252 83.33%
Dietitians and Nutritionists 5 $48,468 83.33%
Personal Financial Advisors 5 $54,954 83.33%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Data Solutions Inc 13 $90,558 86.67%
Globalpoint Inc 13 $93,318 86.67%
Yashco Systems Inc 13 $87,003 86.67%
Ardent Mills Llc 13 $71,540 92.86%
Bp America Inc 13 $107,170 92.86%
Polycom Inc 13 $83,856 92.86%
Cedarcrestone Inc 13 $62,557 92.86%
Javen Technologies Inc 13 $74,675 92.86%
Anjaneyap Inc 13 $81,107 92.86%
Gates Corporation A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of To 13 $86,829 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Steele Livestock Llc 2 $33,498 100.00%
Winslett Ranch Inc 2 $10,500 100.00%
Evans Wells Livestock Llc 2 $10,500 100.00%
Studt Farmward Jennifer Studt 2 $9,000 100.00%
Stull Ranches Llc Lazy C2 Bar Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
L Walther And Sons 7 1 $24,960 100.00%
Boxelder Nurseries Llc 1 $17,534 100.00%
Frosty Acres Ranch Lllp 1 $10,500 100.00%
Ragged Mountain Cattle Llc 1 $30,709 100.00%
Bullseye Livestock Llc 1 $22,235 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Design Force Corporation 1 $58,947 33.33%
Glendon Ii Llc 1 $90,480 33.33%
Aiotv Inc 1 $178,027 33.33%
Chromadex Analytics Inc 1 $60,861 33.33%
Horizon Ag Products Lp 1 $137,717 33.33%
Homeaway Inc 1 $117,395 33.33%
Freds Automotive Llc 1 $46,987 33.33%
Baxter Corporation Englewood 1 $101,754 33.33%
Artistic Iron Llc 1 $82,243 33.33%
Ags Tek Partners Llc 1 $124,696 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