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 %
Mechanical Drafters 5 $52,861 83.33%
Treasurers and Controllers 5 $146,195 83.33%
Nurse Practitioners 5 $82,772 83.33%
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers 5 $50,482 83.33%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 5 $63,463 83.33%
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists 5 $92,772 83.33%
Editors 5 $49,566 83.33%
Chemical Technicians 5 $30,838 83.33%
Special Education Teachers, Middle School 5 $42,175 83.33%
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists 5 $68,124 100.00%
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 %
Amazoncom Services Llc 292 $100,917 87.16%
Prokarma Inc 291 $88,518 88.99%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 289 $85,003 92.63%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 282 $78,681 91.86%
Level 3 Communications Llc 278 $87,335 92.98%
Charles Schwab And Company Inc 263 $107,187 89.15%
Citiustech Inc 252 $85,268 90.00%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 245 $80,692 89.74%
Seagate Us Llc 226 $90,703 85.93%
Intel Corporation 223 $99,646 85.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hirakata Farms Llc 17 $28,867 100.00%
Hotchkiss Ranches Inc 17 $16,687 100.00%
Rossi Dairy Produce Llc 17 $27,019 100.00%
Marvine Ranch Llc 17 $23,264 100.00%
Diamond Peak Cattle Company 17 $20,145 100.00%
Tuxedo Corn Company Llc Et Al 16 $29,099 100.00%
Southern Cross Ranches Llc 16 $22,567 100.00%
Harvestime Enterprises Inc 16 $30,702 100.00%
Simons Farm Service 16 $25,604 100.00%
Juan Inda 15 $21,606 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trimble Inc 28 $98,486 51.85%
Globalclick Llc 25 $109,049 47.17%
Swift Beef Company A Jbs Usa Subsidiary 25 $85,754 50.00%
Covidien 24 $102,088 50.00%
Aureus Tech Systems 24 $93,285 51.06%
Johns Manville 23 $95,698 52.27%
Trimble Navigation Limited 23 $81,662 53.49%
Microsoft Corporation 23 $88,777 54.76%
Amazon Web Services Inc 23 $112,392 56.10%
Trekking Healthcare Inc Dba Brightstar Care 22 $23,610 55.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing 2 $128,638 66.67%
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 2 $200,304 66.67%
Other Airport Operations 2 $80,350 66.67%
Freight Transportation Arrangement 2 $66,071 66.67%
Pension Funds 2 $138,279 66.67%
Natural Gas Distribution 2 $75,785 66.67%
Photographic Services 2 $64,418 66.67%
Crude Petroleum Extraction 2 $128,513 66.67%
General Freight Trucking 2 $71,719 66.67%
Diagnostic Imaging Centers 2 $48,802 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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