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 %
Portercare Adventist Health System 14 $84,863 87.50%
Canvas Infotech Inc 14 $53,321 87.50%
Deloitte Amp Touche Llp 14 $54,898 87.50%
Delasoft Inc 14 $57,634 87.50%
Ilantus Technologies Pvt Ltd 14 $60,134 87.50%
Itc Infotech Usa Inc 14 $76,306 87.50%
Solidfire Inc 14 $69,301 87.50%
Collabera Inc 14 $81,359 87.50%
Virtela Technology Services Incorporated 14 $70,600 87.50%
Recache Inc 14 $58,087 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rio Blanco Ranch 2 $27,456 100.00%
Klaseen Ranch Ii Ron C Klaseen 2 $10,500 100.00%
Aspen Moon Farm Llc 2 $34,289 100.00%
Olathe Corn Company Llc 2 $24,138 100.00%
Andrew Peroulis 2 $9,000 100.00%
Cripple Cowboy Cow Outfit Inc 2 $20,460 100.00%
Kruse Harvesting 2 $20,259 100.00%
Bh 77 Llc 2 $23,442 100.00%
Diamond Peak Performance Cattle 2 $30,709 100.00%
Milk Creek Ranch Llc 2 $10,500 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Philips Electronics North America Corporation 1 $60,258 33.33%
Sushi Island Inc Dba Shiso Sushi Oyster Bar 1 $26,520 33.33%
Neos Inc 1 $65,104 33.33%
Yieldex 1 $114,358 33.33%
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals 1 $112,715 33.33%
Deer Park Road Corporation 1 $82,826 33.33%
Jb Inc 1 $17,514 33.33%
Amer Sports Winter Outdoor Company 1 $76,003 33.33%
Modular Robotics Incorporated 1 $71,552 33.33%
Valley Citizens Foundation For Health Care Inc D 1 $53,331 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