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 %
Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners, All Other 4 $47,788 80.00%
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $50,088 80.00%
Insurance Underwriters 4 $91,333 80.00%
Financial Quantitative Analysts 4 $65,474 80.00%
Radiologists 4 $142,917 80.00%
Human Resources Managers 4 $141,421 80.00%
Obstetricians and Gynecologists 3 $158,361 60.00%
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Motion Picture 3 $27,733 75.00%
Exercise Physiologists 3 $37,766 75.00%
Designers, All Other 3 $41,808 75.00%
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 %
Ivory Coast 1 $51,168 50.00%
Guatemala 1 $43,216 50.00%
Cape Verde 1 $73,216 50.00%
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $22,298 50.00%
Iceland 1 $82,930 50.00%
Czech Republic 1 $101,171 50.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $41,558 50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $70,491 50.00%
Macedonia 1 $70,990 50.00%
Latvia 1 $57,325 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Agreeya Solutions Inc 15 $70,910 88.24%
Collaborate Solutions Inc 15 $90,852 88.24%
Hgst Inc 15 $91,215 88.24%
Banner Medical Group Colorado 15 $155,366 88.24%
Lt Technology Services Ltd 15 $57,902 88.24%
Opel Systems Inc 15 $57,254 88.24%
Colorado Community College System 15 $62,468 88.24%
Mwh Americas Inc 15 $82,751 88.24%
Niit Technologies Limited 15 $67,725 88.24%
Sourceinfotech Inc 15 $55,159 88.24%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

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