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)

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 %
Slovakia 1 $91,187 50.00%
Tanzania 1 $41,558 50.00%
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $22,298 50.00%
Kenya 1 $80,808 50.00%
Senegal 1 $39,697 50.00%
Mauritius 1 $96,075 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $63,232 100.00%
Tunisia 1 $58,573 100.00%
Uruguay 1 $111,634 100.00%
Guyana 1 $80,205 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hyde Engineering And Consulting Inc 10 $98,347 90.91%
Conflux Systems Inc 10 $94,122 90.91%
Doordash Inc 10 $115,182 90.91%
Cognizant Worldwide Limited 10 $127,489 90.91%
Southeast Colorado Hospital District 10 $87,006 90.91%
Teksky Llc 10 $82,912 90.91%
Selsoft Inc 10 $68,353 90.91%
Sriven Systems Inc 10 $80,896 90.91%
Savantis Solutions Llc 10 $96,205 90.91%
Ofi Global Asset Management Inc 10 $116,110 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colorstar Growers 1 $20,550 100.00%
Tom Or Claudia Thompson 02770 1 $9,000 100.00%
The Spud Company Llc 1 $54,725 100.00%
Bar T Barwenschhof Cattle Company 1 $10,500 100.00%
Silver Spruce Partners Llc Dba Ela Family Farms 1 $20,550 100.00%
Garden Sweet Llc 1 $34,590 100.00%
Mika Ag Corp 1 $27,310 100.00%
John D Fishering 1 $23,650 100.00%
L Walther And Sons 5 1 $24,960 100.00%
Falcon Seaboard Ranches Inc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Rei Fa Inc Dba Tasty Garden 1 $28,954 50.00%
Brian R Lee Cpa Inc 1 $64,771 50.00%
Ajs Dents Llc 1 $59,842 50.00%
Aytu Bioscience Inc 1 $95,930 50.00%
Lastline Inc 1 $98,259 50.00%
New Direction Ira Inc 1 $61,693 50.00%
Plumbing Systems Inc 1 $64,626 50.00%
Interstate Parking Company Llc 1 $191,630 50.00%
Pandora Media Inc 1 $115,523 50.00%
Slawomir Kedzierski 1 $19,053 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 23,945 $79,875 91.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,024 $88,130 93.19%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,174 $54,578 66.76%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,569 $88,994 88.44%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities 1,499 $104,917 94.34%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,448 $89,855 91.94%
Other Computer Related Services 1,410 $81,587 90.10%
Engineering Services 1,343 $78,691 87.66%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,277 $50,676 85.82%
Management Consulting Services 1,244 $80,751 92.08%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 658 $28,032 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 443 $26,380 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 245 $30,070 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 212 $28,067 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 205 $26,927 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 170 $32,532 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 170 $30,080 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 104 $29,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 96 $29,417 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 96 $25,639 100.00%

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