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%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 1 $77,563 25.00%
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders 1 $33,446 25.00%
Massage Therapists 1 $62,774 33.33%
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 %
Vietnam 15 $52,213 42.86%
Venezuela 15 $79,829 45.45%
Thailand 15 $37,731 45.45%
France 13 $94,179 40.63%
Jamaica 13 $31,792 41.94%
Argentina 13 $67,914 41.94%
Israel 13 $75,020 43.33%
Taiwan 13 $59,446 44.83%
Chile 12 $82,612 44.44%
Bangladesh 12 $76,760 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Devoir Software Solutions Llc 8 $96,156 88.89%
Texans It Services Inc 8 $91,686 88.89%
Erp Global Inc 8 $91,351 88.89%
Diversant Llc 8 $91,497 88.89%
Mortgage Connect Lp 8 $96,170 88.89%
Siemens Industry Software Inc 8 $104,573 88.89%
Datadirect Networks Inc 8 $122,905 88.89%
B F Borgers Cpa Pc 8 $54,145 88.89%
Newt Global Consulting Llc 8 $75,897 88.89%
Quadrant 4 System Corporation 8 $63,516 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colorado Mountain College 1 $29,640 50.00%
Leco Corporation 1 $53,456 50.00%
Stone International Of Denver Inc 1 $41,122 50.00%
Softserve Inc 1 $88,858 50.00%
Karsh Co A Professional Llc 1 $68,494 50.00%
Golden Solar Electric Llc 1 $77,771 50.00%
Aqronos Inc 1 $62,462 50.00%
International Catastrophe Insurance Managers Llc 1 $128,898 50.00%
Westwood Professional Services Inc 1 $84,011 50.00%
Businessolver 1 $61,256 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 542 $27,531 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 346 $24,816 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 200 $29,729 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 171 $25,417 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 154 $25,789 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 130 $28,720 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 121 $31,759 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,935 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 86 $28,837 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 77 $27,548 100.00%

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 $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