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 %
India 1,359 $365,489 47.29%
Mexico 405 $39,794 53.64%
China 189 $66,263 46.10%
Canada 126 $100,804 44.68%
Philippines 82 $35,140 45.81%
South Korea 61 $50,537 39.10%
Nepal 58 $3,816,957 41.43%
United Kingdom 58 $102,303 50.88%
Brazil 50 $64,525 43.86%
Australia 26 $99,748 30.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crispin Porter Bogusky Llc 39 $66,478 84.78%
Google Inc 39 $84,112 84.78%
Avago Technologies Us Inc 39 $91,857 86.67%
Verizon Data Services Llc 38 $88,338 84.44%
Murphy Brown Llc 38 $36,969 86.36%
Xtivia Inc 38 $80,197 88.37%
Cable Television Laboratories Inc 38 $94,834 88.37%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 38 $63,750 90.48%
Colorado State University Pueblo 37 $44,274 88.10%
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado 37 $162,595 88.10%

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