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 %
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	313	$50,283	89.43%
Information Technology Project Managers	309	$103,468	91.42%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	279	$53,138	84.04%
Computer Network Architects	237	$102,159	74.53%
Sales Engineers	202	$106,052	77.69%
Information Security Analysts	201	$91,109	79.13%
Industrial Engineers	199	$82,020	85.78%
Biochemists and Biophysicists	191	$47,632	84.14%
Statisticians	186	$73,979	83.04%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other	180	$172,801	81.82%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Home Health Aides	30	$23,501	115.38%
Mechanical Engineers	29	$81,846	116.00%
Sales Engineers	28	$101,922	116.67%
Statisticians	27	$67,175	117.39%
Industrial Engineers	27	$85,696	117.39%
Internists, General	27	$139,844	122.73%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	26	$54,824	118.18%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	24	$151,076	109.09%
Financial Analysts	23	$86,186	121.05%
Childcare Workers	22	$27,840	115.79%

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 %
Infosys Limited	3,330	$79,051	99.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited	2,356	$67,998	99.45%
Wipro Limited	1,651	$74,621	69.72%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp	1,411	$93,850	79.63%
University Of Colorado	1,395	$52,858	97.08%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	1,364	$84,274	95.05%
Charter Communications Inc	1,228	$101,065	87.28%
Dish Network Llc	1,219	$89,807	92.21%
Mphasis Corporation	845	$71,482	98.60%
Accenture Llp	668	$90,550	92.01%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Dish Network Llc	171	$90,221	57.97%
Denver County School District Aka Denver Public Sc	107	$44,387	41.63%
Deloitte Consulting Llp	98	$91,962	48.04%
Brightview Landscape Development Inc Colorado	86	$40,588	50.29%
University Of Colorado Denver	84	$69,175	49.70%
Inovant Llc	82	$91,236	50.62%
Western Union Llc	79	$99,807	50.64%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc	67	$101,408	44.08%
Charles Schwab Co Inc	65	$114,323	46.10%
Level 3 Communications Llc	61	$98,899	55.45%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	22,666	$78,443	91.75%
Computer Systems Design Services	4,659	$85,417	93.09%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,779	$53,009	65.70%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,417	$86,058	88.12%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	1,395	$88,733	94.32%
Other Computer Related Services	1,319	$79,423	89.30%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,300	$101,558	91.42%
Management Consulting Services	1,224	$80,462	88.57%
Engineering Services	1,217	$76,892	92.76%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,071	$87,031	83.35%

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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	333	$98,148	53.37%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	308	$803,577	50.24%
Engineering Services	263	$90,142	49.34%
Full Service Restaurants	203	$33,430	50.25%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance	109	$44,397	28.02%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	89	$116,210	26.73%
Management Consulting Services	82	$91,897	26.62%
General Freight Trucking Local	79	$43,689	29.81%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs	74	$31,314	28.14%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	64	$131,257	31.53%

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.