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 %
Peru 7 $48,886 46.67%
Ireland 7 $87,116 46.67%
Egypt 7 $75,530 46.67%
Nigeria 6 $73,140 42.86%
Romania 6 $61,040 46.15%
United States Of America 6 $53,545 46.15%
Jordan 6 $54,329 50.00%
Belarus 6 $80,198 50.00%
Netherlands 6 $133,695 50.00%
Honduras 5 $53,514 45.45%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fidelis Software Solutions Llc 7 $88,804 87.50%
Ziontech Solutions Inc 7 $90,370 87.50%
Ipivot Llc 7 $97,528 87.50%
Raks Group Llc 7 $103,569 87.50%
Rally Software Development Corp 7 $100,957 87.50%
Amazon Advertising Llc 7 $118,607 87.50%
Einfochips Inc 7 $107,304 87.50%
Tsys Merchant Solutions Llc 7 $103,915 87.50%
Raisa Energy Llc 7 $144,180 87.50%
Brocade Communications Systems Llc 7 $106,364 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ardent Mills Llc 1 $132,163 100.00%
John Rieser 1 $27,123 100.00%
Agrium Us Incorporated 1 $174,886 100.00%
Data Support Llc 1 $62,462 100.00%
Wipfli Llp 1 $71,261 100.00%
Jim Insurance Firm Llc 1 $74,922 100.00%
Solaris Management Consulting Llc 1 $117,374 100.00%
Formation Ag International Llc Formerly Formation Ag Inc 1 $85,509 100.00%
James Ranch Agriprises Lllp 1 $38,709 100.00%
Acru Solutions Llc 1 $53,893 100.00%

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