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)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Analysts 347 $71,611 84.22%
Information Technology Project Managers 307 $103,308 85.75%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 296 $54,294 83.15%
Computer Network Architects 235 $102,115 70.78%
Industrial Engineers 232 $83,932 85.93%
Sales Engineers 231 $108,975 89.88%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 217 $48,859 84.77%
Information Security Analysts 200 $91,129 78.43%
Statisticians 198 $75,333 77.95%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 181 $53,330 72.69%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Health Aides 30 $23,501 111.11%
Mechanical Engineers 29 $81,846 111.54%
Sales Engineers 28 $101,922 107.69%
Industrial Engineers 28 $85,145 112.00%
Internists, General 27 $139,844 117.39%
Statisticians 27 $67,175 117.39%
Childcare Workers 26 $28,393 118.18%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $54,824 118.18%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 24 $151,076 109.09%
Financial Analysts 24 $86,104 109.09%
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 %
India 1,487 $343,941 46.69%
Mexico 440 $40,121 51.58%
China 203 $66,874 45.01%
Canada 136 $100,885 44.01%
Philippines 104 $34,435 45.22%
Nepal 71 $3,127,034 31.42%
South Korea 63 $59,951 42.57%
United Kingdom 60 $102,886 46.51%
Brazil 56 $61,668 46.67%
Colombia 30 $63,581 32.97%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Fusion Enterprise Technologies Inc 3 $98,751 100.00%
Srishti Tek Inc 3 $94,127 100.00%
Qtech Consulting Group Inc 3 $102,072 100.00%
Fidelity Brokerage Services Llc 3 $93,073 100.00%
Elevance Health Inc 3 $106,788 100.00%
Slyon Technologies Llc 3 $99,875 100.00%
Lambdanets Services Llc 3 $89,586 100.00%
Tekiehub Llc 3 $96,533 100.00%
Norgren Llc 3 $104,666 100.00%
Solution It Inc 3 $98,779 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 1 $130,520 100.00%
Coal And Other Mineral And Ore Merchant Wholesalers 1 $59,571 100.00%
Natural Gas Extraction 1 $66,955 100.00%
Fuel Dealers 1 $108,992 100.00%
Commercial Bakeries 1 $39,770 100.00%
Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 1 $52,187 100.00%
Newspaper Publishers 1 $56,784 100.00%
Glass And Glazing Contractors 1 $59,280 100.00%
Pipeline Transportation Of Crude Oil 1 $105,165 100.00%
Flat Glass Manufacturing 1 $70,034 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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