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 %
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	23	$87,639	88.46%
Idexcel Inc	23	$78,206	88.46%
Capgemini Financial Services Usa Inc	23	$79,228	88.46%
Opus Software Solutions Pvt Ltd Inc	23	$69,233	88.46%
Tek Leaders Inc	23	$83,705	88.46%
Ioasiz Inc	23	$81,132	88.46%
Danta Technologies Inc	23	$83,945	88.46%
Zayo Group Holdings Inc	23	$68,841	88.46%
Swift Beef Company	23	$79,015	92.00%
Zayo Group Llc	23	$80,374	92.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Gt Industrial Products Llc	2	$77,595	40.00%
Outrider Technologies Inc	2	$90,210	40.00%
Corrida Shoes Usa Inc Dba Thehomemag	2	$107,443	40.00%
Luxury Nails Spa Inc	2	$30,243	40.00%
Ganga Llc Dba Busaba	2	$41,122	40.00%
Arrant Solutions Llc	2	$52,000	40.00%
Aes Clean Energy Services Llc	2	$99,778	40.00%
Spatial Corporation	2	$111,207	40.00%
Captain Smiles Of Greeley Pc	2	$86,123	40.00%
Xeroinc	2	$125,575	40.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lessors Of Residential Buildings And Dwellings	3	$49,483	100.00%
Hay Farming	2	$50,336	66.67%
Pesticide Fertilizer And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing	2	$118,893	66.67%
All Other Waste Management Services	2	$46,176	66.67%
Commercial Printing Except Screen And Books	2	$99,518	66.67%
Surface Active Agent Manufacturing	2	$68,432	66.67%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating	2	$108,524	66.67%
Indoor And Outdoor Display Advertising	2	$64,147	66.67%
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers	2	$78,333	66.67%
Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing	2	$62,088	66.67%

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 $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.