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 %
Western Cinemalab Inc 20 $56,818 86.96%
Teletech Services Corporation 20 $78,860 86.96%
Janus Henderson Investors Us Llc 20 $120,329 86.96%
Ascend Analytics Llc 20 $100,672 86.96%
First Tek Inc 20 $82,925 86.96%
Qwinix Technologies Inc 20 $83,289 86.96%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 20 $94,388 86.96%
Lorven Applications Inc 20 $63,426 90.91%
Nexgen Technologies Inc 20 $85,012 90.91%
Applications Software Technology Llc 20 $85,648 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tuttle Land Livestockhalbert Tuttle 4 $9,000 100.00%
Rocky Flats Ranch Ltd 4 $33,743 100.00%
Rifle Ranches Llc 3 $34,188 100.00%
Paul Janke Ranch 3 $10,500 100.00%
Louis Schmidt Ranchlouis J Schmidt 3 $9,000 100.00%
Rc M Farms Llc 3 $32,406 100.00%
Homewood Farms Llc 3 $20,972 100.00%
Melton D Sullivan Dba Eleven Bar Ranch 3 $9,000 100.00%
L Walther Sons Inc Colorado 3 $24,960 100.00%
Weakland Greenhouses 3 $33,717 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trane Technologies Company 2 $135,440 40.00%
Hach 2 $114,930 40.00%
Eagle Crest Nursery Ii Inc 2 $47,486 40.00%
Nutrien Ag Solutions Inc 2 $135,616 40.00%
Raymond James Associates 2 $124,260 40.00%
Frank Recruitment Group Inc 2 $67,444 40.00%
Luxury Nails Spa Inc 2 $30,243 40.00%
Tel1ten Inc 2 $94,651 40.00%
Symetrix Corporation 2 $64,158 50.00%
Altia Inc 2 $108,712 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $131,685 50.00%
Packing And Crating 1 $59,592 50.00%
Rolling Mill And Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 1 $84,386 50.00%
Flour Milling 1 $132,163 50.00%
Passenger Car Rental And Leasing 1 $55,203 50.00%
Other Building Equipment Contractors 1 $87,693 50.00%
Music Publishers 1 $77,522 50.00%
Legal Services 1 $40,539 50.00%
Business Support Services 1 $61,693 50.00%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 1 $99,362 50.00%

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 $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