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 %
Pa Consulting Group Inc 14 $72,267 87.50%
Virtela Technology Services Incorporated 14 $70,600 87.50%
Recache Inc 14 $58,087 87.50%
Peak Vista Community Health Centers 14 $121,207 87.50%
Asec Inc 14 $95,796 87.50%
Interglobe Technologies Inc 14 $60,934 87.50%
Diksha Technologies Llc 14 $77,320 87.50%
Ricoh Usa Inc 14 $79,596 87.50%
The Boeing Company 14 $106,940 87.50%
Broadcom Corporation 14 $99,019 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New China Cafe Inc Dba New China Cafe 1 $26,520 33.33%
Mar Holdings Llc 1 $52,354 33.33%
Lu House Corporation Dba Lu House Asian Restaurant 1 $26,354 33.33%
Pivot3 1 $79,186 33.33%
Suji Inc Dba Soko 1 $26,520 33.33%
Andys Kitchenincdba Andys Kitchen Asian Bistro 1 $26,354 33.33%
Istone North America Inc 1 $97,053 33.33%
Crop Production Services Inc 1 $71,427 33.33%
Zimmer Spine Inc 1 $103,418 33.33%
Western Distributing Company 1 $39,582 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

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