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 %
Aplomb Technologies Inc 9 $85,980 90.00%
Airysoft Inc 9 $67,528 90.00%
Unikon It Inc 9 $91,827 90.00%
Deemsys Inc 9 $86,188 90.00%
Montessori Casa International 9 $32,649 90.00%
Metropolitan State College Of Denver 9 $41,192 90.00%
Throupe Associates Llc 9 $43,241 90.00%
Devereux Cleo Wallace 9 $38,330 90.00%
Seaboard Foods Llc 9 $36,976 90.00%
Cosmic Healthcare Llc 9 $39,624 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Electrom Instruments Inc 1 $99,008 50.00%
Hua Sheng Zhao Inc Dba Red Lantern Chinese Restau 1 $30,264 50.00%
Korean Baptist Church 1 $38,813 50.00%
Bravodecor Llc Dba Margarita Bravo 1 $35,381 50.00%
Kilee Inc 1 $24,357 50.00%
Apexpe Llc 1 $87,485 50.00%
Earthtech West Ii Ltd 1 $41,163 50.00%
Univar Usa Inc 1 $76,336 50.00%
Yuriy Kachuro 1 $36,941 50.00%
Atlantic Telenetwork Inc 1 $108,056 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking 2 $71,719 100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing 2 $88,754 100.00%
Residential Remodelers 2 $56,607 100.00%
Food Service Contractors 2 $80,892 100.00%
Other Warehousing And Storage 2 $99,414 100.00%
Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing 2 $80,735 100.00%
Rail Transportation 2 $79,997 100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 2 $46,748 100.00%
In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing 2 $48,007 100.00%
New Car Dealers 2 $77,657 100.00%
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 $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