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 %
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians 2 $26,562 66.67%
Residential Advisors 2 $28,380 66.67%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 2 $31,876 66.67%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 2 $34,900 66.67%
Chiropractors 2 $42,598 66.67%
Producers 2 $41,215 66.67%
Anthropologists and Archeologists 2 $40,425 66.67%
Copy Writers 2 $63,534 66.67%
Electrical Engineering Technologists 2 $40,165 66.67%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $42,607 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $22,298 100.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $70,491 100.00%
Czech Republic 1 $101,171 100.00%
Republic Of Congo 1 $41,558 100.00%
Macedonia 1 $70,990 100.00%
Latvia 1 $57,325 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
T Mobile Usa Inc 26 $93,506 86.67%
Enterprise It Resources Inc 26 $75,650 86.67%
Vertafore Inc 26 $99,187 86.67%
Infosys Technologies Limited 26 $63,357 86.67%
Catalyst Repository Systems 26 $70,933 86.67%
Hach Company 26 $96,868 86.67%
Akamai Technologies Inc 26 $101,909 86.67%
Gt Industrial Products Llc 26 $62,165 86.67%
Maven Companies Inc 25 $90,099 86.21%
Twitter Inc 25 $113,913 86.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Terraxml Inc 2 $90,033 33.33%
Bamboo Panda Inc Dba Bamboo Panda 2 $26,635 33.33%
Pellucid Analytics Inc 2 $108,306 33.33%
Visionet Systems Inc 2 $79,009 33.33%
Innovative Textiles Inc 2 $62,920 33.33%
Mcaconnect 2 $90,366 33.33%
Talentreef Inc 2 $78,832 33.33%
Chili Thai Evans Incdba Chili Thai Chinese Restau 2 $27,852 33.33%
Bnp Associates Inc 2 $88,036 33.33%
Hing Long Us Inc Dba Heaven Dragon Chinese Resta 2 $26,520 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 542 $27,531 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 346 $24,816 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 200 $29,729 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 171 $25,417 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 154 $25,789 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 130 $28,720 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 121 $31,759 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,935 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 86 $28,837 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 77 $27,548 100.00%

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 $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