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 %
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians 2 $42,963 66.67%
Advertising Sales Agents 2 $44,262 66.67%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other 2 $62,192 66.67%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 2 $50,835 66.67%
Dental Laboratory Technicians 2 $47,320 66.67%
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians 2 $52,655 66.67%
Millwrights 2 $48,922 66.67%
Law Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $75,404 100.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 2 $66,716 100.00%
Surveyors 2 $61,485 100.00%
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 %
Libya 5 $88,802 45.45%
Ethiopia 5 $77,889 50.00%
Sri Lanka 5 $95,688 50.00%
Ecuador 4 $77,897 50.00%
Costa Rica 4 $78,813 50.00%
Belgium 4 $79,232 50.00%
Dominican Republic 4 $65,406 50.00%
Singapore 3 $69,830 42.86%
Hungary 3 $77,993 42.86%
Uzbekistan 3 $75,811 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bf Borgers Cpa Pc 7 $52,170 87.50%
Techminds Group Llc 7 $57,159 87.50%
Phoenix Capital Inc 7 $57,973 87.50%
Probuild Company Llc 7 $91,196 87.50%
Bnp Paribas Financial Services Llc 7 $66,260 87.50%
Shrewsberry Associates Llc 7 $80,205 87.50%
Jds Uniphase Corporation 7 $83,373 87.50%
Datalogix Incorporated 7 $71,695 87.50%
Turner Townsend Inc 7 $81,613 87.50%
Stoneriver Insureworx Inc 7 $81,607 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Uipath Inc 1 $93,870 100.00%
David C Cook 1 $77,522 100.00%
Cuningham Group Architecture Inc 1 $65,874 100.00%
Apttus Corporation 1 $112,861 100.00%
Circulation Inc 1 $75,192 100.00%
Rrc Power Energy Llc 1 $116,875 100.00%
Allison Galloway Inc 1 $62,774 100.00%
Bb Restaurant Inc Dba Zaika Indian Cuisine 1 $29,370 100.00%
The Heifer Authority 1 $35,610 100.00%
Adolfson Peterson Inc 1 $63,232 100.00%

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