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 %
Portugal 3 $60,099 42.86%
Georgia 3 $46,800 42.86%
Greece 3 $76,658 42.86%
Austria 3 $71,926 42.86%
Saudi Arabia 3 $77,004 50.00%
Kazakhstan 3 $108,007 50.00%
Serbia And Montenegro 3 $46,904 60.00%
Hong Kong 2 $92,524 40.00%
Sweden 2 $97,656 40.00%
Nicaragua 2 $41,475 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 3,330 $79,051 99.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,356 $67,998 99.45%
Wipro Limited 1,651 $74,621 69.72%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,411 $93,850 79.63%
University Of Colorado 1,395 $52,858 97.08%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,364 $84,274 95.05%
Charter Communications Inc 1,228 $101,065 87.28%
Dish Network Llc 1,219 $89,807 92.21%
Mphasis Corporation 845 $71,482 98.60%
Accenture Llp 668 $90,550 92.01%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dish Network Llc 171 $90,221 57.97%
Denver County School District Aka Denver Public Sc 107 $44,387 41.63%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 98 $91,962 48.04%
Brightview Landscape Development Inc Colorado 86 $40,588 50.29%
University Of Colorado Denver 84 $69,175 49.70%
Inovant Llc 82 $91,236 50.62%
Western Union Llc 79 $99,807 50.64%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 67 $101,408 44.08%
Charles Schwab Co Inc 65 $114,323 46.10%
Level 3 Communications Llc 61 $98,899 55.45%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 1 $61,381 100.00%
General Automotive Repair 1 $49,754 100.00%
Recreational Vehicle Dealers 1 $116,730 100.00%
Airport Operations 1 $53,893 100.00%
Nature Parks And Other Similar Institutions 1 $57,678 100.00%
Other Business Support Services 1 $61,090 100.00%
Architectural And Structural Metals Manufacturing 1 $88,920 100.00%
Fine Arts Schools 1 $68,182 100.00%
Used Car Dealers 1 $112,861 100.00%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing 1 $71,531 100.00%
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