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 %
Norway 2 $73,019 40.00%
Albania 2 $25,501 40.00%
Hong Kong 2 $92,524 40.00%
Sweden 2 $97,656 40.00%
Nicaragua 2 $41,475 50.00%
Denmark 2 $94,079 50.00%
Bulgaria 2 $62,421 50.00%
Malawi 2 $61,236 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 2 $91,510 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $83,772 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Peak Reliability 15 $82,045 88.24%
Burns Mcdonnell Engineering Company Inc 15 $93,450 88.24%
Vintech Solutions Inc 15 $87,623 88.24%
Modivcare Solutions Llc 15 $96,145 88.24%
Vastika Inc 15 $68,193 88.24%
United Software Group Inc 15 $104,385 88.24%
Enterprise Solutions Inc 15 $75,631 88.24%
Swift Beef Co A Jbs Usa Subsidiary 15 $68,800 88.24%
Bell Info Solutions Llc 15 $73,740 88.24%
Hdr Engineering Inc 15 $80,173 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western State Colorado University 1 $44,790 33.33%
National Valuation Consultants Inc 1 $62,192 33.33%
Thompson School District 1 $73,424 33.33%
Phoenix Analysis Design Technologies Inc 1 $77,958 33.33%
Beaudrey American Services Llc 1 $69,971 33.33%
Bethune School District R 5 1 $34,540 33.33%
Valley Citizens Foundation For Health Care Inc D 1 $53,331 33.33%
Rhr International Llp 1 $96,242 33.33%
Mtarrivarani Emissions Treatment Llc 1 $40,186 33.33%
Section 45 Llc 1 $41,891 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