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 %
Logistics Engineers 2 $83,138 100.00%
Search Marketing Strategists 2 $93,870 100.00%
Web Administrators 2 $108,670 100.00%
Treasurers and Controllers 2 $125,351 100.00%
Wind Energy Operations Managers 2 $122,512 100.00%
Orthodontists 2 $198,817 100.00%
Anesthesiologists 2 $208,000 100.00%
Tour Guides and Escorts 1 $11 50.00%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 1 $16 50.00%
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 1 $15,080 50.00%
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 %
Colombia 25 $66,772 37.88%
South Africa 23 $52,877 35.94%
Russia 22 $95,775 44.00%
Zimbabwe 21 $42,691 42.00%
Iran 20 $75,358 41.67%
Pakistan 19 $104,778 42.22%
Mongolia 18 $43,528 42.86%
Spain 17 $74,571 41.46%
Germany 16 $58,365 39.02%
Poland 16 $60,544 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 %
Oilseed And Grain Farming 32 $30,070 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 30 $32,260 100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods 29 $10,172 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 25 $31,954 100.00%
Hay Farming 23 $30,393 100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 23 $29,562 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 20 $29,208 100.00%
All Other Animal Production 14 $23,293 100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production 14 $31,793 100.00%
Apiculture 14 $29,332 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining 24 $125,131 31.58%
Mineral Wool Manufacturing 23 $95,698 30.67%
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing 22 $87,316 29.73%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 22 $94,555 33.33%
Aircraft Manufacturing 22 $103,356 34.38%
Siding Contractors 22 $34,060 34.92%
Computer Facilities Management Services 21 $95,992 35.00%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places 21 $29,127 35.59%
Religious Organizations 19 $55,209 35.19%
Medical Laboratories 16 $94,598 31.37%

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