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 %
India 1,359 $365,489 47.29%
Mexico 405 $39,794 53.64%
China 189 $66,263 46.10%
Canada 126 $100,804 44.68%
Philippines 82 $35,140 45.81%
South Korea 61 $50,537 39.10%
Nepal 58 $3,816,957 41.43%
United Kingdom 58 $102,303 50.88%
Brazil 50 $64,525 43.86%
Australia 26 $99,748 30.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Boulder Engineering Studio Llc 3 $82,403 75.00%
Sk Hynix Memory Solutions Inc 3 $69,095 75.00%
Cerebral Technologies Inc 3 $75,677 75.00%
Cumming Management Group Inc 3 $82,958 75.00%
Numann Technologies Inc 3 $65,694 75.00%
Sungard Availability Services Lp 3 $79,872 75.00%
City Of Colorado Springs 3 $75,996 75.00%
Daxko Llc 3 $63,024 75.00%
Ace Technologies Inc 3 $72,121 75.00%
Forte Information Resources Llc 3 $97,774 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

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