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 %
M Capital Services Llc	2	$65,125	66.67%
Engineering Operations Llc	2	$65,374	66.67%
Techstar Consulting Inc	2	$77,490	66.67%
Apriant Inc	2	$67,673	66.67%
Apolent Corporation	2	$66,082	66.67%
Accel North America	2	$66,082	66.67%
Corden Pharma Colorado	2	$75,182	66.67%
Primoris Aevenia Inc	2	$86,923	66.67%
Wenova Inc	2	$79,155	66.67%
Adventos Llc	2	$73,799	66.67%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Household Appliances Electric Housewares And Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers	2	$46,572	66.67%
Zoos And Botanical Gardens	2	$29,265	66.67%
Direct Title Insurance Carriers	2	$69,680	66.67%
Blood And Organ Banks	2	$68,255	66.67%
Offices Of All Other Health Practitioners	2	$59,561	66.67%
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation	2	$148,055	66.67%
Wine And Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	2	$57,075	66.67%
All Other Chemical Product And Preparation Manufacturing	2	$94,911	66.67%
Nuclear Electric Power Generation	2	$68,672	66.67%
General Warehousing And Storage	2	$44,606	66.67%

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.