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
69,150 85.51% $84,167 H-1B
5,048 6.24% $195,069 PERM
4,244 5.25% $24,587 H-2A
2,426 3.00% $105,058 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 80,868 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 69,150 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.51% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,048 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.24% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 2 $39,863 100.00%
Surveying and Mapping Technicians 2 $50,835 100.00%
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $42,607 100.00%
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants 2 $35,339 100.00%
Nanosystems Engineers 2 $103,428 100.00%
Residential Advisors 2 $28,380 100.00%
Chiropractors 2 $42,598 100.00%
Web Administrators 2 $108,670 100.00%
Nursing Assistants 1 $30,014 50.00%
Computer Operators 1 $35,672 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 2018 with 6,191 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 944 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Colorado From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,487 $343,941 46.69%
Mexico 440 $40,121 51.58%
China 203 $66,874 45.01%
Canada 136 $100,885 44.01%
Philippines 104 $34,435 45.22%
Nepal 71 $3,127,034 31.42%
South Korea 63 $59,951 42.57%
United Kingdom 60 $102,886 46.51%
Brazil 56 $61,668 46.67%
Colombia 30 $63,581 32.97%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Charles Schwab Company Inc 78 $128,809 93.98%
Roaring Fork School District Re 1 77 $48,746 93.90%
Patni Americas Inc 77 $64,478 93.90%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 77 $101,376 93.90%
Johns Manville 77 $99,139 95.06%
Intersoft Data Labs Inc 74 $72,269 92.50%
Metropolitan State University Of Denver 73 $49,268 91.25%
Xilinx Inc 72 $100,720 90.00%
Janus Management Holdings Corporation 71 $102,298 91.03%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc 71 $89,059 93.42%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eagle Crest Nursery 10 $24,064 100.00%
Bruchez Sons Llc 10 $23,264 100.00%
Timmerman Feeding Co Llc 10 $28,446 100.00%
Wellsweep Ranches 10 $13,639 100.00%
Prosper Farms Investments Llc 10 $29,548 100.00%
David Brown 10 $26,157 100.00%
Welder Ranch 10 $20,574 100.00%
Brush Mountain Ranch Llc 9 $26,118 100.00%
Leistikow Farms Llc 9 $22,164 100.00%
Turnbull Land Livestock 9 $14,108 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Everside Health 6 $128,527 35.29%
Frontier Stone Llc 6 $40,560 35.29%
Rocky Mountain Custom Landscapes Inc 6 $31,803 37.50%
Red Canyon Roofing Llc 6 $41,746 37.50%
Crispin Porter Bogusky Llc 5 $86,765 31.25%
Agapito Associates Inc 5 $87,630 31.25%
Golder Associates Inc 5 $80,375 33.33%
Ads Alliance Data Systems Inc 5 $76,542 33.33%
Cable Television Laboratories Inc 5 $115,822 33.33%
Sushi 1 Inc 5 $32,852 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sporting And Athletic Goods Manufacturing 1 $76,003 100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming 1 $42,827 100.00%

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 $84,167. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage