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 %
Hdr Engineering Inc 16 $79,664 84.21%
Saibersys Inc 16 $87,327 84.21%
Ricoh Usa Inc 16 $80,681 84.21%
The Boeing Company 16 $107,229 84.21%
Tpf Software Inc 16 $85,682 84.21%
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation 16 $88,885 84.21%
Cigna Health Life Insurance Company 16 $102,456 84.21%
Mastech Digital Alliances Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 16 $99,470 84.21%
Nemo It Solutions Inc 16 $89,323 84.21%
Wal Mart Associates Inc 16 $116,614 84.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zach Mason Farms Llc 3 $31,879 100.00%
Rockin Y Land And Livestock Llc 3 $23,067 100.00%
Green Belt Turf Farm Inc 3 $33,661 100.00%
Wags World 3 $20,273 100.00%
Revolution Soil And Seed 3 $33,661 100.00%
Triple T Machinery Inc 3 $24,710 100.00%
Ex Corporation Ranch 3 $30,964 100.00%
Lusk Farm 3 $19,698 100.00%
Bookcliff Farms Llc 2 $33,197 100.00%
Western States Outdoors 2 $21,746 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wall Street On Demand Inc 1 $47,362 25.00%
Ctlthompson Inc 1 $58,573 25.00%
Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital 1 $70,595 25.00%
Us Telepacific Corp 1 $92,664 25.00%
Ubee Interactive Inc 1 $66,997 25.00%
Keymark Engineering Inc 1 $92,581 25.00%
Hannover Life Reassurance Company Of America 1 $106,080 25.00%
Primestar Solar 1 $58,739 25.00%
Aurora International Inc 1 $83,782 25.00%
Rocky Mountain Internal Medicine 1 $64,875 25.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscape Architectural Services 66 $54,648 85.71%
Environmental Consulting Services 65 $76,439 85.53%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 65 $98,756 86.67%
Satellite Telecommunications 62 $104,920 83.78%
Human Resources Consulting Services 62 $90,292 84.93%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 62 $101,243 87.32%
Credit Bureaus 61 $88,688 85.92%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 60 $105,361 85.71%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 60 $75,167 88.24%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 59 $47,243 88.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Food Manufacturing 1 $20,733 100.00%
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $29,661 100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming 1 $37,440 100.00%
Pesticide Fertilizer And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 1 $30,826 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $34,590 100.00%

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