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 %
Nextgen Global Resources Llc 16 $100,138 84.21%
Convera Usa Llc 16 $137,476 84.21%
Telus International Us Corp 16 $99,892 84.21%
Synapsis Inc 16 $92,008 84.21%
Zettaprime Inc 16 $91,339 84.21%
Niha Technologies Inc 16 $95,085 84.21%
Connect Media Networks Llc 16 $119,426 84.21%
Cigna Evernorth Services Inc 16 $130,182 84.21%
Ascentium Capital Llc 16 $80,506 84.21%
Epcot Technologies Inc 16 $77,007 84.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Harvat Cattle Hay Llc 2 $32,126 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 2 $32,406 100.00%
Job Lopez 2 $33,197 100.00%
Western Mountain Management Dba Morapas Creek Ranc 2 $9,000 100.00%
Queen Anne Cattle Llc 2 $30,709 100.00%
Cb Management And Consulting Llc 2 $36,234 100.00%
John Peroulis Sons Sheep Inc 2 $12,000 100.00%
Whinnery Ranchhelen E Whinnery 2 $10,500 100.00%
Weaver Ranch Inc Adrian F Weaver 2 $9,750 100.00%
Stinson Bushnell Industries Llc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eaton Metal Products Company Llc 1 $59,259 25.00%
Pacific Western Technologies Ltd 1 $67,392 25.00%
Usa Shooting 1 $48,194 25.00%
Gold Fields Exploration Inc 1 $108,493 25.00%
Camp Dresser Mckee Inc 1 $79,600 25.00%
Omni Institute 1 $61,173 25.00%
Kingsway International Llc 1 $35,942 25.00%
Virtuoso Sourcing Group Llc 1 $106,080 25.00%
Clipper Windpower Inc 1 $92,726 25.00%
Palladius Dba Integware Inc 1 $65,686 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