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 %
Animal Breeders 1 $27,560 50.00%
Financial Clerks, All Other 1 $28,800 50.00%
Film and Video Editors 1 $28,954 50.00%
Adult Basic and Secondary Education and Literacy Teachers and Instructors 1 $29,806 50.00%
Nursing Assistants 1 $30,014 50.00%
Social Workers, All Other 1 $32,302 50.00%
Music Directors and Composers 1 $33,530 50.00%
Music Directors 1 $33,946 50.00%
Conservation Scientists 1 $34,757 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 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 %
Colombia 25 $66,772 37.88%
South Africa 23 $52,877 35.94%
Russia 22 $95,775 44.00%
Zimbabwe 21 $42,691 42.00%
Iran 20 $75,358 41.67%
Pakistan 19 $104,778 42.22%
Mongolia 18 $43,528 42.86%
Spain 17 $74,571 41.46%
Germany 16 $58,365 39.02%
Poland 16 $60,544 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Envision Energy Usa Ltd 14 $91,537 87.50%
Outotec Usa Inc 14 $82,154 87.50%
Parascript Llc 14 $79,602 87.50%
Vigna Solutions Inc 14 $77,444 87.50%
Juniper Networks Us Inc 14 $107,979 87.50%
Directv Llc 14 $93,556 87.50%
Infineon Technologies Llc 14 $107,968 87.50%
Synoptek Llc 14 $96,723 87.50%
Dataedge Inc 14 $90,390 87.50%
Verily Life Sciences Llc 14 $97,402 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Field Discovery Ltd 1 $62,296 33.33%
Ags Tek Partners Llc 1 $124,696 33.33%
Artistic Iron Llc 1 $82,243 33.33%
Archway Technology Partners Llc 1 $70,491 33.33%
Marketplace Realtyllc 1 $48,006 33.33%
Gcc Rio Grande Inc 1 $56,826 33.33%
Envision Healthcare 1 $117,686 33.33%
Summit Analytical Llc 1 $69,181 33.33%
Mining Associates Ltd 1 $166,358 33.33%
Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant 1 $30,285 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 542 $27,531 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 346 $24,816 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 200 $29,729 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 171 $25,417 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 154 $25,789 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 130 $28,720 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 121 $31,759 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,935 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 86 $28,837 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 77 $27,548 100.00%

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 $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