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 %
Farm and Ranch Managers 1 $36,109 50.00%
Vocational Education Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $36,213 100.00%
Archeologists 1 $36,462 100.00%
Therapists, All Other 1 $37,357 100.00%
Acupuncturists 1 $38,293 100.00%
Artists and Related Workers, All Other 1 $38,792 100.00%
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping 1 $38,854 100.00%
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks 1 $39,374 100.00%
Musicians and Singers 1 $40,435 100.00%
Real Estate Brokers 1 $40,456 100.00%
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 %
Redwood Trust Inc 10 $117,630 83.33%
Emaestro Technologies Inc 10 $75,566 83.33%
Netsuite Inc 10 $102,574 83.33%
Lorhan Corporation Inc 10 $84,053 83.33%
Spectrum Logix Inc 10 $62,003 83.33%
Cigna Hlic 10 $79,554 83.33%
Wavsys Llc 10 $67,820 83.33%
Ariston Tek Inc 10 $75,367 83.33%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 10 $90,870 83.33%
Tekgence Inc 10 $84,400 83.33%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cbg Trucking Inc 1 $50,024 50.00%
Jp Morgan Chase Co 1 $92,560 50.00%
Jupiter I Llc 1 $21,736 50.00%
Laramie Energy Llc 1 $148,491 50.00%
Satis Group Llc 1 $181,397 50.00%
Testplant Inc 1 $84,323 50.00%
Lunieva Inc 1 $32,323 50.00%
Hua Sheng Zhao Inc Dba Red Lantern Restaurant 1 $30,264 50.00%
Civitas Inc 1 $57,845 50.00%
Gcc Rio Grande 1 $79,602 50.00%

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