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 %
Loan Officers 1 $56,888 50.00%
Appraisers, Real Estate 1 $60,757 100.00%
Music Directors 1 $33,946 100.00%
Electrical Engineering Technicians 1 $67,954 100.00%
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other 1 $42,411 100.00%
Film and Video Editors 1 $28,954 100.00%
Cooks, Restaurant 1 $24,190 100.00%
Archeologists 1 $36,462 100.00%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians 1 $49,379 100.00%
Home Health Aides 1 $19,198 100.00%
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 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 %
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $70,491 50.00%
Grenada 1 $89,253 50.00%
Cameroon 1 $95,243 50.00%
Syria 1 $208,000 50.00%
Namibia 1 $31,500 50.00%
Lebanon 1 $74,610 50.00%
Botswana 1 $91,562 100.00%
Bolivia 1 $57,699 100.00%
Czech Republic 1 $73,216 100.00%
Uganda 1 $41,558 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 70 $70,924 93.33%
Virtusa Corporation 70 $83,604 93.33%
Csc Covansys Corporation 69 $70,625 93.24%
Ringcentral Inc 69 $100,692 94.52%
Atos Syntel Inc 68 $80,954 93.15%
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc 67 $77,398 91.78%
Denver Health And Hospital Authority 67 $146,804 93.06%
Workday Inc 65 $107,772 91.55%
Rocky Mountain Institute Inc 63 $74,597 88.73%
Great West Life Annuity Insurance Company 63 $100,677 88.73%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
3491 E Road Llc 9 $30,715 100.00%
Warren W Roberts 9 $21,319 100.00%
Home Ranch Llc 9 $33,289 100.00%
Stateline Crop Consultants Inc 9 $24,703 100.00%
Brushco Farms Inc 9 $30,971 100.00%
Focus Ranch 9 $28,526 100.00%
Fresh Harvest Inc 9 $29,554 100.00%
Farrell Livestock 9 $24,262 100.00%
Roy King Sons Llc 9 $22,885 100.00%
Darrell W Camilletti 9 $27,330 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compassion International 5 $100,784 35.71%
Amdocs Inc 5 $103,860 35.71%
Res America Construction Inc 5 $102,873 35.71%
Banner Medical Group Colorado 5 $154,265 35.71%
F5 Networks Inc 5 $97,328 35.71%
Western Proscapes Inc 5 $40,231 35.71%
Rocky Mountain Institute 5 $70,441 35.71%
Deloitte Tax Llp 5 $63,631 35.71%
Sg Electric Llc 5 $40,789 35.71%
Pivotal Software Inc 5 $96,815 35.71%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 23,945 $79,875 91.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,024 $88,130 93.19%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,174 $54,578 66.76%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,569 $88,994 88.44%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities 1,499 $104,917 94.34%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,448 $89,855 91.94%
Other Computer Related Services 1,410 $81,587 90.10%
Engineering Services 1,343 $78,691 87.66%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,277 $50,676 85.82%
Management Consulting Services 1,244 $80,751 92.08%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 658 $28,032 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 443 $26,380 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 245 $30,070 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 212 $28,067 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 205 $26,927 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 170 $32,532 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 170 $30,080 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 104 $29,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 96 $29,417 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 96 $25,639 100.00%

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