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 %
Synechron Inc 49 $88,425 85.96%
Lsi Corporation An Avago Technologies Company 49 $98,132 85.96%
International Business Machines Corporation 49 $103,552 87.50%
The Gates Corporation 48 $96,642 85.71%
Markit On Demand Inc 48 $59,175 87.27%
Schlumberger Technology Corporation 48 $78,956 87.27%
Concert Tech Corporation 47 $83,351 87.04%
Inpatient Consultants Of Colorado Pc 46 $92,642 85.19%
Everest Consulting Group Inc 46 $73,645 86.79%
E Giants Technologies Llc 45 $85,471 84.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lopez Livestock 8 $10,313 100.00%
Vic Mauro Produce Llc 8 $29,091 100.00%
Grieve Enterprises Llc 8 $17,109 100.00%
Fortunate Fruit Llc 8 $30,472 100.00%
S T Farms Llc 8 $22,328 100.00%
Colorado Vineyard Specialists Llc 8 $29,016 100.00%
Kokopelli Farms Inc 8 $31,597 100.00%
Mile High Ranch 8 $22,415 100.00%
Ruben Richardson Farm 8 $32,388 100.00%
Sowell Orchards Fruit And Sales 8 $29,456 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reed Group Management Llc 4 $121,358 33.33%
Pueblo Cardiology Associates Pc 4 $202,800 33.33%
Sprint Corporation 4 $91,475 33.33%
Number 2 Homecare Inc 4 $28,241 33.33%
Sherpa House Restaurant And Culture Center 4 $43,763 33.33%
Tiffin Wallah Llc 4 $43,040 33.33%
Adams State University 4 $53,036 36.36%
Peak To Peak Restaurant Llc Dba Himchuli 4 $30,207 36.36%
Meelan Pratik Inc 4 $30,914 36.36%
International School Of Denver 4 $59,825 36.36%

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