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 %
Amazon Development Center Us Inc 33 $96,871 89.19%
Betsol Llc 32 $88,361 86.49%
Global Healthcare Exchange Inc 32 $121,157 86.49%
Akamai Technologies Inc 32 $107,987 86.49%
Southwest Research Institute 32 $73,446 86.49%
Optum Services Inc 32 $108,185 88.89%
Colorado College 32 $54,148 88.89%
Gavs Technologies 32 $58,049 91.43%
Markit North America Inc Dba Ihs Markit 32 $74,130 91.43%
Dot Hill Systems Corp 32 $67,537 91.43%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Two Bar Sheep Co 6 $28,858 100.00%
Culbreath Ranches 6 $27,456 100.00%
Lippis Farm 6 $21,140 100.00%
Clark Dickey Sons Management Co Inc 6 $25,126 100.00%
Halandras Ranches 6 $27,078 100.00%
Raftopoulos Ranches 6 $10,000 100.00%
Stull Ranches Llc 6 $25,865 100.00%
Knapp Farms 6 $21,060 100.00%
Meyring Livestock Company Llp 6 $30,905 100.00%
Rocky Mountain Pumpkin Ranch Inc 6 $34,289 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Aegis Spine Inc 3 $65,208 37.50%
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center 3 $195,451 37.50%
Snap Inc 3 $145,149 37.50%
Apptio Inc 3 $104,028 37.50%
Att Services Inc 3 $101,213 37.50%
Colorado Dental Professionals Llc 3 $99,909 37.50%
Vendavo Inc 3 $78,277 37.50%
Schneider Electric Solar Inverters Usa 3 $75,012 37.50%
Ingersoll Rand Company 3 $69,486 37.50%
Hitachi Vantara Corporation 3 $109,734 37.50%

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