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 %
Australia 26 $99,748 29.55%
South Africa 25 $94,063 37.88%
Russia 23 $95,250 34.85%
Zimbabwe 22 $43,734 41.51%
Pakistan 22 $104,455 42.31%
Iran 21 $78,372 42.86%
Venezuela 20 $71,687 44.44%
Mongolia 19 $42,616 43.18%
Spain 19 $71,805 43.18%
Vietnam 17 $53,861 38.64%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nextgen Global Resources Llc 16 $100,138 84.21%
Convera Usa Llc 16 $137,476 84.21%
Telus International Us Corp 16 $99,892 84.21%
Synapsis Inc 16 $92,008 84.21%
Zettaprime Inc 16 $91,339 84.21%
Niha Technologies Inc 16 $95,085 84.21%
Connect Media Networks Llc 16 $119,426 84.21%
Cigna Evernorth Services Inc 16 $130,182 84.21%
Ascentium Capital Llc 16 $80,506 84.21%
Epcot Technologies Inc 16 $77,007 84.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Harvat Cattle Hay Llc 2 $32,126 100.00%
Bonnie Plants Llc 2 $32,406 100.00%
Job Lopez 2 $33,197 100.00%
Western Mountain Management Dba Morapas Creek Ranc 2 $9,000 100.00%
Queen Anne Cattle Llc 2 $30,709 100.00%
Cb Management And Consulting Llc 2 $36,234 100.00%
John Peroulis Sons Sheep Inc 2 $12,000 100.00%
Whinnery Ranchhelen E Whinnery 2 $10,500 100.00%
Weaver Ranch Inc Adrian F Weaver 2 $9,750 100.00%
Stinson Bushnell Industries Llc 2 $30,264 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eaton Metal Products Company Llc 1 $59,259 25.00%
Pacific Western Technologies Ltd 1 $67,392 25.00%
Usa Shooting 1 $48,194 25.00%
Gold Fields Exploration Inc 1 $108,493 25.00%
Camp Dresser Mckee Inc 1 $79,600 25.00%
Omni Institute 1 $61,173 25.00%
Kingsway International Llc 1 $35,942 25.00%
Virtuoso Sourcing Group Llc 1 $106,080 25.00%
Clipper Windpower Inc 1 $92,726 25.00%
Palladius Dba Integware Inc 1 $65,686 25.00%

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