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 %
India 1,487 $343,941 46.69%
Mexico 440 $40,121 51.58%
China 203 $66,874 45.01%
Canada 136 $100,885 44.01%
Philippines 104 $34,435 45.22%
Nepal 71 $3,127,034 31.42%
South Korea 63 $59,951 42.57%
United Kingdom 60 $102,886 46.51%
Brazil 56 $61,668 46.67%
Colombia 30 $63,581 32.97%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 25 $98,889 86.21%
Sk Hynix Nand Product Solutions Corp 25 $141,760 86.21%
Erp Analysts Inc 25 $93,433 89.29%
Swift Beef Company 25 $79,443 89.29%
Zayo Group Llc 25 $79,949 89.29%
Lotus School For Excellence 25 $42,259 89.29%
Fentress Architects Llc 25 $50,269 89.29%
Telluride School District R 1 25 $54,724 89.29%
Ca Inc 25 $79,666 89.29%
Accel North America Inc 25 $57,984 92.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jk Family Farms Llc 5 $25,416 100.00%
Monroe Organic Farms Llc 5 $32,061 100.00%
August George Nicolas 5 $15,027 100.00%
Calvin D Roberts 5 $10,500 100.00%
Stanley V Cline 5 $32,294 100.00%
Georgiou Shearing 5 $21,187 100.00%
Sawmill Livestock Llc 5 $29,732 100.00%
Smartt Farms 5 $28,384 100.00%
Matthew Proctor Farms 5 $32,294 100.00%
Campbell Farms Llc 5 $30,959 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Melco International 2 $97,313 33.33%
Ipsoft Incorporated 2 $99,902 33.33%
Rovi Corporation 2 $84,625 33.33%
The Rothwell Group Lp 2 $93,288 33.33%
Aspire Financial Services Llc 2 $107,619 33.33%
Cdi Corporation 2 $65,708 33.33%
Kids Choice Dental Of Aurora Pc 2 $53,924 33.33%
Hing Long Us Inc Dba Heaven Dragon Chinese Resta 2 $26,520 33.33%
Bnp Associates Inc 2 $88,036 33.33%
Mcaconnect 2 $90,366 33.33%

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