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
63,326 85.72% $82,064 H-1B
4,762 6.45% $201,721 PERM
3,624 4.91% $23,055 H-2A
2,165 2.93% $102,088 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 73,877 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 63,326 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.72% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,762 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.45% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1 $51,126 100.00%
Medical Equipment Repairers 1 $51,563 100.00%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1 $54,579 100.00%
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 1 $56,202 100.00%
Sheet Metal Workers 1 $56,222 100.00%
Manufacturing Engineering Technologists 1 $56,846 100.00%
Loan Officers 1 $56,888 100.00%
Judicial Law Clerks 1 $58,739 100.00%
Bioinformatics Technicians 1 $58,989 100.00%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 1 $60,000 100.00%
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 2022 with 6,197 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5,341 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Colorado From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Norway 2 $73,019 40.00%
Albania 2 $25,501 40.00%
Hong Kong 2 $92,524 40.00%
Sweden 2 $97,656 40.00%
Nicaragua 2 $41,475 50.00%
Denmark 2 $94,079 50.00%
Bulgaria 2 $62,421 50.00%
Malawi 2 $61,236 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 2 $91,510 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $83,772 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Gates Corporation 25 $102,043 89.29%
Rs Software India Ltd 25 $60,719 92.59%
Cyma Systems Inc 25 $83,133 92.59%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 25 $98,889 92.59%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 24 $98,612 88.89%
Aecom Technical Services Inc 24 $72,735 88.89%
Ags Tek Partners Llc 24 $60,333 88.89%
Sogeti Usa Llc 24 $84,159 88.89%
Fast Enterprises Llc 24 $71,885 88.89%
Nagrastar Llc 24 $87,262 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Wonderful House Restaurant 2 $23,494 33.33%
Ipsoft Incorporated 2 $99,902 33.33%
Melco International 2 $97,313 33.33%
Aspire Financial Services Llc 2 $107,619 33.33%
The Rothwell Group Lp 2 $93,288 33.33%
Rovi Corporation 2 $84,625 33.33%
Parsons Transportation Group Inc 2 $100,984 33.33%
Kids Choice Dental Of Aurora Pc 2 $53,924 33.33%
Cdi Corporation 2 $65,708 33.33%
Echostar Operating Llc 2 $83,273 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 542 $27,531 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 346 $24,816 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 200 $29,729 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 171 $25,417 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 154 $25,789 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 130 $28,720 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 121 $31,759 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,935 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 86 $28,837 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 77 $27,548 100.00%

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 $82,064. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage