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 %
India 1,359 $365,489 47.29%
Mexico 405 $39,794 53.64%
China 189 $66,263 46.10%
Canada 126 $100,804 44.68%
Philippines 82 $35,140 45.81%
South Korea 61 $50,537 39.10%
Nepal 58 $3,816,957 41.43%
United Kingdom 58 $102,303 50.88%
Brazil 50 $64,525 43.86%
Australia 26 $99,748 30.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 3,330 $79,051 99.58%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,356 $67,998 99.45%
Wipro Limited 1,651 $74,621 69.72%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,411 $93,850 79.63%
University Of Colorado 1,395 $52,858 97.08%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,364 $84,274 95.05%
Charter Communications Inc 1,228 $101,065 87.28%
Dish Network Llc 1,219 $89,807 92.21%
Mphasis Corporation 845 $71,482 98.60%
Accenture Llp 668 $90,550 92.01%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dish Network Llc 171 $90,221 57.97%
Denver County School District Aka Denver Public Sc 107 $44,387 41.63%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 98 $91,962 48.04%
Brightview Landscape Development Inc Colorado 86 $40,588 50.29%
University Of Colorado Denver 84 $69,175 49.70%
Inovant Llc 82 $91,236 50.62%
Western Union Llc 79 $99,807 50.64%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 67 $101,408 44.08%
Charles Schwab Co Inc 65 $114,323 46.10%
Level 3 Communications Llc 61 $98,899 55.45%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Performing Arts Companies 2 $48,963 100.00%
Photographic Services 2 $64,418 100.00%
Emergency And Other Relief Services 2 $37,856 100.00%
Beauty Salons 2 $57,205 100.00%
Other Airport Operations 2 $80,350 100.00%
All Other Business Support Services 2 $99,123 100.00%
Paint And Coating Manufacturing 2 $83,491 100.00%
Tortilla Manufacturing 2 $89,887 100.00%
Plate Work Manufacturing 2 $59,665 100.00%
Painting And Wall Covering Contractors 2 $69,693 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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