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 %
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 1 $208,000 100.00%
Environmental Compliance Inspectors 1 $46,467 100.00%
Bioinformatics Technicians 1 $58,989 100.00%
Labor Relations Specialists 1 $92,123 100.00%
Acupuncturists 1 $38,293 100.00%
Travel Guides 1 $42,973 100.00%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1 $25,854 100.00%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other 1 $16 100.00%
Medical Equipment Repairers 1 $51,563 100.00%
Plasterers and Stucco Masons 1 $22,464 100.00%
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 %
Frontier Airlines 27 $77,604 87.10%
Lutheran Hospital Association Of The San Luis Valley 27 $59,537 87.10%
Subex Inc 27 $75,547 87.10%
Adobe Inc 27 $103,478 87.10%
Randstad Technologies Lp 27 $75,410 87.10%
Eficens Systems Llc 27 $93,596 87.10%
Beacon Hill Staffing Group Llc 27 $105,618 87.10%
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc 27 $99,678 87.10%
Gt Industrial Products Llc 26 $62,165 83.87%
Ps Technology Inc 26 $101,739 83.87%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Johnston Family Farms Llc 5 $23,903 100.00%
Johnston Family Farms 5 $31,591 100.00%
Pvi Llc 5 $31,591 100.00%
4s Farms Llc 5 $33,912 100.00%
Matthew Proctor Farm 5 $23,903 100.00%
Pat Hughes Ranch 5 $9,000 100.00%
Spartans Agricultural Builders Inc 5 $32,723 100.00%
T Heart Ranch Llc 5 $28,363 100.00%
Western Wildlife Inc 5 $21,557 100.00%
Kevin P Roberts 5 $25,498 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Rescue Tree Service Inc 2 $39,000 28.57%
Noble Energy Inc 2 $121,670 33.33%
Ghp Horwath Pc 2 $86,528 33.33%
Ireservoircom Inc 2 $69,379 33.33%
Cpp Inc 2 $76,451 33.33%
New Peking Restaurant Inc 2 $27,498 33.33%
Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers Llp 2 $176,176 33.33%
Em Microelectronic Us Inc 2 $101,171 33.33%
Wellpoint Inc 2 $94,933 33.33%
Air Methods Corporation 2 $98,641 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscape Architectural Services 66 $54,648 85.71%
Environmental Consulting Services 65 $76,439 85.53%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 65 $98,756 86.67%
Satellite Telecommunications 62 $104,920 83.78%
Human Resources Consulting Services 62 $90,292 84.93%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 62 $101,243 87.32%
Credit Bureaus 61 $88,688 85.92%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 60 $105,361 85.71%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 60 $75,167 88.24%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 59 $47,243 88.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Food Manufacturing 1 $20,733 100.00%
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $29,661 100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming 1 $37,440 100.00%
Pesticide Fertilizer And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 1 $30,826 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $34,590 100.00%

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