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 %
Mckesson Corporation 11 $95,249 91.67%
Tabner Inc 11 $90,661 91.67%
Noble Energy Inc 11 $112,118 91.67%
Mastech Digital Consulting Inc 11 $98,235 91.67%
Premier It Solutions Llc 11 $93,931 91.67%
Sia Global Solutions Llc 11 $94,392 91.67%
Intepros Incorporated 11 $104,936 91.67%
Zenith Infotek Llc 11 $96,955 91.67%
Imagine Communications Corp 11 $115,345 91.67%
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions Inc 11 $127,429 91.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Westech Framing Llc 1 $46,093 50.00%
Zerista 1 $92,331 50.00%
Maggies Bakery Inc 1 $26,499 50.00%
Datalogix Inc 1 $66,352 50.00%
The Pertan Group 1 $54,954 50.00%
Associated Architects Ltd 1 $66,498 50.00%
Padres Unidos Inc 1 $54,662 50.00%
The Active Network 1 $105,165 50.00%
Total System Services Inc Tsys Inc 1 $105,165 50.00%
Ping Identity Corp 1 $110,198 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking 2 $71,719 100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing 2 $88,754 100.00%
Residential Remodelers 2 $56,607 100.00%
Food Service Contractors 2 $80,892 100.00%
Other Warehousing And Storage 2 $99,414 100.00%
Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing 2 $80,735 100.00%
Rail Transportation 2 $79,997 100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 2 $46,748 100.00%
In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing 2 $48,007 100.00%
New Car Dealers 2 $77,657 100.00%
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