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 %
Amdocs Inc 10 $75,564 83.33%
Harris Corporation 10 $78,181 83.33%
T Rowe Price Associates Inc 10 $92,945 83.33%
Atmel Corporation 10 $78,488 83.33%
Spatial Corporation 10 $86,087 83.33%
Viasat Inc 10 $89,317 90.91%
Wise Equation Solutions Inc 10 $86,470 90.91%
Xtracit Inc 10 $87,700 90.91%
S4 Consultants Inc 10 $75,541 90.91%
Ibm India Pvt Limited 10 $84,502 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
World Wide Technology Holding Company Llc 1 $96,886 50.00%
Rocky Mountain Hardscapes 1 $63,190 50.00%
Altoros Americas Llc 1 $70,990 50.00%
Foodie Fuel Inc 1 $97,573 50.00%
Entegris Inc 1 $99,362 50.00%
Presence Of It Wfm North America Llc 1 $78,978 50.00%
Interactive Communications International Inc 1 $89,502 50.00%
Jumpcloud 1 $125,154 50.00%
Neotreks Inc 1 $119,558 50.00%
Group Voyagers Inc Dba Globus Family Of Brands 1 $103,376 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grape Vineyards 10 $29,307 100.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 10 $26,081 100.00%
Other Grain Farming 10 $30,730 100.00%
Support Activities For Animal Production 10 $27,961 100.00%
Food Crops Grown Under Cover 9 $31,276 100.00%
Other Food Crops Grown Under Cover 8 $31,429 100.00%
Potato Farming 8 $28,318 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 7 $27,923 100.00%
Dual Purpose Cattle Ranching And Farming 6 $30,905 100.00%
Other Animal Production 6 $26,913 100.00%

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