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 %
Appraisers, Real Estate 1 $60,757 100.00%
Industrial Engineering Technologists 1 $60,986 100.00%
Geophysical Data Technicians 1 $65,874 100.00%
Cytotechnologists 1 $66,269 100.00%
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators 1 $66,747 100.00%
Audiologists 1 $67,662 100.00%
Electrical Engineering Technicians 1 $67,954 100.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $72,093 100.00%
Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities 1 $74,402 100.00%
Labor Relations Specialists 1 $92,123 100.00%
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 %
Japan 11 $69,415 44.00%
Malaysia 11 $82,041 44.00%
Italy 11 $67,191 45.83%
El Salvador 11 $37,268 47.83%
Turkey 10 $75,229 45.45%
Ukraine 9 $75,197 42.86%
Serbia 8 $44,652 38.10%
Ghana 8 $111,301 42.11%
New Zealand 8 $99,735 50.00%
Egypt 7 $75,530 43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 70 $70,924 89.74%
Csc Covansys Corporation 69 $70,625 88.46%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 69 $84,087 89.61%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 69 $110,127 90.79%
Virtusa Corporation 67 $82,296 89.33%
Medtronic Inc 67 $95,058 89.33%
Apple Inc 64 $123,062 86.49%
Great West Life Annuity Insurance Company 63 $100,677 88.73%
Roaring Fork School District Re 1 63 $48,015 88.73%
Denver Health And Hospital Authority 63 $149,452 88.73%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Taco Express 5 $21,174 31.25%
Pivotal Software Inc 5 $96,815 33.33%
Sg Electric Llc 5 $40,789 33.33%
Ttec Services Corporation 5 $106,097 33.33%
Adobe Inc 5 $119,600 33.33%
Ads Alliance Data Systems Inc 5 $76,542 33.33%
Sushi 1 Inc 5 $32,852 33.33%
Cable Television Laboratories Inc 5 $115,822 35.71%
Compassion International 5 $100,784 35.71%
Golder Associates Inc 5 $80,375 35.71%

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