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 %
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 %
Suntec Business Solutions Private Limited 81 $66,840 90.00%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 78 $93,481 88.64%
Patni Americas Inc 77 $64,478 89.53%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation 77 $101,376 89.53%
Twilio Inc 74 $114,070 87.06%
Intersoft Data Labs Inc 73 $71,580 89.02%
National Jewish Health 72 $47,919 87.80%
Janus Management Holdings Corporation 71 $102,298 88.75%
Covidien Lp 70 $96,492 88.61%
Johns Manville 70 $96,122 89.74%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Motorola Solutions Inc 6 $98,554 31.58%
Wwf Operating Company Fka Whitewave Foods Co 6 $97,026 33.33%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc 6 $84,114 33.33%
Hp Inc 6 $111,672 35.29%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 6 $101,539 35.29%
Frontier Airlines 6 $67,247 35.29%
Park Range Construction Inc 6 $27,165 35.29%
All American Maintenance Inc 6 $24,398 35.29%
Western Proscapes Inc 5 $40,231 31.25%
Deloitte Tax Llp 5 $63,631 31.25%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fertilizer And Compost Manufacturing 1 $32,406 100.00%

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