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 %
Xilinx Inc 63 $95,664 90.00%
Colorado Seminary 62 $52,270 88.57%
Ntt Data Inc 62 $92,850 89.86%
Atos Syntel Inc 61 $79,127 88.41%
Trimble Navigation Limited 61 $78,365 91.04%
Fedex Corporate Services Inc 61 $84,203 91.04%
Hewlett Packard Company 59 $85,873 89.39%
Metropolitan State University Of Denver 59 $46,019 89.39%
Virtela Technology Services Inc 58 $72,701 89.23%
Triesten Technologies Llc 58 $55,525 89.23%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crispin Porter Bogusky Llc 5 $86,765 35.71%
Agapito Associates Inc 5 $87,630 35.71%
Li Enterprises Inc 5 $34,382 35.71%
Gogo Business Aviation Llc 5 $124,717 35.71%
Fis Management Services Llc 5 $120,113 35.71%
Res America Construction Inc 5 $102,873 35.71%
Banner Medical Group Colorado 5 $154,265 38.46%
F5 Networks Inc 5 $97,328 38.46%
Pueblo Cardiology Associates Pc 4 $202,800 30.77%
Sprint Corporation 4 $91,475 30.77%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices 31 $75,298 86.11%
Breweries 31 $90,748 88.57%
Health And Welfare Funds 31 $116,845 88.57%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling 29 $78,568 87.88%
Insurance Carriers 27 $103,554 81.82%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services 27 $82,862 84.38%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation 26 $75,583 81.25%
Telemarketing Bureaus And Other Contact Centers 26 $93,899 83.87%
Hardware Manufacturing 26 $97,770 83.87%
Travel Agencies 25 $101,988 83.33%
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