| 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.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Intelligence Analysts | 171 | $85,254 | 78.80% |
| Physicists | 164 | $56,293 | 75.93% |
| Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 148 | $51,107 | 71.15% |
| Biological Scientists, All Other | 143 | $46,748 | 74.87% |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 139 | $51,118 | 73.94% |
| Engineers, All Other | 136 | $78,613 | 76.40% |
| Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | 128 | $59,100 | 77.58% |
| Dentists, General | 124 | $110,955 | 77.02% |
| Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | 115 | $94,415 | 72.78% |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 115 | $53,478 | 76.67% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Security Analysts | 22 | $102,938 | 115.79% |
| Marketing Managers | 21 | $130,581 | 116.67% |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 21 | $61,291 | 116.67% |
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 18 | $41,845 | 100.00% |
| Construction Laborers | 17 | $35,097 | 94.44% |
| Chefs and Head Cooks | 17 | $48,842 | 94.44% |
| General and Operations Managers | 16 | $108,438 | 94.12% |
| Computer Network Architects | 15 | $107,236 | 88.24% |
| Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 15 | $54,730 | 88.24% |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | 14 | $110,326 | 82.35% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 25 | $66,772 | 37.88% |
| South Africa | 23 | $52,877 | 35.94% |
| Russia | 22 | $95,775 | 44.00% |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | $42,691 | 42.00% |
| Iran | 20 | $75,358 | 41.67% |
| Pakistan | 19 | $104,778 | 42.22% |
| Mongolia | 18 | $43,528 | 42.86% |
| Spain | 17 | $74,571 | 41.46% |
| Germany | 16 | $58,365 | 39.02% |
| Poland | 16 | $60,544 | 40.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Public Schools District 1 | 648 | $49,678 | 94.05% |
| Arrow Electronics Inc | 602 | $105,509 | 91.07% |
| Hcl America Inc | 583 | $82,879 | 99.32% |
| Oracle America Inc | 523 | $102,975 | 89.55% |
| Ibm India Private Limited | 428 | $73,983 | 76.43% |
| Comcast Cable Communications Llc | 416 | $93,889 | 78.49% |
| Colorado State University | 414 | $50,501 | 86.61% |
| Ernst Young Us Llp | 409 | $87,176 | 98.08% |
| Qualcomm Technologies Inc | 387 | $100,579 | 93.70% |
| Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited | 376 | $61,657 | 91.04% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Turf Co | 61 | $33,077 | 57.01% |
| Google Llc | 55 | $87,220 | 51.40% |
| Arkstek | 55 | $83,057 | 56.12% |
| Sanctuary Inc | 54 | $32,812 | 55.67% |
| Whip Systems Llc | 42 | $104,617 | 43.75% |
| Colorado Designscapes Inc | 40 | $26,711 | 46.51% |
| Davita Inc | 37 | $94,263 | 44.05% |
| Netapp Inc | 35 | $113,871 | 42.68% |
| Ringcentral Inc | 33 | $98,338 | 41.77% |
| Lsi Corporation An Avago Technologies Company | 33 | $114,941 | 41.77% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Computer Programming Services | 22,666 | $78,443 | 91.75% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 4,659 | $85,417 | 93.09% |
| Colleges Universities And Professional Schools | 2,779 | $53,009 | 65.70% |
| Computer Systems Design And Related Services | 1,417 | $86,058 | 88.12% |
| Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 1,395 | $88,733 | 94.32% |
| Other Computer Related Services | 1,319 | $79,423 | 89.30% |
| Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities | 1,300 | $101,558 | 91.42% |
| Management Consulting Services | 1,224 | $80,462 | 88.57% |
| Engineering Services | 1,217 | $76,892 | 92.76% |
| Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 1,071 | $87,031 | 83.35% |
| 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% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities | 333 | $98,148 | 53.37% |
| Computer Systems Design And Related Services | 308 | $803,577 | 50.24% |
| Engineering Services | 263 | $90,142 | 49.34% |
| Full Service Restaurants | 203 | $33,430 | 50.25% |
| Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance | 109 | $44,397 | 28.02% |
| General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 89 | $116,210 | 26.73% |
| Management Consulting Services | 82 | $91,897 | 26.62% |
| General Freight Trucking Local | 79 | $43,689 | 29.81% |
| Golf Courses And Country Clubs | 74 | $31,314 | 28.14% |
| Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 64 | $131,257 | 31.53% |
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.