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
69,150 85.51% $84,167 H-1B
5,048 6.24% $195,069 PERM
4,244 5.25% $24,587 H-2A
2,426 3.00% $105,058 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 80,868 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 69,150 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.51% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,048 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.24% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 180 $172,801 80.36%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 175 $51,479 80.65%
Physicists 170 $56,579 81.34%
Business Intelligence Analysts 169 $85,173 81.25%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 143 $53,420 70.79%
Biological Scientists, All Other 143 $46,748 74.87%
Engineers, All Other 139 $78,776 72.77%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 138 $58,559 72.63%
Dentists, General 137 $111,488 80.12%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 126 $92,461 75.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Analysts 24 $86,104 109.09%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 23 $64,493 115.00%
Information Security Analysts 22 $102,938 110.00%
Marketing Managers 22 $130,230 115.79%
Chefs and Head Cooks 19 $50,166 105.56%
Construction Laborers 18 $34,887 100.00%
General and Operations Managers 16 $108,438 88.89%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 16 $54,377 88.89%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 15 $40,890 83.33%
Computer Network Architects 15 $107,236 88.24%
Colorado Employees Over Time
Colorado has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,714 employees were hired. Colorado peaked in 2018 with 6,191 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 944 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Colorado From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,487 $343,941 46.69%
Mexico 440 $40,121 51.58%
China 203 $66,874 45.01%
Canada 136 $100,885 44.01%
Philippines 104 $34,435 45.22%
Nepal 71 $3,127,034 31.42%
South Korea 63 $59,951 42.57%
United Kingdom 60 $102,886 46.51%
Brazil 56 $61,668 46.67%
Colombia 30 $63,581 32.97%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Microchip Technology Inc 32 $80,554 91.43%
Vision It Services Usa Inc 31 $61,706 88.57%
Salesforcecom Inc 31 $110,321 88.57%
Webroot Inc 31 $82,158 88.57%
Vertafore Inc 31 $105,071 88.57%
Management Health Systems Llc 31 $48,196 88.57%
Saxon Global Inc 31 $85,036 91.18%
Object Experts Llc 31 $81,115 91.18%
Hunter Douglas Inc 31 $101,630 91.18%
Spectralink Corporation 30 $90,500 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Leroux Creek Food Corp 6 $26,943 100.00%
Calvin Inda 6 $14,842 100.00%
Dgrb Inc 6 $33,398 100.00%
Peak To Prairie Harvesting Inc 6 $29,456 100.00%
Allen Livestocklawrence P Allen 6 $9,000 100.00%
Wiregrass West Ltd 6 $19,883 100.00%
Peak Ranch Inc 6 $28,465 100.00%
Silver Spur Operating Company Llc 6 $18,534 100.00%
Lazy 3x Sheep Company 6 $19,109 100.00%
Bar Ni Corporation 6 $34,445 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fpt Usa Corp 3 $85,239 37.50%
Montessori Del Mundo 3 $57,724 37.50%
Tsys Merchant Solutions Llc 3 $116,098 42.86%
Xandr Inc 3 $88,705 42.86%
Peak Gastroenterology Associates Pc 3 $73,791 42.86%
Casa Mexico 1 Llc Dba Casa Mexico 3 $28,122 42.86%
Vendavo 3 $108,403 42.86%
Logrhythm 3 $137,259 42.86%
U I Restaurant Inc 3 $29,640 42.86%
Amazon Data Services Inc 3 $100,353 42.86%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

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 $84,167. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage