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 %
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%
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 %
T Mobile Usa Inc 26 $93,506 86.67%
Enterprise It Resources Inc 26 $75,650 86.67%
Vertafore Inc 26 $99,187 86.67%
Infosys Technologies Limited 26 $63,357 86.67%
Catalyst Repository Systems 26 $70,933 86.67%
Hach Company 26 $96,868 86.67%
Akamai Technologies Inc 26 $101,909 86.67%
Gt Industrial Products Llc 26 $62,165 86.67%
Maven Companies Inc 25 $90,099 86.21%
Twitter Inc 25 $113,913 86.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Terraxml Inc 2 $90,033 33.33%
Bamboo Panda Inc Dba Bamboo Panda 2 $26,635 33.33%
Pellucid Analytics Inc 2 $108,306 33.33%
Visionet Systems Inc 2 $79,009 33.33%
Innovative Textiles Inc 2 $62,920 33.33%
Mcaconnect 2 $90,366 33.33%
Talentreef Inc 2 $78,832 33.33%
Chili Thai Evans Incdba Chili Thai Chinese Restau 2 $27,852 33.33%
Bnp Associates Inc 2 $88,036 33.33%
Hing Long Us Inc Dba Heaven Dragon Chinese Resta 2 $26,520 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
General Freight Trucking 2 $71,719 100.00%
Communication And Energy Wire And Cable Manufacturing 2 $88,754 100.00%
Residential Remodelers 2 $56,607 100.00%
Food Service Contractors 2 $80,892 100.00%
Other Warehousing And Storage 2 $99,414 100.00%
Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing 2 $80,735 100.00%
Rail Transportation 2 $79,997 100.00%
Fish And Seafood Merchant Wholesalers 2 $46,748 100.00%
In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing 2 $48,007 100.00%
New Car Dealers 2 $77,657 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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