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 %
Amazon Development Center Us Inc	24	$91,359	88.89%
Access Data Consulting Corporation	24	$108,374	88.89%
Ps Technology Inc	24	$96,657	88.89%
Har Mart Corporation	24	$46,241	88.89%
Denver Energy Group Llc	24	$71,176	88.89%
Horizon Technologies Inc	24	$56,543	88.89%
Strategic Resources International Inc	24	$64,268	88.89%
Liberty Oilfield Services Llc	24	$107,864	88.89%
Amgen Inc	23	$103,341	88.46%
Marlabs Inc	23	$75,397	88.46%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Rsm Us Llp	2	$95,722	33.33%
Advanced Network Management Inc	2	$122,450	33.33%
Computershare Inc	2	$110,597	33.33%
Adams State University	2	$59,457	33.33%
Woojin America Llc	2	$65,541	33.33%
Frank Recruitment Group Inc	2	$67,444	33.33%
Raymond James Associates	2	$124,260	33.33%
Eagle Crest Nursery Ii Inc	2	$47,486	33.33%
Altia Inc	2	$108,712	33.33%
Symetrix Corporation	2	$64,158	40.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Building Finishing Contractors	2	$55,432	66.67%
Drywall And Insulation Contractors	2	$47,934	66.67%
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing	2	$105,082	66.67%
Fluid Power Valve And Hose Fitting Manufacturing	2	$55,335	66.67%
Mattress Manufacturing	2	$108,961	66.67%
Apparel Piece Goods And Notions Merchant Wholesalers	2	$42,463	66.67%
Commercial Air Rail And Water Transportation Equipment Rental And Leasing	2	$82,639	66.67%
Insurance And Employee Benefit Funds	2	$65,146	66.67%
Passenger Car Rental And Leasing	2	$125,871	66.67%
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers	2	$44,123	66.67%

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.