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 %
Mastech Digital Technologies Inc A Mastech Digital Inc Company 25 $98,889 86.21%
Sk Hynix Nand Product Solutions Corp 25 $141,760 86.21%
Erp Analysts Inc 25 $93,433 89.29%
Swift Beef Company 25 $79,443 89.29%
Zayo Group Llc 25 $79,949 89.29%
Lotus School For Excellence 25 $42,259 89.29%
Fentress Architects Llc 25 $50,269 89.29%
Telluride School District R 1 25 $54,724 89.29%
Ca Inc 25 $79,666 89.29%
Accel North America Inc 25 $57,984 92.59%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Jk Family Farms Llc 5 $25,416 100.00%
Monroe Organic Farms Llc 5 $32,061 100.00%
August George Nicolas 5 $15,027 100.00%
Calvin D Roberts 5 $10,500 100.00%
Stanley V Cline 5 $32,294 100.00%
Georgiou Shearing 5 $21,187 100.00%
Sawmill Livestock Llc 5 $29,732 100.00%
Smartt Farms 5 $28,384 100.00%
Matthew Proctor Farms 5 $32,294 100.00%
Campbell Farms Llc 5 $30,959 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Melco International 2 $97,313 33.33%
Ipsoft Incorporated 2 $99,902 33.33%
Rovi Corporation 2 $84,625 33.33%
The Rothwell Group Lp 2 $93,288 33.33%
Aspire Financial Services Llc 2 $107,619 33.33%
Cdi Corporation 2 $65,708 33.33%
Kids Choice Dental Of Aurora Pc 2 $53,924 33.33%
Hing Long Us Inc Dba Heaven Dragon Chinese Resta 2 $26,520 33.33%
Bnp Associates Inc 2 $88,036 33.33%
Mcaconnect 2 $90,366 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

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 $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