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 %
Acadia Technologies Inc 22 $77,853 88.00%
Wsp Usa Inc 22 $88,151 88.00%
Turnberry Solutions Inc 22 $94,548 91.67%
Nuovo Solutions Llc 22 $92,808 91.67%
Schlage Lock Company Llc 22 $101,961 91.67%
Amazoncom Services Inc 21 $91,353 87.50%
Zoll Data Systems Inc 21 $104,017 87.50%
Orpine Inc 21 $74,828 87.50%
Fiserv Global Services Inc 21 $76,429 87.50%
Design Workshop Inc 21 $50,328 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Crownpeak 2 $93,247 40.00%
Spotx Inc 2 $98,582 40.00%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 2 $51,439 40.00%
Srk Consulting Inc 2 $121,847 40.00%
Rocla Concrete Tie Inc 2 $97,292 40.00%
Otter Products Llc 2 $73,716 40.00%
Raisa Energy Llc 2 $137,852 40.00%
China Szechuan Llc 2 $37,502 40.00%
Qrails Inc 2 $87,173 40.00%
Uber Technologies Inc 2 $113,371 40.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 1 $61,381 100.00%
General Automotive Repair 1 $49,754 100.00%
Recreational Vehicle Dealers 1 $116,730 100.00%
Airport Operations 1 $53,893 100.00%
Nature Parks And Other Similar Institutions 1 $57,678 100.00%
Other Business Support Services 1 $61,090 100.00%
Architectural And Structural Metals Manufacturing 1 $88,920 100.00%
Fine Arts Schools 1 $68,182 100.00%
Used Car Dealers 1 $112,861 100.00%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing 1 $71,531 100.00%
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