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 %
Digital Scripts Inc	19	$92,282	86.36%
Infinite Computer Solutions Inc	19	$88,762	86.36%
Fort Lewis College	19	$43,073	86.36%
Res America Construction Inc	19	$85,110	86.36%
Spatial Corp	19	$82,532	86.36%
Pilgrims Pride Corporation	19	$81,907	86.36%
Howard Hughes Medical Institute	19	$43,613	86.36%
Telecom Technology Services Inc	19	$83,643	86.36%
Astir Services Llc	19	$63,417	86.36%
Visionet Systems Inc	19	$61,886	86.36%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sunny Inc	2	$30,264	40.00%
Stillman Wholesale Meat Co	2	$33,322	40.00%
Idea Marketing Inc	2	$75,400	40.00%
Ramtron International Corporation	2	$83,055	40.00%
Probuild Holdings	2	$91,000	50.00%
Nationwide Fire Protection Corp	2	$93,881	50.00%
Apb Enterprises Incbear Valley Wine Spirits	2	$41,943	50.00%
Cherokee Services Group Llc	2	$55,588	50.00%
Vistronix Inc	2	$68,370	50.00%
Cambridge Systematics Inc	2	$58,719	50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools	1,067	$48,311	85.77%
Scientific Research And Development Services	611	$69,133	91.88%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	566	$78,374	92.79%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	563	$97,242	94.30%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	497	$94,766	87.65%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	490	$112,052	89.09%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	482	$98,675	88.93%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	412	$95,403	92.79%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	396	$92,433	93.84%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	373	$100,486	89.02%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	66	$26,630	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	65	$29,557	100.00%
Crop Production	56	$32,059	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	56	$16,873	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	47	$28,619	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	45	$30,106	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	41	$29,118	100.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	38	$11,166	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	36	$30,057	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	33	$27,400	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Continuing Care Retirement Communities And Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly	63	$25,298	32.64%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	60	$97,421	32.09%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	54	$92,580	33.33%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	47	$103,922	30.52%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	40	$78,158	33.90%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	38	$3,272,097	34.86%
Other Electronic Parts And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	32	$103,760	33.33%
Educational Support Services	29	$91,293	32.58%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	29	$79,142	35.37%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	27	$88,327	34.18%

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.