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%
Marketing Managers 22 $130,230 110.00%
Information Security Analysts 22 $102,938 115.79%
Chefs and Head Cooks 19 $50,166 105.56%
Construction Laborers 18 $34,887 100.00%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 16 $54,377 88.89%
General and Operations Managers 16 $108,438 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 %
Maantic Inc 15 $106,779 93.75%
Pds Colorado Network Llp 15 $124,234 93.75%
Plante Moran Pllc 14 $70,618 87.50%
One Earth Future Foundation 14 $62,107 87.50%
Nordstrom Inc 14 $93,749 87.50%
Cdm Smith Inc 14 $85,899 87.50%
Challenger Sports Corp 14 $30,084 87.50%
Llg International Llc 14 $61,339 87.50%
Biodesix Inc 14 $84,992 87.50%
Sage It Inc 14 $74,913 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Watson Ranches Ltdjames L Watson 2 $10,500 100.00%
Fox Fire Farms Llc Threerichard Parry 2 $9,000 100.00%
Nl Cattle 2 $33,197 100.00%
Suppes Farms Harvesting 2 $21,746 100.00%
Brandon Sullivan 2 $20,460 100.00%
Fritchman Enterprises Llc 2 $34,289 100.00%
Tlcl Farms Llc 2 $33,498 100.00%
Meisner Beef Llc 2 $34,289 100.00%
Volk Ranch Lllpgail L Volk 2 $10,500 100.00%
Dean Mantle 2 $9,750 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
White Lodging Services Corp 1 $54,330 33.33%
Businessgeneticsinc 1 $61,693 33.33%
Ruan Family Inc Dba Bistro King 1 $26,187 33.33%
Abc Tree Care Inc 1 $62,962 33.33%
Res America Developments Inc 1 $124,030 33.33%
Ayutla Inc Dba Guadalajara Family Restaurant 1 $22,090 33.33%
Healthy Asian Gardeninc Dba Healthy Asian Garden 1 $26,520 33.33%
Ling Iii Inc Dba Jade Garden Iii 1 $31,949 33.33%
Graphic Packaging International Inc 1 $66,144 33.33%
Arapahoe Community College 1 $34,258 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $131,685 50.00%
Packing And Crating 1 $59,592 50.00%
Rolling Mill And Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 1 $84,386 50.00%
Flour Milling 1 $132,163 50.00%
Passenger Car Rental And Leasing 1 $55,203 50.00%
Other Building Equipment Contractors 1 $87,693 50.00%
Music Publishers 1 $77,522 50.00%
Legal Services 1 $40,539 50.00%
Business Support Services 1 $61,693 50.00%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 1 $99,362 50.00%

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