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 %
Chemical Engineers	107	$69,298	75.35%
Marketing Managers	105	$117,146	74.47%
Chemists	102	$57,450	72.86%
Materials Scientists	101	$59,739	75.37%
Food Scientists and Technologists	100	$68,631	75.19%
Computer and Information Research Scientists	97	$94,369	78.23%
Internists, General	94	$144,357	77.05%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	93	$81,914	79.49%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	91	$139,898	81.25%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists	88	$73,558	79.28%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	14	$110,326	87.50%
Dentists, General	13	$91,778	81.25%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$38,385	86.67%
Engineers, All Other	13	$96,346	86.67%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$40,334	86.67%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$86,079	86.67%
Sales Managers	12	$107,100	80.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$34,156	85.71%
Industrial Production Managers	12	$103,133	92.31%
Construction Managers	11	$85,745	84.62%

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%
United Kingdom	58	$102,303	41.43%
Nepal	58	$3,816,957	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 %
Fentress Architects Llc	23	$48,589	92.00%
Lutheran Hospital Association Of The San Luis Valley	23	$58,969	92.00%
Hire It People Inc	22	$95,565	88.00%
Rjt Compuquest Inc	22	$58,806	88.00%
First Consulting Group Llc	22	$84,677	88.00%
Cyberthink Inc	22	$78,854	88.00%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc	22	$89,766	88.00%
Servesys Corporation	22	$74,403	88.00%
Motorola Solutions Inc	22	$92,769	88.00%
Turner Construction	22	$73,919	88.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Trane Technologies Company	2	$135,440	40.00%
Hach	2	$114,930	40.00%
Moon Star Restaurant Inc Dba Moon Star Ii	2	$30,202	40.00%
Sedgwick County Health Center	2	$39,000	40.00%
Mca Connect Llc	2	$114,639	40.00%
Lilac Communications Inc	2	$160,327	40.00%
Cosmopolitan Restaurant	2	$52,135	40.00%
Direxa Engineering	2	$189,052	40.00%
A And A Quality Appliance Inc	2	$68,494	40.00%
Daniel Foods Inc	2	$46,436	40.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	22,666	$78,443	91.75%
Computer Systems Design Services	4,659	$85,417	93.09%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	2,779	$53,009	65.70%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	1,417	$86,058	88.12%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	1,395	$88,733	94.32%
Other Computer Related Services	1,319	$79,423	89.30%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	1,300	$101,558	91.42%
Management Consulting Services	1,224	$80,462	88.57%
Engineering Services	1,217	$76,892	92.76%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,071	$87,031	83.35%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Sheep Farming	542	$27,531	100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming	346	$24,816	100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming	200	$29,729	100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming	171	$25,417	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming	154	$25,789	100.00%
Other Crop Farming	130	$28,720	100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	121	$31,759	100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming	89	$24,935	100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots	86	$28,837	100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine	77	$27,548	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities	333	$98,148	53.37%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	308	$803,577	50.24%
Engineering Services	263	$90,142	49.34%
Full Service Restaurants	203	$33,430	50.25%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance	109	$44,397	28.02%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	89	$116,210	26.73%
Management Consulting Services	82	$91,897	26.62%
General Freight Trucking Local	79	$43,689	29.81%
Golf Courses And Country Clubs	74	$31,314	28.14%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	64	$131,257	31.53%

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.