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 %
Chemical Engineers 122 $72,452 72.62%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 115 $145,223 73.25%
Materials Scientists 114 $61,869 74.03%
Chemists 114 $59,956 79.17%
Marketing Managers 113 $121,865 79.02%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 107 $74,329 75.35%
Food Scientists and Technologists 105 $69,087 75.00%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 99 $81,524 73.88%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 95 $94,187 76.61%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 95 $45,389 80.51%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $22,298 33.33%
Kenya 1 $80,808 33.33%
Senegal 1 $39,697 50.00%
Mauritius 1 $96,075 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $63,232 50.00%
Tunisia 1 $58,573 50.00%
Uruguay 1 $111,634 50.00%
Guyana 1 $80,205 50.00%
Moldova 1 $44,117 50.00%
Finland 1 $65,874 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Openlogix Corporation 3 $80,953 75.00%
Zoll Data Management 3 $83,519 75.00%
Agiliad Llc 3 $80,357 75.00%
Mccarthy Building Companies Inc 3 $78,527 75.00%
Neudesic Llc 3 $123,268 75.00%
Denver Transit Operators Llc 3 $88,337 75.00%
Squad Software Inc 3 $82,375 75.00%
Insticator Inc 3 $86,916 75.00%
Concepts Information Technology Inc 3 $78,367 75.00%
Resolute Energy Corporation 3 $84,136 75.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 23,945 $79,875 91.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,024 $88,130 93.19%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,174 $54,578 66.76%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,569 $88,994 88.44%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities 1,499 $104,917 94.34%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,448 $89,855 91.94%
Other Computer Related Services 1,410 $81,587 90.10%
Engineering Services 1,343 $78,691 87.66%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,277 $50,676 85.82%
Management Consulting Services 1,244 $80,751 92.08%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 658 $28,032 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 443 $26,380 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 245 $30,070 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 212 $28,067 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 205 $26,927 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 170 $32,532 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 170 $30,080 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 104 $29,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 96 $29,417 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 96 $25,639 100.00%

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