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 %
Vietnam	15	$52,213	42.86%
Venezuela	15	$79,829	45.45%
Thailand	15	$37,731	45.45%
France	13	$94,179	40.63%
Jamaica	13	$31,792	41.94%
Argentina	13	$67,914	41.94%
Israel	13	$75,020	43.33%
Taiwan	13	$59,446	44.83%
Chile	12	$82,612	44.44%
Bangladesh	12	$76,760	44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Trizetto Corporation	33	$75,905	89.19%
Avco Consulting Inc	33	$90,230	89.19%
Betsol Llc	32	$88,361	86.49%
Fiserv Solutions Llc	32	$95,196	88.89%
Gavs Technologies	32	$58,049	88.89%
Markit North America Inc Dba Ihs Markit	32	$74,130	88.89%
Dot Hill Systems Corp	32	$67,537	91.43%
Object Experts Llc	31	$81,115	88.57%
Analog Devices Inc	31	$92,031	88.57%
Vision It Services Usa Inc	31	$61,706	88.57%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Knight Piesold And Co	3	$68,695	37.50%
Zia Consulting Inc	3	$94,071	37.50%
Entravision Communications Corporation	3	$59,738	37.50%
Keith Bath Bath Farms	3	$27,636	37.50%
Chipotle Mexican Grill	3	$73,244	37.50%
Corey Electrical Engineering Inc	3	$71,219	37.50%
Spatial Business Systems Inc	3	$72,294	37.50%
Phc Fort Morgan Inc Dba Colorado Plains Medica	3	$78,028	37.50%
Norwest Corporation	3	$91,229	37.50%
Open Range Communications	3	$66,893	37.50%

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.